AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Languages: English
Audiences: IT professionals
Technology: Microsoft Azure

Skills measured
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Understand Cloud Concepts (15-20%)
Describe the benefits and considerations of using cloud services
Understand terms such as High Availability, Scalability, Elasticity, Agility, Fault Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery
Understand the principles of economies of scale
Understand the differences between Capital Expenditure (CapEx) and Operational Expenditure (OpEx)
Understand the consumption-based model
Describe the differences between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Describe Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Describe Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
Describe Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Compare and contrast the three different service types
Describe the differences between Public, Private and Hybrid cloud models
Describe Public cloud
Describe Private cloud
Describe Hybrid cloud
Compare and contrast the three different cloud models

Understand Core Azure Services (30-35%)
Understand the core Azure architectural components
Describe Regions
Describe Availability Zones
Describe Resource Groups
Describe Azure Resource Manager
Describe the benefits and usage of core Azure architectural components
Describe some of the core products available in Azure
Describe products available for Compute such as Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, App Service and Functions
Describe products available for Networking such as Virtual Network, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway and Content Delivery Network
Describe products available for Storage such as Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, and Archive Storage
Describe products available for Databases such as CosmosDB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Database Migration service, and Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Describe the Azure Marketplace and its usage scenarios
Describe some of the solutions available on Azure
Describe Internet of Things (IoT) and products that are available for IoT on Azure such as IoT Fundamentals, IoT Hub and IoT Central
Describe Big Data and Analytics and products that are available for Big Data and Analytics such as SQL Data Warehouse, HDInsight and Data Lake Analytics
Describe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and products that are available for AI such as Azure Machine Learning Service and Studio
Describe Serverless computing and Azure products that are available for serverless computing such as Azure Functions, Logic Apps and App grid
Describe the benefits and outcomes of using Azure solutions
Understand Azure management tools
Understand Azure tools such as Azure CLI, PowerShell, and the Azure Portal
Understand Azure Advisor

Understand Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Trust (25-30%)
Understand securing network connectivity in Azure
Describe Azure Firewall
Describe Azure DDoS Protection
Describe Network Security Group (NSG)
Choose an appropriate Azure security solution
Describe core Azure Identity services
Understand the difference between authentication and authorization
Describe Azure Active Directory
Describe Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
Describe security tools and features of Azure
Describe Azure Security
Understand Azure Security center usage scenarios
Describe Key Vault
Describe Azure Information Protection (AIP)
Describe Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
Describe Azure governance methodologies
Describe Azure Policies
Describe Initiatives
Describe Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Describe Locks
Describe Azure Advisor security assistance
Understand monitoring and reporting options in Azure
Describe Azure Monitor
Describe Azure Service Health
Understand the use cases and benefits of Azure Monitor and Azure Service Health
Understand privacy, compliance and data protection standards in Azure
Understand industry compliance terms such as GDPR, ISO and NIST
Understand the Microsoft Privacy Statement
Describe the Trust center
Describe the Service Trust Portal
Describe Compliance Manager
Determine if Azure is compliant for a business need
Understand Azure Government services
Understand Azure Germany services

Understand Azure Pricing and Support (25-30%)
Understand Azure subscriptions
Describe an Azure Subscription
Understand the uses and options with Azure subscriptions
Understand planning and management of costs
Understand options for purchasing Azure products and services
Understand options around Azure Free account
Understand the factors affecting costs such as resource types, services, locations, ingress and egress traffic
Understand Zones for billing purposes
Understand the Pricing calculator
Understand the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
Understand best practices for minimizing Azure costs such as performing cost analysis, creating spending limits and quotas, and using tags to identify cost owners; use Azure reservations; use Azure Advisor recommendations
Describe Azure Cost Management
Understand the support options available with Azure
Understand support plans that are available such as Dev, Standard, Professional Direct and Premier
Understand how to open a support ticket
Understand available support channels outside of support plan channels
Describe the Knowledge Center
Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Describe a Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Determine SLA for a particular Azure product or service
Understand service lifecycle in Azure
Understand Public and Private Preview features
Understand how to access Preview features
Understand the term General Availability (GA)
Monitor feature updates

Instructor-led training

AZ-900T01: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Online training
Explore more training on Microsoft Learn, including Azure Fundamentals.

Who should take this exam?
This exam is designed for candidates looking to demonstrate foundational level knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. The exam is intended for candidates with non-technical backgrounds, such as those involved in selling or purchasing cloud based solutions and services or who have some involvement with cloud based solutions and services, as well as those with a technical background who have a need to validate their foundational level knowledge around cloud services. Technical IT experience is not required however some general IT knowledge or experience would be beneficial.

This exam can be taken as an optional first step in learning about cloud services and how those concepts are exemplified by Microsoft Azure. It can be taken as a precursor to Microsoft Azure or Microsoft cloud services exams. While it would be a beneficial first step, validating foundational level knowledge, taking this exam is not a pre-requisite before taking any other Azure-based certifications.