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Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Bootcamp

Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Beginner content levelBeginner

Gain knowledge of Azure cloud concepts and services

Course Outcomes:

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of cloud computing concepts through hands-on demos
  • Study for the Microsoft AZ-900 exam and get equipped with the concepts and practice needed to successfully earn your certification
  • Develop a strong foundation in Azure cloud services and their real-world applications

The AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam is designed for anyone new to Azure or just getting started with cloud solutions and services.

Join expert Reza Salehi to launch your certification effort by following the AZ-900 exam objectives, covering all the essential Azure services and concepts you need to prepare—all in just two sessions. You’ll break down the essentials: cloud basics, core Azure services, cost management, security best practices, and more

What you’ll learn and how you can apply it

  • Explore Azure services in greater depth
  • Get ready for Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
  • Navigate and use the Azure portal with confidence

This live event is for you because...

  • You’re a student, IT professional, developer, or architect transitioning to cloud-based solutions.
  • You are a decision maker evaluating Azure as a potential solution for your organization's cloud needs.
  • You’re looking to understand the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure.
  • You’re preparing for the AZ-900 Exam to earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification.

Prerequisites

  • An Azure account (required to take part in hands-on exercises)
  • Experience with PowerShell or Bash CLI (useful but not required)

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Recommended follow-up:

Schedule

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

Day 1

Cloud computing, its benefits, and its types (55 minutes)

  • Presentation and demos: About Microsoft Azure certification paths; cloud computing and the shared responsibility model; public, private, and hybrid cloud models; use cases for each model; comparing cloud pricing models including fixed-cost and consumption-based; understanding serverless computing; high availability and scalability, reliability, and predictability in the cloud; security, governance and manageability in the cloud; infrastructure as a service (IaaS); platform as a service (PaaS); software as a service (SaaS); use cases for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
  • Q&A
  • Break

Core architectural components of Azure (45 minutes)

  • Presentation and demos: Azure regions, availability zones, region pairs, data centers, and sovereign regions; resource hierarchy, including management groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and resources
  • Q&A
  • Break

Compute and networking services (75 minutes)

  • Presentation and demos: Compute types, including containers, and virtual machines; Azure virtual machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop; resources required for VMs; application hosting options, including web apps, containers, functions and virtual machines; virtual networks and their purpose; subnets, VNET peering, Azure DNS; connecting on-premises networks to Azure using VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute; public and private endpoints
  • Q&A
  • Break

Storage services (45 minutes)

  • Presentation and demos: Azure Storage services, storage tiers, and storage redundancy options; storage account options and storage types; moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync; data migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box
  • Q&A

Day 2

Identity, access, and security (45 minutes)

  • Presentation and demos: Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services;
  • authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multifactor (MFA), and passwordless; external identities in Azure, including (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C); Microsoft Entra Conditional Access; Azure role-based access control (RBAC); zero trust and the defense-in-depth model; Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Q&A
  • Break

Cost management, and governance and compliance (75 minutes)

  • Presentation and demos: Factors that can affect Azure resource costs; calculators including pricing calculator and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator; cost management and billing capabilities; resource tags (taxonomy tags); Microsoft Purview in Azure; Azure Policy; Azure resource locks
  • Q&A
  • Break

Features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources (60 minutes)

  • Presentation and demos: Azure portal; Azure Cloud Shell, including command-line interface (CLI) and Azure PowerShell; purpose of Azure Arc; infrastructure as code (IaC) and IaC options; Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and JSON ARM templates
  • Q&A
  • Break

Monitoring tools (60 minutes)

  • Presentation and demos: Azure Advisor; Azure Service Health; resource monitoring using Azure Monitor (including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights); about the exam; next steps
  • Q&A

Your Instructor

  • Reza Salehi

    Reza Salehi is a cloud infrastructure architect and Microsoft Certified Trainer alumnus. He has trained thousands of students in live, on-demand, and in-person courses and is passionate about helping developers and engineers build practical cloud skills. With a background in software development, he also helps organizations adopt modern cloud solutions through consulting and training.

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Skill covered

AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals