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AZ-120 Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads
Running SAP on Azure presents IT teams with complex challenges. AZ-120 provides the knowledge to strategically plan, securely operate and efficiently manage SAP landscapes in the cloud.
Key topics:
- Design and size SAP architectures on Azure
- Implement high availability and disaster recovery scenarios
- Secure networks and apply access control concepts
- Configure storage and manage performance effectively
- Monitor costs, maintain governance and automate operations
- Migrate existing SAP systems to Azure
Prerequisite
Good knowledge of Azure services and hands-on experience with SAP systems are required – ideally complemented by expertise in infrastructure design.
Target group
Suitable for cloud engineers, IT architects and SAP Basis administrators who are responsible for SAP workloads in enterprise Azure environments.
With AZ-120 you build the foundation to run SAP workloads on Azure in a stable, secure and cost-efficient way – and qualify for demanding roles in the cloud domain.
Course content
Overview and Partnership
- Collaboration between SAP and Microsoft in the Azure ecosystem
Azure Fundamentals for SAP
- Azure Compute and VM types
- Storage options in Azure
- Network configuration in Azure
- SAP HANA on Azure instances
- Identity and access management
- Governance and compliance
- Backup and data protection strategies
- Migration services and tools
SAP Products and Platform Support
- Prerequisites for SAP in the cloud
- Azure deployment options for SAP
- Certified SAP product support on Azure
- Supported operating systems
- Storage configurations for SAP
- Network support and topologies
- Database options for SAP
- High availability and disaster recovery
- Monitoring and observability
Azure Architecture Models for SAP
- SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure
- SAP S/4HANA on Azure
- SAP HANA on large Azure instances (HLI)
- Azure VMs and sizing recommendations
VM Operations and Security on Azure
- Compute, networking and storage for Azure VMs
- High availability and DR architectures
- VM backup and recovery
- VM monitoring and observability
- Security concepts for Azure VMs
- Authentication and access control
Planning and Migrating SAP Workloads
- Migration strategies for SAP on Azure
- Planning and deployment checklists
- Guide to SAP workload migration
SAP Deployment on Azure Virtual Machines
- VM provisioning and configuration
- Single- and multi-tier implementations
- HA SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure VMs
- HA SAP HANA on Azure VMs
- Azure Enhanced Monitoring for SAP
- Azure AD authentication setup
SAP HANA Large Instances
- Fundamentals and use cases of HANA Large Instances
- HLI implementation and configuration
- Integrating HLI into Azure infrastructures
Migrating SAP to the Azure Cloud
- Migration options and strategies
- Database Migration Options (DMO)
- Cloud migration approaches
- Migrating large databases to Azure
Operations and Maintenance of SAP on Azure
- Remote management and administration
- Backup and recovery procedures
- OS and workload updates
- Vertical and horizontal scaling
- Disaster recovery planning and implementation
Monitoring and Cloud Integration for SAP
- Monitoring Azure VMs and services
- SAP HANA monitoring on Azure
- Integrating SAP into the Microsoft cloud landscape
Up to 100% funding for your continuing education
Attractive funding opportunities are available for numerous continuing education programs – depending on the funding program, up to 100% funding is possible.
The requirement is that you live or work in Germany. Our funding opportunities are not available outside of Germany.
Funding opportunities are available for career starters, job seekers, career changers, startups, experienced professionals, those seeking career advancement, and specialists.
What does the AZ-120 course teach?
- AZ-120 covers planning and administration of SAP systems on Microsoft Azure: architecture design, networking, storage, high availability and operational concepts for production SAP landscapes.
What technical content does AZ-120 cover?
- Topics include virtual machines and sizing, storage strategies, network design, security concepts, and monitoring and performance optimisation of SAP workloads on Azure.
Who should take AZ-120?
- The course is aimed at cloud architects, Azure administrators, SAP Basis specialists and IT managers in organisations planning, migrating or operating SAP systems on Microsoft Azure.
What are the key technical focus areas?
- Important topics include VM sizing for SAP, Azure network configuration, storage performance, high availability solutions, backup strategies and integration of Azure services into SAP infrastructures.
Which SAP platforms are covered in the course?
- The focus is on SAP NetWeaver and SAP S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure. Architecture design, infrastructure planning and operational models for business-critical SAP systems in the cloud are covered.
Why is SAP on Azure expertise in demand?
- Cloud platforms are playing a growing role in SAP operations. Expertise in architecture, scaling and running SAP on Azure helps organisations with migrations and modern IT strategies.
What can you do after completing AZ-120?
- After the course, you can plan, implement and manage SAP infrastructures on Azure – including architecture design, performance optimisation, security concepts and operation of production environments.
How is high availability implemented for SAP on Azure?
- Business-critical SAP systems require fault-tolerant architectures. Azure provides availability zones, redundant infrastructure, failover mechanisms and integrated disaster recovery solutions.
