If you want to learn how to use Microsoft Azure and don't know where to start, this course is for you! I will take you through what the cloud is, why it is useful, which leads into why Microsoft Azure is such a good platform and how you can use it. We'll go through the Azure services that enable you to get started and build and run your first applications in the cloud. And the best thing? You don't need any prior knowledge about cloud computing or Microsoft Azure.

In this course you’ll learn the basic elements of Azure, subscriptions, tenants, availability- and failover zones and more. You will learn how to set these up for yourself or your client so that you have the best and most cost-effective solution to build on. Also, you’ll learn about Azure Resource Manager and Azure Bicep. And you’ll discover other tools to work with Azure, including the Azure CLI, PowerShell, Data Studio, Storage Explorer, VS Code and Visual Studio. On top of that, you’ll learn how to think about costs in the cloud and how to reduce them. By the end of this course, you are ready to work with Azure and learn about specific topics, like running web applications and APIs in Azure.