Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Prep Course

Program Overview

This Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Prep Course provides foundational knowledge of cloud services and Microsoft Azure, preparing students for the AZ900 exam. It covers cloud concepts, core Azure services, security, privacy, compliance, and trust, as well as pricing and support. The course is delivered live online over 4 weeks by experienced instructors and can serve as an optional first step in learning about cloud services and Microsoft Azure.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Overview:

This Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Prep Course is an online instructor-led course that provides foundational knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. It serves as an optional first step in learning about cloud services and Microsoft Azure, preparing students for the AZ900 examination or before taking further Microsoft Azure or Microsoft cloud services courses.

Objectives:

Upon completion of the Azure Fundamentals prep course, learners should have obtained the skills and knowledge to:

• Describe cloud concepts, including benefits and considerations of using cloud services, differences between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and the differences between public, private, and hybrid cloud models.
• Describe core Azure services, including the core Azure architectural components, core products available in Azure, products available for networking, storage, databases, solutions available on Azure, big data and analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), serverless computing, and DevOps solutions available on Azure.
• Describe Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Trust, including securing network connectivity in Azure, core Azure Identity services, security tools and features of Azure, Azure governance methodologies, monitoring and reporting options in Azure, and privacy, compliance, and data protection standards in Azure.
• Describe Azure pricing and support, including Azure subscriptions, planning and management of costs, support options available with Azure, Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and service lifecycle in Azure.

Program Description:

The course covers general cloud computing concepts, as well as general cloud computing models and services, such as Public, Private, and Hybrid cloud, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). It also covers some core Azure services and solutions, as well as key Azure pillar services concerning security, privacy, compliance, and trust. Finally, it covers pricing and support services available with Azure.

Outline:

Module 1: Cloud Concepts

• Benefits and considerations of using cloud services
• Differences between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
• Differences between public, private, and hybrid cloud models

Module 2: Core Azure Services

• Core Azure architectural components (Regions, Availability Zones, Resource Groups, Azure Resource Manager)
• Core products available in Azure (Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, App Services, Functions, Azure Container Instances (ACI), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS))
• Products available for networking (Virtual Network, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway, Content Delivery Network)
• Products available for storage (Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, Archive Storage)
• Products available for databases (Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Database Migration service)
• Solutions available on Azure (Internet of Things (IoT), IoT Hub, IoT Central)
• Big data and analytics (SQL Data Warehouse, Azure Synapse Analytics, HDInsight, Azure Databricks)
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Azure Machine Learning Service, Azure Machine Learning Studio, Azure Machine Learning Studio (classic))
• Serverless computing (Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid)
• DevOps solutions available on Azure (Azure DevOps, Azure DevTest Labs)

Module 3: Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Trust

• Securing network connectivity in Azure
• Core Azure Identity services
• Security tools and features of Azure
• Azure governance methodologies
• Monitoring and reporting options in Azure
• Privacy, compliance, and data protection standards in Azure

Module 4: Pricing and Support

• Azure subscriptions
• Planning and management of costs
• Support options available with Azure
• Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Service lifecycle in Azure

Assessment:

On completion of this learning path, students will have the necessary knowledge to take the AZ900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Exam (exam fee additional). The instructor will provide information on how to register for this exam in class.

Teaching:

This online Instructor-led Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course is delivered live online over 4 weeks, one evening per week from 6.30-9.30pm. The course is taught by experienced instructors who are experts in their field.

Careers:

The AZ900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Exam exam can be taken as an optional first step in learning about cloud services and how those concepts are exemplified by Microsoft Azure. It can be taken as a precursor (although not a prerequisite) to Microsoft Azure or Microsoft cloud services exams. Learners coming from non-technical backgrounds or who have some involvement with cloud-based solutions and services may get involved in selling or purchasing cloud-based solutions and services. Those coming with a technical background may need to validate their foundational level knowledge around cloud services with this certification for career advancement.