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AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals Crash Course

Published by Pearson

Intermediate content levelIntermediate

Prepare yourself for success in the Microsoft cloud

New to the cloud or want to learn more about Microsoft's offerings in Azure? Thinking about starting your Azure certification journey by taking the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam? This live training Crash Course is a good place to start. You'll learn key components of cloud computing and then build on that foundation while learning about many of Microsoft's offerings in Azure. These concepts are essential as you head towards your Azure Fundamentals certification.

What you’ll learn and how you can apply it

  • Describe cloud terminology and benefits of cloud computing
  • Identify the differences between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud offerings
  • Describe types of clouds (public, private, and hybrid) and the details of each
  • Describe Azure architectural components
  • Describe core resources in Azure such as virtual machines, App Service, container technologies, and networking services
  • Describe Azure storage options
  • Identify database offerings in Azure
  • Identify Azure IoT services and their usage
  • Explain Azure machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions
  • Describe serverless computing
  • Understand options for creating and managing Azure resources
  • Understand security in Azure
  • Explain identity services, governance, privacy, and compliance in Azure
  • Understand Azure service lifecycles, costs, and service level agreements

This live event is for you because...

  • You are responsible for understanding service options and making cloud computing recommendations in your company
  • You are interested in learning more about cloud computing in order to advance your career
  • You need to prepare for passing the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam

Prerequisites

  • No previous experience with Azure or cloud computing is required for this live training.

Course Set-up

Recommended Follow-up

Schedule

The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.

Segment 1: Understanding cloud terminology and how the cloud benefits you (20 mins)

  • High availability
  • Scalability, elasticity, and agility
  • Fault tolerance and disaster recovery
  • The consumption-based model and its benefits

Segment 2: Categories of cloud services (15 mins)

  • Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
  • Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
  • Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
  • The shared responsibility model

Segment 3: Types of cloud computing (10 mins)

  • Cloud computing in general
  • The public cloud
  • The private cloud
  • The hybrid cloud

Break: 5 mins

Segment 4: Azure architecture and architectural components (20 mins)

  • Azure regions and region pairs
  • Availability zones
  • Resource groups
  • Management groups
  • Azure Resource Manager (ARM)

Segment 5: Azure resources (25 mins)

  • Azure virtual machines
  • Azure App Service
  • Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure virtual networks
  • Virtual network peering
  • Azure VPN Gateway
  • Azure ExpressRoute

Break: 5 Mins

Segment 6: Azure storage options (15 mins)

  • Container storage
  • Disk storage
  • Storage tiers
  • Azure Files

Segment 7: Azure database options (10 mins)

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Other database options in Azure

Segment 8: Azure and the Internet of Things (IoT) (15 mins)

  • An overview of IoT
  • Azure IoT Hub
  • Azure IoT Central
  • Azure Sphere

Segment 9: Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) in Azure (20 mins)

  • An overview of AI
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure Machine Learning
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Cognitive services
  • Serverless computing

Break: 5 Mins

Segment 10: Azure management tools (15 mins)

  • The Azure portal
  • Azure PowerShell
  • Azure Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • Azure Cloud Shell

Segment 11: Security in Azure (25 mins)

  • Azure Security Center
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Azure Sentinel
  • Defense in depth
  • Network security in Azure

Segment 12: Identity, governance, privacy, and compliance (15 mins)

  • The basics of Azure Active Directory
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Resource locks
  • Azure Policy
  • Azure Blueprints
  • Privacy and compliance resources

Segment 13: Service level agreements (SLAs), service lifecycle, and costs (15 mins)

  • Overview of an SLA
  • Service lifecycle in Azure
  • Analyzing and managing costs

Course wrap-up and next steps

Your Instructor

Jim Cheshire

Jim Cheshire is a best-selling author, trainer, and industry expert with more than 25 years of experience at Microsoft. Jim has written more than a dozen technology books, including the best-selling Exam Ref AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft Press. He has also created numerous training programs, including the Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals video from Microsoft Press and the AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals Crash Course live online training from Pearson available on the O’Reilly platform. At Microsoft, Jim is currently working as director of supportability in Microsoft’s Apps & Infrastructure business unit.

Skill covered

AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals