1 - Introduction to Azure Arc-enabled servers

• What are the characteristics of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
• What are the core management and governance capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
• What are the security and monitoring capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled servers?

2 - Plan and deploy Azure Arc-enabled servers at scale

• What is Azure Arc-enabled servers and its capabilities?
• Test Azure Arc-enabled servers capabilities using Azure VMs
• Planning considerations for a secure configuration
• Explore different methods to onboard servers at scale to Azure Arc
• Best practices for Azure Arc-enabled servers management and services in Azure

3 - Govern your hybrid and multicloud machines through Azure Arc-enabled servers

• Govern Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Policy Guest Configuration
• Assign Azure Policies to govern Azure Arc-enabled servers
• Azure Automanage best practices for Azure Arc-enabled servers
• Modernize deployment, response, and orchestration of Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Automation

4 - Configure updates of Azure Arc-enabled servers by using Azure Update Manager

• Azure Update Manager
• Azure Update Manager key features
• How to manage updates for Azure Arc-enabled servers
• Create a maintenance configuration schedule
• Associate a virtual machine with a schedule

5 - Configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud for Azure Arc-enabled servers

• What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
• Secure cloud applications
• Protect cloud workloads
• Connect your non-Azure machines to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Connect on-premises machines by using Azure Arc
• Connect on-premises machines by using the Azure portal
• Onboard a Windows server
• Onboard a Linux server
• Verify that your machines are connected

6 - Manage Azure Arc-enabled servers by using scripting

• Connect hybrid machines to Azure using a deployment script
• Connect hybrid machines to Azure by using PowerShell
• Connect machines at scale by running PowerShell scripts with Configuration Manager

7 - Guided exercise - Manage on-premises Windows servers by using Azure Arc