AZ-900: Introduction to Microsoft Azure

Course Information

Course Name

AZ-900: Introduction to Microsoft Azure

Exam code

AZ-900

Duration

1 Day

Certification

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Overview

This course will provide foundational level knowledge on cloud concepts; core Azure services; and Azure management and governance features and tools.

Audience Profile

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 and command line interface to create resources 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 combines lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on labs. This course will also help prepare someone for the AZ-900 exam.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for taking this course. Familiarity with cloud computing is helpful but isn’t necessary.

At Course Completion

Course Outline

Module 1: Describe cloud computing

• Introduction to Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

• Introduction to cloud computing

• What is cloud computing

• Describe the shared responsibility model

• Define cloud models

• Describe the consumption-based model

• Knowledge check

• Summary

Module 2: Describe the benefits of using cloud services

• Introduction

• 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

• Knowledge check

• Summary

Module 3: Describe cloud service types

• Introduction

• Describe Infrastructure as a Service

• Describe Platform as a Service

• Describe Software as a Service

• Knowledge check

• Summary

Module 4: Describe the core architectural components of Azure

• Introduction

• What is Microsoft Azure

• Get started with Azure accounts

• Exercise – Explore the Learn sandbox

• Describe Azure physical infrastructure

• Describe Azure management infrastructure

• Exercise – Create an Azure resource

• Knowledge check

• Summary

Module 5: Describe Azure compute and networking services

• Introduction

• Describe Azure Virtual Machines

• Exercise – Create an Azure Virtual Machine

• Describe Azure Virtual Desktop

• Describe Azure Containers

• Describe Azure Functions

• Describe application hosting options

• Describe Azure Virtual Networking

• Exercise – Configure network access

• Describe Azure Virtual Private Networks

• Describe Azure ExpressRoute

• Describe Azure DNS

• Knowledge check

• Summary

Module 6: Describe Azure storage services

• Introduction

• Describe Azure storage accounts

• Describe Azure storage redundancy

• Describe Azure storage services

• Exercise – Create a storage blob

• Identify Azure data migration options

• Identify Azure file movement options

• Knowledge check

• Summary

Module 7: Describe Azure identity, access, and security

• Introduction

• Describe Azure directory services

• Describe Azure authentication methods

• Describe Azure external identities

• Describe Azure conditional access

• Describe Azure role-based access control

• Describe zero trust model

• Describe defense-in-depth

• Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud

• Knowledge check

• Summary

Module 8: Describe cost management in Azure

• Introduction

• Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure

• Compare the Pricing and Total Cost of Ownership calculators

• Exercise – Estimate workload costs by using the Pricing calculator

• Exercise – Compare workload costs using the TCO calculator

• Describe the Azure Cost Management tool

• Describe the purpose of tags

• Knowledge check

• Summary

Module 9: Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance

• Introduction

• Describe the purpose of Azure Blueprints

• Describe the purpose of Azure Policy

• Describe the purpose of resource locks

• Exercise – Configure a resource lock

• Describe the purpose of the Service Trust portal

• Knowledge check

• Summary

Module 10: Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources

• Introduction

• Describe tools for interacting with Azure

• Describe the purpose of Azure Arc

• Describe Azure Resource Manager and Azure ARM templates

• Knowledge check

• Summary

Module 11: Describe monitoring tools in Azure

• Introduction

• Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor

• Describe Azure Service Health

• Describe Azure Monitor

• Knowledge Check

• Summary

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