Azure Solutions Architect — Labs & Projects

Beginner Labs (1–15)

Lab 1: Resource Group & VNet

• Create resource group (East US)
• Create VNet (10.0.0.0/16) with web, app, data subnets
• Verify with CLI

Lab 2: Windows VM

• Deploy Windows Server VM
• Attach Premium SSD
• Enable boot diagnostics
• Connect via Bastion

Lab 3: Linux VM + Nginx

• Deploy Ubuntu VM
• Use SSH key authentication
• Install Nginx

Lab 4: NSG Configuration

• Configure rules for web, app, data tiers
• Test connectivity

Lab 5: Storage Account

• Create Storage (GRS)
• Upload files
• Generate SAS
• Configure lifecycle

Lab 6: Azure SQL

• Create SQL server + DB
• Configure firewall
• Run queries

Lab 7: App Service

• Create App Service
• Deploy app
• Enable HTTPS
• Use deployment slots

Intermediate Labs (16–35)

Lab 16: Hub-Spoke Network

• Create hub + spokes
• Deploy Firewall
• Route traffic via firewall

Lab 17: AKS Cluster

• Create AKS
• Add node pools
• Deploy app

Lab 18: VPN Gateway

• Simulate on-prem
• Configure site-to-site VPN

Lab 19: Front Door

• Deploy multi-region app
• Configure failover

Lab 20: SQL Geo-Replication

• Configure failover group
• Test failover

Advanced Labs (36–50)

Lab 36: Enterprise Hub-Spoke

• Full network with Firewall, Bastion
• Private Endpoints

Lab 37: Multi-Region App

• Deploy App Service in 2 regions
• Use Front Door

Lab 38: AKS Enterprise

• Private AKS
• Monitoring + policies

Lab 39: Event-Driven Architecture

• Event Grid + Service Bus
• Container Apps

Lab 40: Zero Trust

• Private Endpoints
• Firewall + WAF
• Managed Identity

Major Projects

Infrastructure

• Hub-Spoke Network
• Multi-region app
• AKS platform
• Hybrid cloud

Applications

• E-commerce platform
• Chat app
• IoT dashboard
• Serverless system

Data

• Data warehouse
• Analytics pipeline
• Customer 360

Security

• Zero trust
• SOC with Sentinel
• Identity governance

Migration

• Lift-and-shift
• Modernization
• Database migration
• Digital transformation