Microsoft AZ-900 - Azure Fundamentals

Hours: 30 / Access Length: 12 Months / Delivery: Online, Self-Paced
Retail Price: $599.00

Course Overview:

Sharpen your technical skills and ace the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) exam!  This in-depth course elaborates on the core functionalities of Azure services, preparing you to confidently navigate the exam and showcase your cloud computing knowledge. Gain a comprehensive understanding of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) models. Explore the economic benefits, scalability, and security considerations of cloud Azure adoption.

Students will:

• Discuss the technical underpinnings of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings in Azure.
• Confidently navigate and utilize core Azure services for compute, networking, storage, and databases.
• Implement robust security practices and effectively manage your Azure resources.
• Approach the AZ-900 exam with a strong foundation in Azure fundamentals.

This course prepares a student to take the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 national certification exam.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Introduction

• Organization of this course
• Microsoft certifications

Lesson 2: Describe cloud concepts

• Identify the benefits and considerations of using cloud services
• Describe the differences between categories of cloud services
• Describe the differences between types of cloud computing
• Review scenario
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 3: Describe core Azure services

• Describe the core Azure architectural components
• Describe core resources available in Azure
• Review scenario
• Review scenario answers
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 4: Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure

• Describe core solutions available in Azure
• Describe Azure management tools
• Review Scenario
• Review scenario answers
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 5: Describe general security and network security features

• Describe Azure security features
• Describe Azure network security
• Review scenario
• Review scenario answers
• Lesson Summary

Lesson 6: Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features

• Describe core Azure identity services
• Describe Azure governance features
• Describe privacy and compliance resources
• Review scenario
• Review scenario answers
• Lesson summary

Lesson 7: Describe Azure pricing, SLAs, and lifecycles

• Describe methods for planning and managing costs
• Describe Azure service level agreements (SLAs) and service lifecycles
• Review scenario
• Review scenario answers
• Lesson Summary

All necessary course materials are included.

Certification(s):

This course prepares a student to take the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 national certification exam.

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:

• Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.

NOTE: While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system.  This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections.   Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.

Hardware Requirements:

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 4 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher.  1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.

Operating System Requirements:

• Windows 7 or higher.
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions
  

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.