Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Test Pass Academy has expert Microsoft instructors that have been doing Microsoft Azure training since it first came out. This 10979 - Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course is taught by world class Microsoft Certified Trainers who have hands-on practical experience. Our experts have a vast understanding of Azure and a remarkable teaching ability making it easy to learn and start using Azure right away as well as pass the AZ-900 exam. This 2 day bootcamp is geared for Corporations, Government, Military and Contractors seeking timely training and certification. The Skills measured and exam changes were updated on July 31, 2023.

2 Day Microsoft Authorized Azure Fundamentals: Train-Test-Pass!

During the Course you will be immersed in the following topics and Hands-on Labs:

Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)

Describe cloud computing

• Define cloud computing

• Describe the shared responsibility model

• Define cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid

• Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model

• Describe the consumption-based model

• Compare cloud pricing models

• Describe serverless

Describe the benefits of using cloud services

• Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud

• Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud

• Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud

• Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud

Describe cloud service types

• Describe infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

• Describe platform as a service (PaaS)

• Describe software as a service (SaaS)

• Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)

Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)

Describe the core architectural components of Azure

• Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions

• Describe availability zones

• Describe Azure datacenters

• Describe Azure resources and resource groups

• Describe subscriptions

• Describe management groups

• Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups

Describe Azure compute and networking services

• Compare compute types, including containers, virtual machines, and functions

• Describe virtual machine options, including Azure virtual machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop

• Describe the resources required for virtual machines

• Describe application hosting options, including web apps, containers, and virtual machines

• Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure virtual networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute

• Define public and private endpoints

Describe Azure storage services

• Compare Azure Storage services

• Describe storage tiers

• Describe redundancy options

• Describe storage account options and storage types

• Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync

• Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box

Describe Azure identity, access, and security

• Describe directory services in Azure, including Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services

• Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and passwordless

• Describe external identities in Azure, including business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C)

• Describe Conditional Access in Microsoft Entra ID

• Describe Azure role-based access control (RBAC)

• Describe the concept of Zero Trust

• Describe the purpose of the defense-in-depth model

• Describe the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)

Describe cost management in Azure

• Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure

• Compare the pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator

• Describe cost management capabilities in Azure

• Describe the purpose of tags

Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance

• Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview in Azure

• Describe the purpose of Azure Policy

• Describe the purpose of resource locks

Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources

• Describe the Azure portal

• Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) and Azure PowerShell

• Describe the purpose of Azure Arc

• Describe infrastructure as code (IaC)

• Describe Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM templates

Describe monitoring tools in Azure

• Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor

• Describe Azure Service Health

• Describe Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights