Overview
Master the basics with the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification.
This 1-day course will provide foundational level knowledge on core Azure concepts; core Azure services; core solutions and management tools; general security and network security; governance, privacy, and compliance features; Azure cost management and service level agreements. Note: This course provides an Azure pass and time for students to participate in hands-on labs.
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Skills Covered
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Define cloud computing and its key advantages.
- Explain public, private, and hybrid cloud models.
- Explain IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud services.
- Identify core Azure architectural components, such as regions, geographies, and resource groups.
- Identify usage cases for Azure core services and products, such as virtual machines and storage.
- Identify usage cases for Azure solutions, such as the Internet of Things and Machine Learning.
- Identify what Azure management tools are available such as Azure PowerShell and the CLI.
- Describe virtual network security connectivity options such as Network Security Groups.
- Describe Azure identity authentication and authorization options.
- Describe usage cases for the Security Center, Key vault, threat and information protection options.
- Describe Azure policies and role-based access control.
- Describe usage cases for Azure Monitor and Azure Service Health.
- Describe privacy, compliance, and data protection standards.
- Use an Azure subscription.
- Plan and manage costs.
- Explain Azure support options.
- Describe Azure SLAs.
- Explain Azure service lifecycles.
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.
Course Curriculum
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 however, serves as a starting point for the following 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
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Course Modules
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.
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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.
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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).
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with IT terms and concepts
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Training Options
- ILT: Instructor-Led Training
- VILT: Virtual Instructor-Led Training
Exam & Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals.
The Azure Fundamentals certification validates your basic knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Azure. You earn it by passing Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals.
You can use your Azure Fundamentals certification to reinforce your basics for other Azure role-based or specialty certifications, but it isn’t a prerequisite for any of them.
Training & Certification Guide
Candidates for the Azure Fundamentals certification should have foundational knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. This certification is intended for candidates who are just beginning to work with cloud-based solutions and services or are new to Azure.
Azure Fundamentals certification is an opportunity to prove knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure services, Azure workloads, security and privacy in Azure, as well as Azure pricing and support. Candidates should be familiar with the general technology concepts, including concepts of networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development.
Azure Fundamentals can be used to prepare for other Azure role-based or specialty certifications, but it is not a prerequisite for any of them.
This exam measures your ability to describe the following concepts: cloud concepts; core Azure services; core solutions and management tools on Azure; general security and network security features; identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features; and Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements.
Skills measured:
- Describe cloud concepts
- Describe core Azure services
- Describe security, privacy, compliance, and trust
- Describe Azure pricing Service Level Agreements and Lifecycles
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The AZ-900T00 Azure Fundamentals course serves as a starting point for the following associate-level tracks:
AZ-104T00: Microsoft Azure Administrator
This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage their Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer the infrastructure, configure virtual networking, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and scale virtual machines, implement web apps and containers, back up and share data, and monitor your solution.
AZ-204T00: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
This course teaches developers how to create end-to-end solutions in Microsoft Azure. Students will learn how to implement Azure compute solutions, create Azure Functions, implement and manage web apps, develop solutions utilizing Azure storage, implement authentication and authorization, and secure their solutions by using KeyVault and Managed Identities.
AZ-400T00: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
This course provides the knowledge and skills to design and implement DevOps processes and practices. Students will learn how to plan for DevOps, use source control, scale Git for an enterprise, consolidate artifacts, design a dependency management strategy, manage secrets, implement continuous integration, implement a container build strategy, design a release strategy, set up a release management workflow, implement a deployment pattern, and optimize feedback mechanisms.
AZ-500T00: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
The AZ-500T00 training enables you to secure end-to-end infrastructure on both cloud and hybrid environments and validate technical expertise with the Azure Security Engineer Associate certification.
