What you will learn
- Discuss the technical underpinnings of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings in Azure.
- Confidently navigate and utilize core Azure services for compute, networking, storage, and databases.
- Implement robust security practices and effectively manage your Azure resources.
- Approach the AZ-900 exam with a strong foundation in Azure fundamentals.
- This course prepares a student to take the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 national certification exam.
Course outline
- 1
Lesson 1: Introduction
- Organization of this course
- Microsoft certifications
- 2
Lesson 2: Describe cloud concepts
- Identify the benefits and considerations of using cloud services
- Describe the differences between categories of cloud services
- Describe the differences between types of cloud computing
- Review scenario
- Lesson Summary
- 3
Lesson 3: Describe core Azure services
- Describe the core Azure architectural components
- Describe core resources available in Azure
- Review scenario
- Review scenario answers
- Lesson Summary
- 4
Lesson 4: Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure
- Describe core solutions available in Azure
- Describe Azure management tools
- Review Scenario
- Review scenario answers
- Lesson Summary
- 5
Lesson 5: Describe general security and network security features
- Describe Azure security features
- Describe Azure network security
- Review scenario
- Review scenario answers
- Lesson Summary
- 6
Lesson 6: Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
- Describe core Azure identity services
- Describe Azure governance features
- Describe privacy and compliance resources
- Review scenario
- Review scenario answers
- Lesson summary
- 7
Lesson 7: Describe Azure pricing, SLAs, and lifecycles
- Describe methods for planning and managing costs
- Describe Azure service level agreements (SLAs) and service lifecycles
- Review scenario
- Review scenario answers
- Lesson Summary
Materials
All necessary course materials are included.
System requirements
Minimum technical expectations for the online learning environment. Your IT team can use this as a checklist.
Internet connectivity
Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.
While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system. This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections. Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.
Hardware
- CPU: 1 GHz or higher
- RAM: 4 GB or higher
- Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher. 1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
Speakers / Headphones Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.
Operating system
Windows 7 or higher. Mac OSX 10 or higher. Latest Chrome OS Latest Linux Distributions.
While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.
Web browser
Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience. Latest Mozilla FireFox Latest Microsoft Edge Latest Apple Safari.
Recommended software
Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice) PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt) Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.
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