Microsoft Azure
Fundamentals
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Duration 60 Hours - Prepare For Exam AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
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.
You Will Learn:
- Understand the benefits of cloud computing in Azure and how it can save you time and money
- Internet & Email
- Explain cloud concepts such as high availability, scalability, elasticity, agility, and disaster recovery
- Describe core Azure architecture components such as subscriptions, management groups, resources and resource groups
- Summarize geographic distribution concepts such as Azure regions, region pairs, and availability zones
Job Outlook of Certified in Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
As more organizations transition from on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based solutions, the demand for professionals with cloud skills is rising. Microsoft Azure is one of the leading cloud platforms, and having a certification in Azure Fundamentals demonstrates foundational knowledge of cloud services and how they are provided with Azure.
Why become a Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certified?
The Azure Fundamentals certification is often seen as a stepping stone for entry-level roles such as cloud administrator, support technician, or cloud developer. It can also benefit professionals in non-technical roles who need to understand cloud concepts, like sales, marketing, and project management. For IT professionals looking to transition into cloud computing, the Azure Fundamentals certification provides a solid foundation, making it easier to advance to more specialized certifications and roles.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of learning the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course is to develop a strong foundational understanding of cloud computing principles, Azure services, and the essential tools and concepts that enable successful use of Azure. It helps the student prepare to pass the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals exam (AZ-900), which validates foundational knowledge of Microsoft Azure.
COURSE CONTENT
- Identify the benefits of cloud computing, such as High Availability, Scalability, Elasticity, Agility, and Disaster Recovery
- Identify the differences between Capital Expenditure (CapEx) and Operational
- Expenditure (OpEx)
- Describe the shared responsibility model
- Describe Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
- Define cloud computing
- Describe Private cloud
- Compare and contrast the three types of cloud computing
- Describe the consumption-based mode
- Describe Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
- Identify a service type based on a use case
- Describe Public cloud
- Describe Hybrid cloud
- Databricks
- Functions and Logic Apps
- Describe the benefits and usage of Azure Synapse Analytics, HDInsight, and Azure
- Describe the benefits and usage of serverless computing solutions that include Azure
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Advisor
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Service Health
- Azure Bot Service
- Describe the benefits and usage of Internet of Things (IoT) Hub, IoT Central, and Azure Sphere
- Describe the benefits and usage of Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services and
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Monitor
- Describe basic features of Azure Security Center, including policy compliance, security alerts, secure score, and resource hygiene
- Describe the functionality and usage of Key Vault
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Dedicated Hosts
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Firewall
- Describe the concept of defense in depth
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Sentinel
- Describe the functionality and usage of Network Security Groups (NSG)
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure DDoS protection
- Explain the difference between authentication and authorization
- Describe the purpose of Azure Sovereign Regions (Azure Government cloud services and Azure China cloud services)
- Describe the functionality and usage of Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Single Sign-On (SSO)
- Describe the functionality and usage of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Describe the Microsoft core tenets of Security, Privacy, and Compliance
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Policy
- Describe the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
- Describe the functionality and usage of tags
- Describe the purpose of the Azure compliance documentation
- Describe the purpose of the Microsoft Privacy Statement, Online Services Terms (OST) and Data Protection Amendment (DPA)
- Describe the functionality and usage of resource locks
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Blueprints
- Define Azure Active Directory
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Active Directory.
- Describe the purpose of the Trust Center
- Identify factors that can affect costs (resource types, services, locations, ingress and egress traffic)
- Describe the functionality and usage of the Pricing calculator and the Total Cost of
- Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Cost Management
- Identify actions that can impact an SLA (i.e. Availability Zones)
- Identify factors that can reduce costs (reserved instances, reserved capacity, hybrid use benefit, spot pricing)
- Ownership (TCO) calculator
- Describe the purpose of an Azure Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Describe the service lifecycle in Azure (Public Preview and General Availability)
