AZ-900T00: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

This module introduces you to cloud computing. It covers things such as cloud concepts, deployment models, and understanding shared responsibility in the cloud.

Learning objectives

• 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.

This module introduces you to the benefits cloud computing can offer you or your organization.

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

• 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.

This module covers the different cloud service types and shares some of the use cases and benefits aligned with each service type.

Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:

• 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).

This module explains the basic infrastructure components of Microsoft Azure. You'll learn about the physical infrastructure, how resources are managed, and have a chance to create an Azure resource.

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Describe Azure regions, region 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

This module focuses on some of the computer services and networking services available within Azure.

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Compare compute types, including container instances, virtual machines, and functions
• Describe virtual machine (VM) options, including VMs, virtual machine scale sets, availability sets, Azure Virtual Desktop
• Describe resources required for virtual machines
• Describe application hosting options, including Azure Web Apps, containers, and virtual machines
• Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure Virtual Networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute
• Define public and private endpoints