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AZ-305 Crash Course - Tim Warner's Way

Schedule (Central Time)

  • 11:00 AM - Start Segment 1
  • 12:00 PM - 9-minute break
  • 12:09 PM - Start Segment 2
  • 01:00 PM - 9-minute break
  • 01:09 PM - Start Segment 3
  • 02:00 PM - 9-minute break
  • 02:09 PM - Start Segment 4
  • 03:00 PM - 9-minute break
  • 03:09 PM - Start Segment 5
  • 04:00 PM - Course Completion

Hour 1 (11:00-12:00) - Identity & Security: Your Foundation

Theme: "Identity is the New Security Perimeter"

  • Entra ID B2B/B2C architecture decisions
  • RBAC done right (no more Owner role!)
  • Key Vault secrets management
  • Managed Identities vs Service Principals

Live Demo Flow:

  1. Entra ID tenant configuration
  2. Custom RBAC role creation
  3. Key Vault with Private Link
  4. System-assigned vs User-assigned MI

Hour 2 (12:09-1:00) - Data Platform Decisions

Theme: "Right Data, Right Place"

  • SQL vs NoSQL decision framework
  • Cosmos DB partition design
  • Storage account performance tiers
  • Data protection strategies

Live Demo Flow:

  1. SQL DB elastic pools
  2. Cosmos DB multi-region
  3. Storage account lifecycle
  4. Azure Backup vaults

Hour 3 (1:09-2:00) - Infrastructure Patterns That Matter

Theme: "Modern App Architecture Patterns"

  • Container Apps vs AKS decision tree
  • Event-driven architecture patterns
  • API Management as a front door
  • Integration patterns with Logic Apps

Live Demo Flow:

  1. Container Apps with Dapr
  2. Event Grid custom topics
  3. APIM with OAuth2
  4. Logic Apps with managed identity

Hour 4 (2:09-3:00) - The Network is the Computer

Theme: "Zero Trust Networking"

  • Hub-spoke vs Virtual WAN
  • Private Link vs Service Endpoints
  • Load Balancer vs App Gateway
  • Network Security Groups best practices

Live Demo Flow:

  1. Hub-spoke with Azure CLI
  2. Private Link service setup
  3. Application Gateway WAF
  4. NSG flow logs analysis

Hour 5 (3:09-4:00) - Business Continuity & Governance

Theme: "Always Available, Always Compliant"

  • Azure Policy as Code
  • Management group hierarchy
  • Cross-region HA patterns
  • Cost optimization techniques

Live Demo Flow:

  1. Policy initiatives with Bicep
  2. Management group structure
  3. Traffic Manager profiles
  4. Cost Management budgets

Key Focus Areas

  • Every demo uses managed identity
  • All resources are Private Link enabled
  • Zero Trust architecture throughout
  • Cost optimization at every step

Required Tools

  • VS Code with Azure Tools
  • Azure CLI/PowerShell 7
  • Bicep/ARM templates
  • Azure Portal for validation