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Microsoft AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals Overview

Welcome to the Microsoft AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals study guide. This course is divided into dedicated sub-sections covering the core topics of the official exam curriculum in technical depth.

Study Guide Directory

  • Domain 1: Cloud Concepts
    • Learn about cloud computing benefits (high availability, scalability, elasticity, agility).
    • Understand operational financial models (CapEx vs. OpEx).
    • Analyze the Shared Responsibility Model and Cloud service archetypes (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
  • Domain 2: Core Azure Architecture & Services
    • Learn about regions, availability zones, management groups, and subscriptions.
    • Deep dive into VMs, ACI, AKS, serverless Azure Functions, and VNets.
    • Review storage architectures (Blobs, Files, Disks) and database engines.
  • Domain 3: Management, Security, and Governance
    • Master Entra ID authentication and Conditional Access.
    • Detail security policies, RBAC roles, resource locks, and cost management.

About the AZ-900 Exam

The Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification validates foundational knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure.

Exam Outline

  • Describe Cloud Concepts: 25–30%
  • Describe Azure Architecture and Services: 35–40%
  • Describe Azure Management and Governance: 30–35%