Overview
Master the basics with the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification.
This 1-day Azure fundamentals course will provide foundational level knowledge on core Azure concepts; core Azure services; core solutions and management tools; general security and network security; governance, privacy, and compliance features; Azure cost management and service level agreements.
Note: This course provides an Azure pass and time for students to participate in hands-on labs.
Why Choose KORNERSTONE
- Accredited, practitioner-led, expert certificate trainers to provide high quality training
- Official training material included
- Practical, scenario-based learning – focus on application, not just theory
- Excellent Passing Rate
Skills Covered
- Introduction to Cloud Infrastructure: Describe cloud concepts
- Introduction to Cloud Infrastructure: Describe Azure architecture and services
- Introduction to Cloud Infrastructure: Describe Azure management and governance
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for taking this course. However, the more technical knowledge a student has, the more they will understand about the cloud.
This course however, serves as a starting point for the following Microsoft associate-level tracks:
- AZ-104: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- AZ-204: Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
- AZ-500: Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Target Audience
- This course is suitable for IT personnel who are just beginning to work with Azure.
- This audience wants to learn about our offerings and get hands-on experience with the product.
- This course primarily uses the Azure portal to create services and does not require scripting skills.
- Students in this course will gain confidence to take other role-based courses and certifications, such as Azure Administrator.
- This course combines lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on labs.
- This course will also help learners prepare for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) exam.
Course Curriculum
Module 1: Describe cloud computing
- Introduction to Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
- Introduction to Cloud Computing
- What is Cloud Computing?
- Describe the Shared Responsibility Model
- Define Cloud Models
- Describe the Consumption-Based Model
- Module Assessment
- Summary
Module 2: Describe the benefits of using cloud services
- Introduction
- 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
- Module assessment
- Summary
Module 3: Describe cloud service types
- Introduction
- Describe Infrastructure as a Service
- Describe Platform as a Service
- Describe Software as a Service
- Module Assessment
- Summary
Module 4: Describe the core architectural components of Azure
- Introduction
- What is Microsoft Azure?
- Get Started with Azure Accounts
- Exercise: Explore the Learn Sandbox
- Describe Azure Physical Infrastructure
- Describe Azure Management Infrastructure
- Exercise: Create an Azure Resource
- Module Assessment
- Summary
Module 5: Describe Azure compute and networking services
- Introduction
- Describe Azure Virtual Machines
- Exercise: Create an Azure Virtual Machine
- Describe Azure Virtual Desktop
- Describe Azure Containers
- Describe Azure Functions
- Describe Application Hosting Options
- Describe Azure Virtual Networking
- Exercise: Configure Network Access
- Describe Azure Virtual Private Networks
- Describe Azure ExpressRoute
- Describe Azure DNS
- Module Assessment
- Summary
Module 6: Describe Azure storage services
- Introduction
- Describe Azure Storage Accounts
- Describe Azure Storage Redundancy
- Describe Azure Storage Services
- Exercise: Create a Storage Blob
- Identify Azure Data Migration Options
- Identify Azure File Movement Options
- Module Assessment
- Summary
Module 7: Describe Azure identity, access, and security
- Introduction
- Describe Azure Directory Services
- Describe Azure Authentication Methods
- Describe Azure External Identities
- Describe Azure Conditional Access
- Describe Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Describe Zero Trust Model
- Describe Defense-in-Depth
- Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Module Assessment
- Summary
Module 8: Describe cost management in Azure
- Introduction
- Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure
- Explore the Pricing Calculator
- Exercise: Estimate workload costs by using the Pricing Calculator
- Describe the Microsoft Cost Management tool
- Describe the purpose of tags
- Module Assessment
- Summary
Module 9: Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance
- Introduction
- Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview
- Describe the purpose of Azure Policy
- Describe the purpose of resource locks
- Exercise: Configure a resource lock
- Describe the purpose of the Service Trust portal
- Module assessment
- Summary
Module 10: Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources
- Introduction
- Describe tools for interacting with Azure
- Describe the purpose of Azure Arc
- Describe Azure Resource Manager and Azure ARM templates
- Module assessment
- Summary
Module 11: Describe monitoring tools in Azure
- Introduction
- Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor
- Describe Azure Service Health
- Describe Azure Monitor
- Module assessment
- Summary
Dates & Locations
Exam & Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals.
The Azure Fundamentals certification validates your basic knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Azure. You earn it by passing Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals.
You can use your Azure Fundamentals certification to reinforce your basics for other Azure role-based or specialty certifications, but it isn’t a prerequisite for any of them.
