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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 is an instructor-led training course designed to help learners understand core cloud concepts and the Microsoft Azure platform. It covers the foundational skills measured in the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification, including cloud computing principles, Azure architectural components and services, and management and governance capabilities. The content aligns with the current skills outline for Exam AZ-900, focusing on describe cloud concepts; describe Azure architecture and services; and describe Azure management and governance.

Across the course, you explore how Azure regions, availability zones, subscriptions, resource groups, and Azure Resource Manager underpin deployments; how compute, networking, and storage services are selected for different scenarios; and how identity and access, security baselines, and governance policies are applied for secure and compliant operations. This alignment helps learners prepare effectively for the certification while gaining practical knowledge that translates to workplace use of Azure.

This training suits professionals beginning their cloud journey, business stakeholders who need to understand Azure’s capabilities, and anyone planning to progress to associate-level Azure certifications after building a solid foundation. A certificate of course attendance is included.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for this course.

Exam

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

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The supply of this course/package/program is governed by our terms and conditions. Please read them carefully before enrolling, as enrolment is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions. Proposed course dates are given, course runs subject to availability and minimum registrations.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

Is AZ-900 suitable for beginners without cloud experience?

Yes. AZ-900 targets foundational cloud knowledge and is designed for technology professionals new to Azure and cloud services.

Do I need coding or scripting skills to attend?

No. The course primarily uses the Azure portal and command-line tools for hands-on practice, without requiring scripting expertise.

How does this course align to the certification exam?

The content maps to the skills measured for Exam AZ-900, including cloud concepts, Azure services, and management and governance, helping you prepare effectively.

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