In this course, students will be taught how to use the Azure PowerShell cmdlets and Azure Automation to automate common tasks in Azure. Students will learn how to install and configure the Azure PowerShell cmdlets locally as well as how to use the Azure Cloud Shell to quickly execute common commands, from there students will learn how to write Azure Automation Runbooks as well as the basics of configuration management with virtual machines using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC). Topics will include connecting to Azure, setting up secure identities using service principals and managed identities, creating, configuring, and monitoring common infrastructure services such as virtual networks, virtual machines and storage.
