Can the program be customized?

Yes. Microsoft Applied Skills: Get started with cloud security and monitoring tasks supports customization around lab depth, demo context, certification focus, and team-specific scenarios.

Yes. This program includes instructor-led labs and practical exercises aligned to real implementation patterns.

How does this align with official certification or curriculum?

This program is aligned to the official Microsoft Learn curriculum and learning path referenced for this track.

How are prerequisites assessed?

We review prerequisite readiness during scoping and can recommend preparatory modules or a skills checkpoint before cohort start.

What happens after the program?

Private cohorts receive a handover summary, recommended next learning paths, and optional follow-on advisory for rollout or certification readiness.

Microsoft Official Curriculum

Microsoft Applied Skills: Get started with cloud security and monitoring tasks

To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to configure security, governance, and monitoring for Azure. As a candidate for this credential, you should be familiar with Azure services.

Applied Skills ValidationTrack: Microsoft Applied Skills credentialOfficial Source: Microsoft LearnMicrosoftBeginner

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Program Snapshot

Engagement scoped to cohort

DurationApplied skill assessment

FormatVirtual, On-site, or Hybrid

LevelBeginner

Certification TrackMicrosoft Applied Skills credential

SubjectCloud Security

MCT-led delivery
Private cohort / virtual ILT
Typical response: 1 business day

Scoping call typically scheduled within one business day

VNode ITeS delivers Get started with cloud security and monitoring tasks (Applied Skill) as an MCT-led Microsoft program for Security Engineer. Typical duration is Applied skill assessment (Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid). Labs follow production-shaped scenarios rather than slide-only walkthroughs. Applied Skills delivery aims at a working artifact your team can take back, not a quiz score. Private cohorts can shift emphasis by role mix, workspace or repo constraints, and rollout timing.

Audience Profile

Built for these roles

Built for Security Engineer learners validating applied skill in Azure Firewall, Azure Key Vault, Azure Monitor.

Security Engineer
Cloud Security
Hands-On Skill Validation
Tailored Team Delivery

Overview

Executive overview

To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to configure security, governance, and monitoring for Azure.

Prerequisites

Hands-on familiarity with the relevant Microsoft workload area.
Comfort with the underlying technical or business scenario the applied skill covers.

Program Outcomes

Capabilities your teams will gain

Strengthen capability in cloud security scenarios
Strengthen capability in security engineer scenarios
Strengthen capability in azure scenarios

Enterprise Delivery

Official learning & delivery options

Review the vendor learning resource, then book a consultation or request a private cohort for your team.

View Official Learning Book a Consultation Request Private Cohort Open in learning platform Program brief (PDF)

Curriculum

Curriculum roadmap

Cloud Security
Security Engineer
Azure

Module 1

Perform basic Azure Management Tasks (Security and Monitoring)

Configure and manage threat protection by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Introduction to Azure Firewall
Create and configure a Log Analytics workspace

Delivery Models

Delivery models

Virtual ILTOnsiteHybridExecutive WorkshopBootcampWeekend

Engagement Fit

Engagement fit

Applied skills validation
Implementation-focused labs
Private cohort delivery
Beginner practitioner depth

Enterprise Customization

Enterprise customization

Tailor this program to your organization's priorities: Builds hands-on readiness for Get started with cloud security and monitoring tasks using the current official Microsoft Applied Skills study guide.

Use your tenant, data, and workflow scenario where appropriate
Add guided practice labs before assessment readiness
Extend into implementation coaching for production adoption

Credentials

Certification & official source

•Microsoft Applied Skills credential

Aligned to the official Microsoft Learn course and learning path for this program.

View Official Microsoft Learn Page

Resources

Program resources

Yes. Most enterprise clients prefer private delivery scoped to role mix, timezone, and rollout timeline. We align lab environments and scenarios to your tenant context where applicable.

Program brief (PDF)View Official Microsoft Learn Page

Enterprise Proof

Trusted delivery outcomes

“We needed a partner who understood both the technical depth of Azure OpenAI and the governance requirements of an enterprise.”

Banking & Finance

Representative Enterprise Banking Team

The focus was not just on tooling knowledge, but on helping teams work from a shared operating model as they adopted a more modern data platform.

Clearer platform operating model across teams
Improved confidence in modern data stack adoption

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Healthcare

Representative Healthcare Product Team

The engagement helped product and engineering stakeholders move from interest in AI to clearer implementation choices, security expectations, and prototyping discipline.

Stronger alignment between product and engineering teams
Improved clarity on prototype-to-production requirements

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Delivery Capability

Enterprise-grade instruction

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MCT-led delivery

Programs led by Microsoft Certified Trainer practitioners

Enterprise program oversight

Founder-led specialist delivery with structured rollout planning

Global delivery

APAC · EMEA · Americas · Virtual & Onsite

Implementation-focused

Hands-on labs aligned to production scenarios

Plan delivery