Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

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Demonstrate foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, core Azure services, plus Azure management and governance features and tools.

Study the core features and capabilities of Microsoft Azure to help you prepare for the AZ-900 exam and obtain the official certification.

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£780.00

Training Overview

As a candidate for this certification, you’re a technology professional who wants to demonstrate foundational knowledge of cloud concepts in general and Microsoft Azure in particular.

This certification is a common starting point in a journey towards a career in Azure.

You can describe Azure architectural components and Azure services, such as:

Compute
Networking
Storage

You can also describe features and tools to secure, govern, and administer Azure.

You should have skills and experience working with an area of IT, such as:

Infrastructure management
Database management
Software development

Why Study with Us

Live Classes on MS Teams

Learn with a senior Consultant and Microsoft Certified Trainer

Shorter Sessions of Max 5 hours

Short, hyper-focused lessons for training that does not feel like a burden

Access to Official Microsoft Labs

Retain access to the Microsoft labs for 90 days

Exam Vouchers Included

Exam vouchers are included in all our instructor-led courses

Maximum Four Attendeed per Class

For a better learning experience

Pre-Exam Revision with Your Tutor

1-hour session before the exam to maximise Your success rate

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Course Agenda

1. 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

2. Benefits of using cloud services

Availability and scalability in the cloud
Reliability and predictability in the cloud
Security and governance in the cloud
Manageability in the cloud

3. Cloud service types

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS)
Software as a service (SaaS)

4. Core architectural components of Azure

Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions
Availability zones
Azure datacentres
Azure resources and resource groups
Subscriptions
Management groups
Hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups

5. Azure compute and networking services

Compare compute types, including containers, virtual machines, and functions
Virtual machine options, including Azure virtual machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop
Application hosting options, including web apps, containers, and virtual machines
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

6. Azure storage services

Compare Azure Storage services
Describe storage tiers
Redundancy options
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

7. Azure identity, access, and security

Directory services in Azure, including Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services
Authentication methods
External identities in Azure, including business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C)
Microsoft Entra Conditional Access
Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
Zero Trust
Defence-in-depth model
Microsoft Defender for Cloud

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Monitoring tools in Azure

Azure Advisor
Azure Service Health
Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights