☁ Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 (Exam-Prep)

An independent, free exam-preparation course that works through the publicly published AZ-900 skills-measured outline — cloud concepts, Azure architecture and services, and Azure management and governance — with visual lessons, original self-check questions and a final exam. It is awareness and preparation only; it is not the official Microsoft course or exam and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft. The course is organized into 11 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 70%). It is independent, free exam-preparation training — not an official or accredited review course.

What you'll learn

• Cloud Concepts: Service Models (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS) and Deployment Models
• Cloud Benefits: HA, Scalability, Elasticity, CapEx vs OpEx & SLAs
• Core Azure Architecture: Regions, Availability Zones, Resource Groups, Subscriptions, Management Groups & ARM
• Azure Compute: VMs, Scale Sets, App Service, Containers, AKS & Functions
• Azure Networking: VNets, Subnets, Connectivity & DNS
• Azure Storage: Blobs, Disks, Files, Queues, Redundancy & Access Tiers
• Identity: Microsoft Entra ID, Authentication, MFA, Conditional Access & RBAC
• Securing Azure: Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Zero Trust & Defence in Depth
• Governance & Compliance: Azure Policy, Locks, Purview & Service Trust
• Cost Management: Pricing, TCO, Tags & Budgets
• Azure Management Tools: Portal, CLI, PowerShell, Cloud Shell, ARM/Bicep, Monitor & Service Health

Learning objectives

• Understand that this is independent AZ-900 exam-prep over the public skills outline, not the official Microsoft course or exam
• Name the three exam domains and their weightings: Cloud concepts (25–30%), Azure architecture and services (35–40%), Azure management and governance (30–35%)
• Explain cloud computing, the shared responsibility model, public/private/hybrid cloud, the consumption-based model and serverless
• Distinguish IaaS, PaaS and SaaS and pick the right service type and cloud model for a use case
• Describe Azure's core architecture: regions, region pairs, availability zones, datacenters, and the management-group/subscription/resource-group/resource hierarchy
• Compare Azure compute, networking and storage services and their redundancy and tiering options
• Apply identity, access and security: Microsoft Entra ID, MFA, SSO, Conditional Access, RBAC, Zero Trust, defense in depth and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Use management and governance tools: cost management, tags, Azure Policy, resource locks, ARM/IaC, Azure Monitor, Service Health and Advisor
• Sit a 10-question exam-style final (80% to pass) built from original questions spanning all three domains