Course Overview
The first of a 3-part series, the objective of this course is to help prepare you with the foundational concepts needed to help you start working with Microsoft Azure quickly. We will cover key basic concepts, walk you through creating an Azure subscription (see Subscription Information below), and lay down the foundation for the Machine Learning and Data sessions.
In this course, we will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to Azure cloud computing.
- Basic functions: Azure Directories, Subscriptions, Resource Groups, Regions, Compute, Tour of Azure Services.
- Azure walkthrough.
And you will complete the following hands-on exercises:
- Exercise: Setting up your first Azure subscription**
- Preparing for Machine Learning in Azure
- Preparing for Working with Data in Azure.
Course Materials
Questions?
Please submit them in advance of scheduled office hours at:
https://aka.ms/university-azure/questions
Instructor
Alex Vazquez
**Azure Subscription Information
For students taking this series, we recommend registering for an Azure for Students
offer (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students/) which requires a university
email with a .edu extension.
Alternatively, if you cannot leverage the student offer, you may create a Free Azure
Trial instead at https://aka.ms/FreeAzure for $200 free credit for the first month.
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