Exam Prep: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Passing the AZ-900 exam requires a strict understanding of how Microsoft structures, secures, and bills for its cloud resources. This course prepares you for the certification by walking through Azure from the ground up, starting with core cloud computing concepts like the consumption model, shared responsibility, and the differences between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. You will learn exactly how Azure is organized, moving from physical infrastructure like regions and availability zones to logical boundaries including management groups, subscriptions, and resource groups. From there, the course covers compute and networking fundamentals, detailing the requirements for virtual machines, containers, and functions, alongside configuring virtual networks, subnets, and private traffic routing to on-premises environments.

Next, the course breaks down Azure storage services, focusing on accounts, access tiers, and redundancy. Identity and security are critical components of the exam, so we dedicate a full module to Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, and Azure RBAC, while exploring foundational security concepts like Zero Trust, defense in depth, and Defender for Cloud. We then cover how to manage and deploy your infrastructure using the Azure portal, Cloud Shell, Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, and Resource Manager, including managing hybrid environments with Azure Arc. Finally, you will learn how to keep your environments compliant and cost-effective using Azure Policy, resource locks, Microsoft Purview, and Cost Management, before wrapping up with observability and health tracking using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.