Certifications introductions

Microsoft has a wide rang of easy-to-earn certifications called Fundamentals. These are a door open to Microsoft certifications. In this case, this is Azure Fundamentals AZ900

AZ900 Certification summary

This is the content provided from Microsoft to study:

Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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, SaaS)
Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)
1. Describe the core architectural components of Azure
  • Describe Azure regional, regional 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
2. Describe Azure compute and networking services
  • Compare compute types, including container instances, virtual machines (VMs), and functions
  • Describe VM options, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets,
  availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Describe resources required for virtual machines
  • Describe application hosting options, including the Web Apps feature of Azure App Service,
  containers, and virtual machines
  • Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure Virtual Networks, Azure virtual
  subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and Azure ExpressRoute
  • Define public and private endpoints
3. 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
4. Describe Azure identity, access, and security
  • Describe directory services in Azure, including Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Azure
  Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)
  • Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multifactor
  authentication, and passwordless
  • Describe external identities and guest access in Azure
  • Describe Azure AD Conditional Access
  • 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%)
1. 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 the Azure Cost Management and Billing tool
  • Describe the purpose of tags
2. Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance
  • Describe the purpose of Azure Blueprints
  • Describe the purpose of Azure Policy
  • Describe the purpose of resource locks
  • Describe the purpose of the Service Trust Portal
3. Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources
  • Describe the Azure portal
  • Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell
  • Describe the purpose of Azure Arc
  • Describe Azure Resource Manager and Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates)
4. 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

Exam information

This exam type is really common with Microsoft. An exam test-like. With 42 questions and, to pass it, you have to answer coorectly more than 70%. Exam time: 1h