Exam Ref AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, 2nd Edition

Exam Ref AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, 2nd Edition

by Jim Cheshire
Released August 2020
Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
ISBN: 9780136877202

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Book description

Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-900demonstrate your real-world knowledge of cloud services and how they can be provided with Microsoft Azure, including high-level concepts applying throughout Azure, and key concepts specific to individual services. Designed for professionals in non-technical or technical roles, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Fundamentals level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

  • Describe cloud concepts
  • Describe core Azure services
  • Describe security, privacy, compliance, and trust
  • Describe Azure pricing, Service Level Agreements, and lifecycles

This Microsoft Exam Ref:

  • Organizes its coverage by exam objectives
  • Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you
  • Assumes you want to show foundational knowledge of cloud services and their delivery with Microsoft Azure; no technical background or IT experience is required

About the Exam

Exam AZ-900 focuses on knowledge needed to describe cloud service benefits and usage considerations; explain IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS; compare public, private, and hybrid cloud models; describe core Azure architectural components, products, solutions, and management tools; describe how network connectivity is secured in Azure; describe core identity services; describe Azure security tools, features, governance methodologies, and monitoring and reporting options; describe privacy, compliance and data protection standards; describe Azure subscriptions, cost planning, and cost management; and describe SLAs and the service lifecycle.

About Microsoft Certification

Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals credential, demonstrating that you can describe cloud concepts and core Azure Services; the fundamentals of Azure security, privacy, compliance, and trust; and Azure pricing, SLAs, and service lifecycles.

See full details at: www.microsoft.com/learn

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents at a glance
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. About the author
  9. Introduction
    1. Organization of this book
    2. Preparing for the exam
    3. Microsoft certifications
    4. Quick access to online references
    5. Errata, updates, & book support
    6. Stay in touch
  10. Chapter 1. Describe cloud concepts
    1. Skill 1.1: Identify the benefits and considerations of using cloud services
      1. High availability
      2. Scalability, elasticity, and agility
      3. Fault tolerance and disaster recovery
      4. Capital and operational expenditures
      5. The consumption-based model
    2. Skill 1.2: Describe the differences between categories of cloud services
      1. Shared responsibility model
      2. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
      3. Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
      4. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
      5. Comparing service types
    3. Skill 1.3: Describe the differences between types of cloud computing
      1. Cloud computing
      2. The public cloud
      3. The private cloud
      4. The hybrid cloud
    4. Thought experiment
    5. Thought experiment answers
    6. Chapter summary
  11. Chapter 2. Describe core Azure services
    1. Skill 2.1: Describe the core Azure architectural components
      1. Azure regions and regional pairs
      2. Availability zones
      3. Resource groups
      4. Azure subscriptions
      5. Management groups
      6. Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
    2. Skill 2.2: Describe core resources available in Azure
      1. Azure virtual machines
      2. Azure App Service
      3. Azure Container Instances (ACI)
      4. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
      5. Windows Virtual Desktop
      6. Virtual networks
      7. Azure VPN Gateway
      8. Virtual network peering
      9. ExpressRoute
      10. Container (blob) storage
      11. Disk storage
      12. Azure Files
      13. Storage tiers
      14. Cosmos DB
      15. Azure SQL Database
      16. Azure Database for MySQL
      17. Azure Database for PostgreSQL
      18. The Azure Marketplace and its usage scenarios
    3. Thought experiment
    4. Thought experiment answers
    5. Chapter summary
  12. Chapter 3. Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure
    1. Skill 3.1: Describe core solutions available in Azure
      1. Azure IoT Hub
      2. IoT Central
      3. Azure Sphere
      4. Azure Synapse Analytics
      5. HDInsight
      6. Azure Databricks
      7. Azure Machine Learning
      8. Cognitive Services
      9. Azure Bot Service
      10. Serverless computing
      11. Azure Functions
      12. Logic Apps
      13. Event Grid
      14. Azure DevOps
      15. Azure DevTest Labs
      16. GitHub and GitHub Actions
    2. Skill 3.2: Describe Azure management tools
      1. Azure portal
      2. Azure PowerShell
      3. Azure CLI
      4. Azure Cloud Shell
      5. Azure mobile app
      6. Azure Advisor
      7. Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
      8. Azure Monitor
      9. Azure Service Health
    3. Thought Experiment
    4. Thought experiment answers
    5. Chapter summary
  13. Chapter 4. Describe general security and network security features
    1. Skill 4.1: Describe Azure security features
      1. Azure Security Center
      2. Key Vault
      3. Azure Sentinel
      4. Azure Dedicated Host
    2. Skill 4.2: Describe Azure network security
      1. Defense in depth
      2. Network Security Groups (NSGs)
      3. Azure Firewall
      4. Azure DDoS Protection
    3. Thought experiment
    4. Thought experiment answers
    5. Chapter summary
  14. Chapter 5. Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
    1. Skill 5.1: Describe core Azure identity services
      1. Authentication and authorization
      2. Azure Active Directory
      3. Conditional Access, multifactor authentication (MFA), and single sign-on (SSO)
      4. Single sign-on (SSO)
    2. Skill 5.2: Describe Azure governance features
      1. Role-based access control (RBAC)
      2. Resource locks
      3. Tags
      4. Azure Policy
      5. Azure Blueprints
      6. Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
    3. Skill 5.3: Describe privacy and compliance resources
      1. Security, privacy, and compliance
      2. Microsoft privacy statement
      3. Online Service Terms (OST) and Data Protection Addendum (DPA)
      4. Trust Center
      5. Azure compliance documentation
      6. Azure sovereign regions
    4. Thought experiment
    5. Thought experiment answers
    6. Chapter summary
  15. Chapter 6. Describe Azure pricing, SLAs, and lifecycles
    1. Skill 6.1: Describe methods for planning and managing costs
      1. Factors affecting costs
      2. Reducing Azure costs
      3. Pricing calculator
      4. Total cost of ownership calculator
      5. Azure Cost Management
    2. Skill 6.2: Describe Azure service level agreements (SLAs) and service lifecycles
      1. Azure service level agreement (SLA)
      2. Interpret the terms of an SLA
      3. Service lifecycle in Azure
    3. Thought experiment
    4. Thought experiment answers
    5. Chapter summary
  16. Index
  17. Code Snippets

Product information

  • Title: Exam Ref AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Jim Cheshire
  • Release date: August 2020
  • Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
  • ISBN: 9780136877202