Course Outline

Module 1: Becoming a Solution Architect/Getting to know your customerLessons

  • Define a Solution Architect
  • Role of a Solution Architect on projects
  • Project Methodology
  • Getting to know your customer
  • Group exercise - Getting to know your customer

Module 2: Conceptualizing the design from requirementsLessons

  • How to lead the requirement collection effort
  • Using fit gap analysis
  • Pillars of good architecture
  • Blueprinting the solution architecture
  • Group exercise - Design from requirements

Module 3: Project governance and working as a teamLessons

  • Solution Architect's role in project governance
  • Techniques for keeping a project on track
  • Scenarios that could cause a project to fail
  • Group exercise - Project governance and working as a team

Module 4: Power Platform ArchitectureLessons

  • Key Power Platform architecture components
  • Understand how platform design and limits influence solution architectures
  • Updates and feature releases
  • Understand how to communicate how the platform meets customer needs

Module 5: Data ModelingLessons

  • Data model influences
  • Data model strategy
  • Data types
  • Data relationships
  • Group exercise - Data modeling

Module 6: Analytics and artificial intelligenceLessons

  • Planning and evaluating requirements
  • Operational reporting
  • Power BI
  • Enterprise BI
  • Pre-built insights and custom AI

Module 7: Power Apps ArchitectureLessons

  • Discuss options for apps and how to choose where to start
  • Discuss app composition options
  • Using components as part of your app architecture
  • Considerations for including Portals as an app in your architecture
  • Group exercise - Power Apps Architecture topics

Module 8: Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)Lessons

  • Microsoft vision and Solution Architect's role in ALM
  • Environment strategies
  • Defning a solution structure for your deliverable

Module 10: Security ModelingLessons

  • Solution Architect's role in security modeling
  • Discovery and learning your client's environment
  • Controlling access to environments and resources
  • Controlling access to CDS Data
  • Group Exercise - Security Modeling

Module 11: IntegrationLessons

  • Solution Architects role in Integrations
  • What is an integration and why do we need it
  • Platform features that enable integration
  • CDS Event Publishing
  • Scenarios for group discussion

Module 12: Dynamics 365 Applications ArchitectureLessons

  • Solution Architect's role when deploying Dynamics 365 apps
  • Architecture Considerations for primary apps
  • Group Exercise - App specific working groups evaluate requirements

Module 13: Testing and Go LiveLessons

  • Solution Architect's role with testing and go live
  • Planning for testing
  • Planning for go live

Requirements

Successful Azure Stack Hub students have prior experience with operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, and networking:

  • Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including VMs and virtual networking
  • Understanding of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies
  • Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including domains, forests, and domain controllers
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