Behind the Dashboard: My Personal Take on DataCamp’s Azure Fundamentals Course

This was a fun course! I was looking for a course that would provide hands-on training and access to an Azure platform, allowing me to get a feel for navigating the dashboard and learning about the tools and features available within Azure.

DataCamp offers one of the best learning experiences because they provide an instructor who delivers the content through screencasts, slideshows, and lectures. However, their major advantage is that they give students access to log in to a student-use Azure platform. This way, you, the learner, get the chance to practice with the tools learned throughout the Skill Track.

For instance, I learned how to create users, groups, and resources, and how to create, implement, and manage policies for users, groups, resources, etc. I had the opportunity to perform these actions within Azure, such as creating users, deploying a virtual machine (VM), and assigning policies.

Additionally, we learned how to manage and monitor resource usage using Azure Resource Management and Azure Monitor. This part of the course was particularly interesting because it provided an overview of how to implement security and compliance standards/regulations, how to manage policy changes and inheritance, and how to monitor all resources, users, and assets using these tools.

Looking back at this course, I can honestly say the Azure Fundamentals training on DataCamp went beyond just ticking boxes. It really closed the gap between just knowing the theory and actually getting to play around with the Azure tools myself. This hands-on approach wasn’t just useful; it was crucial. It's given me the confidence and the practical skills to navigate cloud environments effectively, something I can actually apply back in my tech support role and beyond.