AZ‑900 Azure Fundamentals Training
Duration
1 day / 2 days
Price
$899 / $1699
Cities
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth
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Why Choose This Course
AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals is an instructor-led training course designed to provide a foundational understanding of cloud computing and Microsoft Azure. Aligned with the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification, this course introduces core cloud concepts, Azure services, security features, governance capabilities, and pricing models that support modern business and technology environments.
As organisations continue to adopt cloud technologies, professionals with cloud knowledge are increasingly in demand. This course helps participants understand how cloud computing improves scalability, flexibility, reliability, and cost efficiency while providing practical insight into Microsoft’s Azure platform.
Participants learn key cloud concepts including public, private, and hybrid cloud models, core Azure architectural components, Azure Regions, Availability Zones, Resource Groups, and Azure Resource Manager. The course also introduces Azure compute, networking, storage, and database services used to build and manage cloud-based solutions.
Security and identity management are covered throughout the training, including Microsoft Entra ID, authentication, authorisation, role-based access control (RBAC), and Zero Trust principles. Participants also gain an understanding of governance, compliance, monitoring, and resource management capabilities available within Azure.
The course explores Azure pricing, support plans, service-level agreements (SLAs), and cost management concepts, helping learners understand both the technical and business aspects of cloud adoption. Practical examples and instructor-led discussions reinforce key concepts and prepare participants for real-world cloud environments.
Whether you are exploring cloud computing for the first time or preparing for future Azure certifications, this course provides a strong foundation for understanding Microsoft Azure and cloud technologies.
This course is ideal for IT Professionals, Business Stakeholders, Project Managers, Technical Support Staff, Students, Sales Professionals, Cloud Beginners, and anyone seeking foundational cloud knowledge. Training is available across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Canberra, as well as through live online delivery throughout Australia. A Certificate of Attendance is included upon completion.
Prerequisites
- There are no formal prerequisites for this course.
Exam
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Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam(s). AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals .
Books
- Course material for AZ-900T00 – Microsoft Azure Fundamentals provided
Skills Gained
- Define cloud computing, types of cloud services and the benefits of using cloud services.
- Describe the basic components of Azure architecture.
- Describe Azure compute and networking services, Azure storage services, and Azure identity, access and security.
- Describe cost management in Azure
- Describe Azure features and tools for governance and compliance, as well as resource management and deployment.
- Describe Azure monitoring tools
Audience
- IT professionals beginning to work with cloud services who want foundational Azure knowledge.
- Business and technology stakeholders evaluating Azure solutions for their organisation.
- Students and career changers preparing for an entry-level cloud role or further Azure certifications.
- Teams seeking instructor-led, exam-aligned content to build a common cloud baseline.
Outline
- Understand terms such as High Availability, Scalability, Elasticity, Agility, Fault Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery
- Understand the principles of economies of scale
- Understand the differences between Capital Expenditure (CapEx) and Operational Expenditure (OpEx)
- Understand the consumption-based model
- Describe Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
- Describe Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
- Describe Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Compare and contrast the three different service types
- Describe Public cloud
- Describe Private cloud
- Describe Hybrid cloud
- Compare and contrast the three different cloud models
- Describe Regions
- Describe Availability Zones
- Describe Resource Groups
- Describe Azure Resource Manager
- Describe products available for Compute such as Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, App Service and Functions
- Describe products available for Networking such as Virtual Network, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway and Content Delivery Network
- Describe products available for Storage such as Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, and Archive Storage
- Describe products available for Databases such as CosmosDB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Database Migration service, and Azure SQL Data Warehouse
- Describe the Azure Marketplace and its usage scenarios
- Describe Internet of Things (IoT) and products that are available for IoT on Azure such as IoT Fundamentals, IoT Hub and IoT Central
- Describe Big Data and Analytics and products that are available for Big Data and Analytics such as SQL Data Warehouse, HDInsight and Data Lake Analytics
- Describe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and products that are available for AI such as Azure Machine Learning Service and Studio
- Describe Serverless computing and Azure products that are available for serverless computing such as Azure Functions, Logic Apps and App grid
- Describe the benefits and outcomes of using Azure solutions
- Understand Azure tools such as Azure CLI, PowerShell, and the Azure Portal
- Understand Azure Advisor
- Describe Azure Firewall
- Describe Azure DDoS Protection
- Describe Network Security Group (NSG)
- Choose an appropriate Azure security solution
- Understand the difference between authentication and authorization
- Describe Azure Active Directory
- Describe Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
- Describe Azure Security
- Understand Azure Security center usage scenarios
- Describe Key Vault
- Describe Azure Information Protection (AIP)
- Describe Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
- Describe Azure Policies
- Describe Initiatives
- Describe Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Describe Locks
- Describe Azure Advisor security assistance
- Describe Azure Monitor
- Describe Azure Service Health
- Understand the use cases and benefits of Azure Monitor and Azure Service Health
- Understand privacy, compliance and data protection standards in Azure
- Understand industry compliance terms such as GDPR, ISO and NIST
- Understand the Microsoft Privacy Statement
- Describe the Trust center
- Describe the Service Trust Portal
- Describe Compliance Manager
- Determine if Azure is compliant for a business need
- Understand Azure Government services
- Understand Azure Germany services
- Describe an Azure Subscription
- Understand the uses and options with Azure subscriptions
- Understand options for purchasing Azure products and services
- Understand options around Azure Free account
- Understand the factors affecting costs such as resource types, services, locations, ingress and egress traffic
- Understand Zones for billing purposes
- Understand the Pricing calculator
- Understand the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
- Understand best practices for minimizing Azure costs such as performing cost analysis, creating spending limits and quotas, and using tags to identify cost owners; use Azure reservations; use Azure Advisor recommendations
- Understand the support options available with Azure
- Understand support plans that are available such as Dev, Standard, Professional Direct and Premier
- Understand how to open a support ticket
- Understand available support channels outside of support plan channels
- Describe the Knowledge Center
- Describe a Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Determine SLA for a particular Azure product or service
- Understand Public and Private Preview features
- Understand how to access Preview features
- Understand the term General Availability (GA)
- Monitor feature updates
Price
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
What is AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals?
AZ-900 is an entry-level Microsoft certification course that introduces cloud computing concepts, Azure services, architecture, security, governance, and pricing fundamentals.
Who should attend the AZ-900 course?
The course is ideal for IT professionals, business stakeholders, project managers, technical support staff, students, sales teams, and anyone seeking a foundational understanding of Microsoft Azure.
Do I need technical experience before taking AZ-900?
No. AZ-900 is designed for beginners and does not require hands-on Azure experience. The course provides a broad introduction to cloud concepts and Microsoft Azure services.
What skills will I gain from AZ-900 training?
Participants learn cloud computing fundamentals, Azure architecture, compute services, networking, storage, security, identity management, governance, compliance, pricing, and cost management concepts.
Does AZ-900 help prepare for Azure certification?
Yes. The course aligns with the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification objectives and covers the knowledge areas assessed in the AZ-900 exam.
What Azure certifications can I pursue after AZ-900?
After completing AZ-900, learners often progress to role-based certifications such as Azure Administrator (AZ-104), Azure Developer (AZ-204), Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500), Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305), and other Microsoft Azure certifications.
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