AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Kickstart your cloud journey with AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, delivered in an engaging agent-led format. This course is designed for anyone new to cloud computing or Azure—no technical background required. Guided by a knowledgeable AI training agent, you'll learn the core principles of cloud computing, key Azure services, and how Microsoft Azure enables secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions.

Through interactive explanations, real-world examples, and hands-on labs in an Azure subscription, you'll build foundational knowledge in Azure architecture, compute, networking, storage, identity, governance, and pricing models. The AI agent adapts to your pace, answers your questions, and reinforces your understanding with self-checks and guided exercises.

Whether you're preparing for the AZ-900 certification exam or simply exploring what Azure can do, this course equips you with the essential skills and confidence to take the next step in your cloud career.

Key Topics Covered:

  • Cloud concepts and benefits

  • Core Azure services and solutions

  • Azure pricing, SLAs, and lifecycle

  • Identity, security, privacy, and compliance in Azure

  • Azure management and governance tools

Ideal For:
Business users, beginners, students, and professionals who want to understand the value and capabilities of Microsoft Azure without needing a technical background.

Format:
Agent-led learning with interactive content and hands-on Azure labs.

Certification Prep:
Aligned with the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals exam (AZ-900).

Category: Azure Cloud Computing
Level: Foundational
Course Code: AZ-900
Duration: 6h 0m
Price: $99.99 for 6 months
Tokens Required: 1
Access Duration: 6 months
Lab Environment: ✓ Included
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Course Curriculum

Lesson 1: Cloud Concepts & Core Principles

Principles of cloud computing Benefits and types of cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) Public, Private, and Hybrid cloud models Introduction to Azure global infrastructure

Estimated Duration: 2 h 0 m

Hands-On Exercises

Exercise 1: Create a Virtual Machine using the Portal
In this exercise, you'll use the Azure portal to create a resource. The focus of the exercise is observing how Azure resource groups populate with created resources.
Estimated Time: 20 minutes
Exercise 2: Create an Azure virtual machine using the CLI
In this exercise, you create an Azure virtual machine (VM) and install Nginx, a popular web server.
Estimated Time: 60 minutes
Exercise 3: Configure network access
In this exercise, you'll configure the access to the virtual machine (VM) you created earlier in this lesson.
Estimated Time: 30 minutes

Lesson 2: Core Azure Architecture & Services

Compute (VMs, App Services, Containers) Networking (VNets, Load Balancers) Storage (Blob, File, Disk)

Estimated Duration: 2 h 0 m

Hands-On Exercises

Exercise 1: Create and manage storage blob
In this exercise, you will create a new Azure storage account and use blob storage.
Estimated Time: 30 minutes

Lesson 3: Azure Management, Governance & Cost Tools

Azure App Services Azure Functions Azure Marketplace Monitoring via Azure Monitor and Azure Service Health

Estimated Duration: 2 h 0 m

Hands-On Exercises

Exercise 1: Estimate workload costs by using the Pricing calculator
In this exercise, you use the Pricing calculator to estimate the cost of running a basic web application on Azure.
Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Exercise 2: Compare workload costs using the TCO calculator
In this exercise, you use the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator to compare the cost of running a sample workload in your datacenter versus on Azure.
Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Exercise 3: Configure a resource lock
In this exercise, you'll create a resource and configure a resource lock. Storage accounts are one of the easiest types of resource locks to quickly see the impact, so you'll use a storage account for this exercise.
Estimated Time: 30 minutes