AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Posted on 12 November, 2022 by Micheal Alexander
This 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. AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
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 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. This course will also help prepare someone for the AZ-900 exam.
Course Outline
Module 1: Cloud Concepts
In this module, you'll take an entry level end-to-end look at Azure and its capabilities, which will provide you with a solid foundation for completing the available modules for Azure Fundamentals.
Lesson
Introduction to Azure fundamentals
Fundamental Azure concepts
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand the benefits of cloud computing in Azure and how it can save you time and money
Explain concepts such as high availability, scalability, elasticity, agility, and disaster recovery
Module 2: Core Azure Services
In this module, you learn about core Azure services like Azure database, Azure compute, Azure storage, and Azure Networking.
Lesson
Core Azure Architectural components
Core Azure workload products
Azure networking services
Azure storage services
Azure database services
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe core Azure architecture components such as subscriptions, management groups, and resources
Summarize geographic distribution concepts like Azure regions, region pairs, and availability zones
Understand services available in Azure including compute, network, storage, and database
Identify services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Container Instances, and Azure Kubernetes
Compare Azure's database services such as Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, and Azure Database for MySQL
Examine Azure networking resources such as Virtual Networks, VPN Gateways, and Azure ExpressRoute
Summarize Azure storage services such Azure Blob Storage, Azure Disk Storage, and Azure File Storage
Module 3: Core Solutions
In this module, you'll learn about AI machine learning, Azure DevOps, monitoring fundamentals, management fundamentals, serverless computing fundamentals. and IoT fundamentals.
Lesson
Choose the best Azure IoT service
Choose the best AI service
Choose the best Azure serverless technology
Choose the best tools with DevOps and GitHub
Choose the best management tools
Choose the best Azure monitoring service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Choose the correct Azure Artificial Intelligence service to address different business challenges
Choose the best software development process tools and services for a given business scenario
Choose the correct cloud monitoring service to address different kinds of business challenges
Choose the correct Azure management tool to address different technical needs and challenges
Choose the right serverless computing technology for your business scenario
Choose the best Azure IoT service for a given business scenario
Module 4: General security and networking features
In this module, you will learn how to protect yourself against security threats, and secure your networks with Azure.
Lesson
Security Tools and Features
Secure Network Connectivity
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Strengthen your security posture and protect against threats by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Collect and act on security data from many different sources by using Microsoft Sentinel
Manage dedicated physical servers to host your Azure VMs by using Azure Dedicated Host
Identify the layers that make up a *defense in depth* strategy
Explain how Azure Firewall enables you to control what traffic is allowed on the network
Configure network security groups to filter network traffic to and from Azure resources
Explain how Azure DDoS Protection helps protect your Azure resources from DDoS attacks
Module 5: Identity, Governance, Privacy, and Compliance
In this module, you will learn about Azure identity services, how to build a cloud governance strategy, and privacy, compliance, and data protection standards on Azure. Migrate Open Source Data Workloads to Azure DP-070
Lesson
Core Azure identity services
Azure Governance Methodologies
Privacy, Compliance, and Data Protection standards
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain the difference between authentication and authorization
Describe how Azure Active Directory provides identity and access management
Explain the role single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication, and Conditional Access play
Make organizational decisions about your cloud environment by using the CAF for Azure
Define who can access cloud resources by using Azure role-based access control
Apply a resource lock to prevent accidental deletion of your Azure resources
Apply tags to your Azure resources to help describe their purpose
Control and audit how your resources are created by using Azure Policy
Enable governance at scale across multiple Azure subscriptions by using Azure Blueprints
Explain the types of compliance offerings that are available on Azure
Gain insight into regulatory standards and compliance on Azure
Explain Azure capabilities that are specific to government agencies