AZ-900T00: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Learning the fundamental aspects of Azure cloud can give your career a head start.
Discover Azure and cloud computing, whether you are just starting out or have experience, and get ready to explore the many technical possibilities Azure has to offer. With the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification, you will gain the essential knowledge to develop your technical abilities and feel more confident.
Demonstrate your understanding of cloud computing concepts, models, and services, such as public, private, and hybrid cloud, as well as infrastructure, platform, and software as a service. Show your proficiency in how Azure ensures security, privacy, compliance, and trust.
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About this course
In this 1-day course, you will gain a basic understanding of essential Azure concepts, services, solutions, and management tools. Additionally, you will learn about general security and network security, governance, privacy, compliance features, as well as Azure cost management and service level agreements. Please note that this course includes an Azure pass and hands-on lab time for students.
Who should attend?
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.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for taking this course. However, the more technical knowledge a student has, the more they will understand about the cloud.
This course serves as a foundation for the subsequent associate-level tracks:
- AZ-104T00: Microsoft Azure Administrator
- AZ-204T00: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
- AZ-400T00: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
- AZ-500T00: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
Course Content
Module 1: Describe cloud computing
This module introduces you to cloud computing. It covers things such as cloud concepts, deployment models, and understanding shared responsibility in the cloud.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- 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.
Module 2: Describe the benefits of using cloud services
This module introduces you to the benefits cloud computing can offer you or your organization.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- 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.
Module 3: Describe cloud service types
This module covers the different cloud service types and shares some of the use cases and benefits aligned with each service type.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this module, you’ll be able to:
- 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 (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
Module 4: Describe the core architectural components of Azure
This module explains the basic infrastructure components of Microsoft Azure. You’ll learn about the physical infrastructure, how resources are managed, and have a chance to create an Azure resource.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- 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
Module 5: Describe Azure compute and networking services
This module focuses on some of the computer services and networking services available within Azure.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Compare compute types, including container instances, virtual machines, and functions
- Describe virtual machine (VM) options, including VMs, virtual machine scale sets, availability sets, Azure Virtual Desktop
- Describe resources required for virtual machines
- Describe application hosting options, including Azure Web Apps, containers, and virtual machines
- Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure Virtual Networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute
- Define public and private endpoints
Module 6: Describe Azure storage services
This module introduces you to storage in Azure, including things such as different types of storage and how a distributed infrastructure can make your data more resilient.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- 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
Module 7: Describe Azure identity, access, and security
This module covers some of the authorization and authentication methods available with Azure.
Learning objectives
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Describe directory services in Azure, including Azure Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD DS
- Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication (MFA), and passwordless
- Describe external identities and guest access in Azure
- Describe Azure AD 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
Module 8: Describe cost management in Azure
This module explores methods to estimate, track, and manage costs in Azure.
Learning objectives
- Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure
- Compare the Pricing calculator and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
- Describe Azure Cost Management Tool
- Describe the purpose of tags
Module 9: Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance
This module introduces you to tools that can help with governance and compliance within Azure.
Learning objectives
- Describe the purpose of Azure Blueprints
- Describe the purpose of Azure Policy
- Describe the purpose of resource locks
- Describe the purpose of the Service Trust portal
Module 10: Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources
This module covers tools that help you manage your Azure and on-premises resources.
Learning objectives
- Describe Azure portal
- Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell
- Describe the purpose of Azure Arc
- Describe Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and Azure ARM templates
Module 11: Describe monitoring tools in Azure
This module covers tools that you can use to monitor your Azure environment.
Learning objectives
- Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor
- Describe Azure Service Health
- Describe Azure Monitor, including Azure Log Analytics, Azure Monitor Alerts, and Application Insights
At this time, this course is available for private class and in-house training only. Please contact us for any inquiries.