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AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Start your Azure journey with 13 hands-on labs covering cloud concepts, core Azure services, virtual machines, networking, storage, identity, security, cost management, and governance for the AZ-900 exam.

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16h 25m
13 Lessons
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About This Course

Build a solid foundation in cloud computing and Microsoft Azure with this beginner-friendly course designed to prepare you for the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification exam. Across 13 interactive, AI-guided labs, you'll learn core cloud concepts and get hands-on experience with Azure services no prior cloud experience required.The course begins with cloud computing fundamentals understanding the shared responsibility model, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS service models, and the benefits of cloud computing including high availability, scalability, and elasticity. You'll explore Azure's global infrastructure including regions, availability zones, and resource groups, and learn how Azure organizes and manages resources.Hands-on labs cover creating and configuring Azure resources through the portal and command-line tools, deploying virtual machines, configuring virtual networks with subnets and network security groups, working with Azure Storage accounts for blob, file, and table storage, and estimating costs with the Azure Pricing Calculator. You'll also explore identity and security with Microsoft Entra ID, role-based access control, and resource locks for governance.Additional topics include Azure management and governance tools such as Azure Policy, Management Groups, Azure Resource Manager templates, and Azure Monitor. Each lesson is led by an AI instructor who explains concepts in accessible language, guides you through practical exercises, and reinforces your learning with 6+ assessment questions aligned to AZ-900 exam objectives. Perfect for anyone starting their cloud journey IT professionals, students, business decision-makers, and career changers alike.

Course Curriculum

13 Lessons
01
AI Lesson
AI Lesson

Cloud Computing Fundamentals

1h 30m

Understand cloud computing concepts including the shared responsibility model, cloud deployment models (public, private, hybrid), the consumption-based model, cloud pricing, and serverless computing.

02
AI Lesson
AI Lesson

Benefits of Cloud Services and Cloud Service Types

1h 30m

Explore the benefits of cloud computing including high availability, scalability, reliability, predictability, security, governance, and manageability. Understand IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS service models and their use cases.

03
AI Lesson
AI Lesson

Core Azure Architectural Components

1h 0m

Learn about Azure regions, region pairs, sovereign regions, availability zones, datacenters, resources, resource groups, subscriptions, management groups, and the resource hierarchy.

04
Lab Exercise
Lab Exercise

Core Azure Architectural Components - Lab Exercises

1h 0m 1 Exercises

Hands-on exercises for creating Azure resources and observing how Azure resource groups populate with created resources.

Create an Azure Resource Create a resource group and virtual machine in the Azure portal, then observe how Azure resources are grouped together. ~15 min
05
AI Lesson
AI Lesson

Azure Compute and Networking Services

1h 5m

Compare compute types (VMs, containers, functions), explore VM options, application hosting, virtual networking concepts including VNets, subnets, peering, DNS, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and public/private endpoints.

06
Lab Exercise
Lab Exercise

Azure Compute and Networking Services - Lab Exercises

1h 5m 1 Exercises

Hands-on exercises for creating virtual machines, installing web servers, and configuring network security group rules.

Create a Virtual Machine and Configure as a Web Host Create a Linux VM using Azure CLI, install Nginx, configure network security group rules, and verify web server access. ~20 min
07
AI Lesson
AI Lesson

Azure Storage Services

1h 0m

Compare Azure storage services, understand storage tiers, redundancy options, storage account types, and tools for moving files (AzCopy, Storage Explorer, File Sync) and migration (Azure Migrate, Data Box).

08
Lab Exercise
Lab Exercise

Azure Storage Services - Lab Exercises

1h 0m 1 Exercises

Hands-on exercises for creating storage accounts, uploading blobs, and configuring access levels.

Create a Storage Blob Create a storage account and container, upload a file to blob storage, and configure anonymous access levels. ~15 min
09
AI Lesson
AI Lesson

Azure Identity, Access, and Security

1h 30m

Understand Microsoft Entra ID, Entra Domain Services, authentication methods (SSO, MFA, passwordless), external identities, Conditional Access, Azure RBAC, Zero Trust, defense-in-depth, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

10
AI Lesson
AI Lesson

Azure Cost Management and Governance

1h 15m

Explore cost factors in Azure, the pricing calculator, cost management capabilities, tags, Microsoft Purview, Azure Policy, and resource locks.

11
Lab Exercise
Lab Exercise

Azure Cost Management and Governance - Lab Exercises

1h 15m 2 Exercises

Hands-on exercises for estimating workload costs using the Azure Pricing Calculator and configuring resource locks.

Estimate Workload Costs Using the Pricing Calculator Use the Azure Pricing Calculator to estimate the cost of a basic web application workload with VMs, SQL Database, and Application Gateway. ~15 min
Configure a Resource Lock Create a storage account, apply read-only and delete resource locks, observe their effects, and learn to manage locks. ~15 min
12
AI Lesson
AI Lesson

Azure Management Tools and Monitoring

1h 30m

Learn about the Azure portal, Cloud Shell (CLI and PowerShell), Azure Arc, Infrastructure as Code, ARM templates, Azure Advisor, Azure Service Health, and Azure Monitor including Log Analytics and Application Insights.

13
Challenge
Challenge

AZ-900 Final Challenge: Build and Secure a Cloud Solution

1h 45m 1 Exercises

Put your Azure Fundamentals knowledge to the test! Design, deploy, and secure a complete cloud solution using the skills you have learned throughout the course.

AZ-900 Final Challenge: Build and Secure a Cloud Solution Apply everything you have learned to independently build, configure, and secure a complete Azure solution from scratch. ~60 min
$99 / 3 months access

This course includes:

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  • 13 Hands-on Lessons
  • Exam Prep Included
  • 3 Months Access
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Total Duration 16h 25m
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AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Awarded for successfully completing the AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course. Recipients demonstrated foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure services, security, privacy, compliance, trust, and Azure pricing and support.

Course AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Criteria Complete all lessons and the final challenge in the AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course, covering cloud concepts, Azure architecture, compute, networking, storage, identity, security, cost management, governance, and Azure management tools.
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Skills You'll Earn

Azure Cloud Concepts Azure Architecture Azure Compute Azure Networking Azure Storage Azure Identity & Security Azure Cost Management Azure Governance Azure Monitor Cloud Deployment Models

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