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AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (1 Day)

Prepare to pass the AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam.

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Course Description

Whether you’re new to the field or a seasoned professional, mastering the basics in Microsoft Azure can help you jump-start your career and prepare you to dive deeper into the many technical opportunities Azure offers.

This two-day course will provide foundational level knowledge on core Azure concepts; core Azure services; core solutions and management tools; general security and network security; governance, privacy, and compliance features; Azure cost management and service level agreements.

Note: This course provides an Azure pass and time for students to participate in hands-on labs. If you do not need hands-on experience, consider the AZ-900T01: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (1 day) course. The content for both courses align to the AZ-900 exam objective domain.

Audience Profile

This course is suitable for IT personnel who are just beginning to work with Azure. This audience wants to learn about our offerings and get hands-on experience with the product. This course primarily uses the Azure portal to create services and does not require scripting skills. Students in this course will gain confidence to take other role-based courses and certifications, such as Azure Administrator. This course provides an Azure pass and optional lab environment. This course combines lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on labs. This course will also help prepare someone for the AZ-900 exam.

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Skills at a glance

  • Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)

  • Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)

  • Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)

Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)

Describe cloud computing

  • Define cloud computing

  • Describe the shared responsibility model

  • Define cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid

  • Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model

  • Describe the consumption-based model

  • Compare cloud pricing models

  • Describe serverless

Describe the benefits of using cloud services

  • Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud

  • Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud

  • Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud

  • Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud

Describe cloud service types

  • Describe infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

  • Describe platform as a service (PaaS)

  • Describe software as a service (SaaS)

  • Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service type (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)

Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)

Describe the core architectural components of Azure

  • Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions

  • Describe availability zones

  • Describe Azure datacenters

  • Describe Azure resources and resource groups

  • Describe subscriptions

  • Describe management groups

  • Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups

Describe Azure compute and networking services

  • Compare compute types, including containers, virtual machines, and functions

  • Describe virtual machine options, including Azure virtual machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop

  • Describe the resources required for virtual machines

  • Describe application hosting options, including web apps, containers, and virtual machines

  • Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure virtual networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute

  • Define public and private endpoints

Describe Azure storage services

  • Compare Azure Storage services

  • Describe storage tiers

  • Describe redundancy options

  • Describe storage account options and storage types

  • Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync

  • Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box

Describe Azure identity, access, and security

  • Describe directory services in Azure, including Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services

  • Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and passwordless

  • Describe external identities in Azure, including business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C)

  • Describe Microsoft Entra Conditional Access

  • Describe Azure role-based access control (RBAC)

  • Describe the concept of Zero Trust

  • Describe the purpose of the defense-in-depth model

  • Describe the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)

Describe cost management in Azure

  • Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure

  • Compare the pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator

  • Describe cost management capabilities in Azure

  • Describe the purpose of tags

Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance

  • Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview in Azure

  • Describe the purpose of Azure Policy

  • Describe the purpose of resource locks

Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources

  • Describe the Azure portal

  • Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) and Azure PowerShell

  • Describe the purpose of Azure Arc

  • Describe infrastructure as code (IaC)

  • Describe Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM templates

Describe monitoring tools in Azure

  • Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor

  • Describe Azure Service Health

  • Describe Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights

 

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