Video description
5 Hours of Video Instruction
Includes coverage of the November 2020 exam updates!
Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-900—and demonstrate your foundational-level knowledge of cloud services and how Microsoft Azure can provide those services.
Exam AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Video), Second Edition, is designed for professionals in any non-technical or technical role who want to take a first step toward expanding their understanding of cloud services and cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure. This video focuses on the skills measured by the exam objectives:
- Describe cloud concepts
- Describe core Azure services
- Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure
- Describe general security and network security features
- Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
- Describe Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements
For more than 20 years, instructor and author Jim Cheshire has worked at Microsoft in various roles, most recently in technical readiness across the entire Azure business. In this video, Jim shares his insights and organizes coverage by exam objective to help you make the most effective use of your study and exam prep time.
About the Instructor
Jim Cheshire is a technology enthusiast with more than 25 years of experience in various roles within IT. Jim has authored more than 15 books on technology, and he’s held numerous training sessions on Microsoft Azure, both in private enterprises and through Safari’s Live Training program. Jim is heavily involved in Azure and is in his 21st year at Microsoft. He’s currently working as an engineer in Azure App Service.
Skill Level
- Beginner
Who Should Take This Course
- Certification candidates preparing for exam AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
- Anyone who needs to demonstrate a foundational-level understanding of cloud services and cloud-based solutions with Microsoft Azure
- Anyone who wants to take a first step in learning Microsoft Azure concepts and terminology
Course Requirements
- This video assumes no prior knowledge of Azure or cloud services.
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Module 1: Describe Cloud Concepts
- Lesson 1: Identify the benefits and considerations of cloud services
- Lesson 2: Describe the differences between categories of cloud services
- Lesson 3: Describe the differences between types of cloud computing
- Module 2: Describe Core Azure Services
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Lesson 4: Describe core Azure architectural components
- Learning objectives
- 4.1 Describe the benefits and usage of Regions and Region Pairs
- 4.2 Describe the benefits and usage of Availability Zones
- 4.3 Describe the benefits and usage of Resource Groups
- 4.4 Describe the benefits and usage of subscriptions
- 4.5 Describe the benefits and usage of management groups
- 4.6 Describe the benefits and usage of Azure Resource Manager
- 4.7 Explain Azure resources
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Lesson 5: Describe core resources available in Azure
- Learning objectives
- 5.1 Describe Azure Virtual Machines
- 5.2 Describe Azure App Service
- 5.3 Describe Azure Container Instances (ACI)
- 5.4 Describe Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- 5.5 Describe Windows Virtual Desktop
- 5.6 Describe Virtual networks
- 5.7 Describe VPN Gateway
- 5.8 Describe virtual network peering
- 5.9 Describe ExpressRoute
- 5.10 Describe Container (blob) storage
- 5.11 Describe Disk storage
- 5.12 Describe Azure Files
- 5.13 Describe Storage tiers
- 5.14 Describe Cosmos DB
- 5.15 Describe Azure SQL Database
- 5.16 Describe Azure Database for MySQL
- 5.17 Describe Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- 5.18 Describe the Azure Marketplace and its usage scenarios
- Module 3: Describe Core Solutions and Management Tools on Azure
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Lesson 6: Describe core solutions available in Azure
- Learning objectives
- 6.1 Describe Azure IoT Hub
- 6.2 Describe IoT Central
- 6.3 Describe Azure Sphere
- 6.4 Describe Azure Synapse Analytics
- 6.5 Describe Azure HDInsight
- 6.6 Describe Azure Databricks
- 6.7 Describe Azure Machine Learning
- 6.8 Describe Cognitive Services
- 6.9 Describe Azure Bot Service
- 6.10 Describe Azure Functions
- 6.11 Describe Logic Apps
- 6.12 Describe Azure DevOps
- 6.13 Describe Azure DevTest Labs
- 6.14 Describe GitHub and GitHub Actions
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Lesson 7: Describe Azure management tools
- Learning objectives
- 7.1 Describe the Azure portal
- 7.2 Describe Azure PowerShell
- 7.3 Describe Azure CLI
- 7.4 Describe Azure Cloud Shell
- 7.5 Describe Azure mobile app
- 7.6 Describe Azure Advisor
- 7.7 Describe Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
- 7.8 Describe Azure Monitor
- 7.9 Describe Azure Service Health
- Module 4: Describe General Security and Network Security Features
- Lesson 8: Describe Azure security features
- Lesson 9: Describe Azure network security
- Module 5: Describe Identity, Governance, Privacy, and Compliance Features
- Lesson 10: Describe core Azure identity services
- Lesson 11: Describe Azure governance features
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Lesson 12: Describe privacy and compliance resources
- Learning objectives
- 12.1 Describe the Microsoft core tenets of security, privacy, and compliance
- 12.2 Describe the Microsoft Privacy Statement
- 12.3 Describe Online Service Terms (OST) and Data Protection Amendment (DPA)
- 12.4 Describe the Trust Center
- 12.5 Describe the purpose of the Azure compliance documentation
- 12.6 Describe Azure sovereign regions
- Module 6: Describe Azure Pricing, SLAs, and Service Lifecycles
- Lesson 13: Describe methods for planning and management of costs
- Lesson 14: Describe Azure service level agreements (SLAs) and service lifecycles
- Summary
Product information
- Title: Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Video), 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2020
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 0137307004
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