AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Module 1: Describe Cloud Concepts (25–30%)

• Identify the benefits and considerations of using cloud services

  • High availability, scalability, agility

  • Fault tolerance and disaster recovery

  • CapEx vs OpEx

• Describe the differences between categories of cloud services

  • IaaS, PaaS, SaaS

  • Shared responsibility model

• Describe the differences between types of cloud computing

  • Public cloud

  • Private cloud

  • Hybrid cloud

Module 2: Describe Azure Architecture and Services (35–40%)

• Describe the core architectural components of Azure

  • Azure regions, region pairs

  • Availability zones, Resource groups

  • Subscriptions and management groups

• Describe Azure compute and networking services

  • Virtual Machines (VMs)

  • Containers and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

  • App Services

  • Virtual Networks (VNets), Load Balancers, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute

• Describe Azure storage services

  • Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage

  • Storage tiers and redundancy (LRS, GRS, ZRS)

• Describe Azure identity, access, and security

  • Azure Active Directory (AAD), Conditional Access

  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Azure Key Vault

  • Authentication vs authorization

Module 3: Describe Azure Management and Governance (30–35%)

• Describe cost management in Azure

  • Azure Pricing Calculator, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator

  • Cost management tools and budgets

• Describe features and tools for governance and compliance

  • Azure Policy, Blueprints, Resource Locks

  • Microsoft Privacy Statement and Trust Center

• Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources

  • Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI

  • ARM Templates, Azure Resource Manager

• Describe monitoring tools in Azure

  • Azure Monitor, Azure Service Health

  • Azure Advisor, Log Analytics, Network Watcher