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AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Course Summary

AZ-900 is Microsoft's entry-level Azure certification course that establishes foundational knowledge of cloud computing concepts and the Microsoft Azure platform. It covers core cloud principles, Azure's architectural components and services (compute, networking, storage, identity/security), and Azure management and governance tools including cost management, compliance, and monitoring.

Prerequisites:

  • No formal prerequisites are required
  • General familiarity with IT concepts is helpful
Purpose
Gain foundational level knowledge on cloud concepts; core Azure services; and Azure management and governance features and tools
Audience
IT and Business Professionals new to Cloud 
Role
Software Developers | Project Managers | Technical Sales Assiciates
Skill level
Beginner
Style
Lecture | Hands-on Activities | Labs
Duration
1 day
Related technologies
Cloud 

 

Learning objectives
  • Define cloud computing and describe key models 
  • Explain the benefits of cloud services 
  • Describe Azure's core architectural components
  • Compare Azure compute options and networking services 
  • Differentiate Azure storage services, tiers, redundancy options, and data migration tools.
  • Describe Azure identity and security services 
  • Explain cost management in Azure
  • Describe governance and compliance tools
  • Identify Azure resource management and deployment tools 

What you'll learn:

In this AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course, you'll learn:

Describe Cloud Concepts

  • 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 

  • 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), multifactor authentication (MFA), and passwordless
    • Describe external identities in Azure
    • 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

  • Describe cost management in Azure
    • Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure
    • Explore the pricing 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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