Microsoft AZURE® Fundamentals AZ 900 Exam PREP: The complete guide to get you Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ900 certified on your 1st attempt

This book covers the fundamentals of Azure certification AZ 900 . It concentrates on the features of the Azure platform that you are most likely to need to know rather than on every feature and service available on the platform. This book explores six foundational features of the Microsoft Azure platform, along with insights on getting started with Azure, management tools, and common business scenarios. Aligned with the Latest AZ-900 syllabus updated on Mar 2021 Prepared and Attested by Microsoft Solution Architects Enabled 20,000+ professionals to get Microsoft Azure AZ-900 certified on their 1st attempt Pre-assessment Quiz to benchmark your knowledge level Organized under 9 Modules to fully cover the functional areas for the AZ-900 certification Each module has a Knowledge check aligned with the actual examination questions Practice before the real exam with 3 Practice Tests and detailed answers to prepare you for the examination STEP-BY-STEP guide on creating your FREE Azure account, create VMs, Storage and reviewing the Pricing calculator Earn the Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals Badge Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: • Describe cloud concepts • Describe core Azure services • Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure • Describe general security and network security features • Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features • Describe Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements This Microsoft Exam Ref: • Organizes its coverage by exam objectives • Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you • Assumes you want to show foundational knowledge of cloud services and their delivery with Microsoft Azure; no technical background or IT experience is required About the Exam Exam AZ-900 focuses on knowledge needed to describe cloud service benefits and usage considerations; explain IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS; compare public, private, and hybrid cloud models; describe core Azure architectural components, products, solutions, and management tools; describe how network connectivity is secured in Azure; describe core identity services; describe Azure security tools, features, governance methodologies, and monitoring and reporting options; describe privacy, compliance, and data protection standards; describe Azure subscriptions, cost planning, and cost management; and describe SLAs and the service lifecycle. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals credential, demonstrating that you can describe cloud concepts, core Azure services, and core solutions and management tools on Azure; general security and network security features; identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features; Azure cost management and SLAs. $400 worth Azure Fundamentals Training Table of Contents Pre-assessment Quiz Answers Chapter 1 : Introduction 1.1 About the Author 1.2 About this book Who should read this book This book might not be for you if... Assumptions Chapter 2 : Azure Fundamentals Certification 2.1 Learning objectives 2.2 Azure Fundamentals AZ 900 Certification 2.3 Why should I take Azure fundamentals? 2.4 Skills gained 2.5 AZ-900 Certification Examination Syllabus 2.6 Prerequisites 2.7 How to take the Exam 2.8 Azure Fundamentals certification Roadmap Chapter 3 : Cloud Concepts 3.1 Learning Objectives 3.2 Case study introduction 3.3 Cloud computing Why is cloud computing typically cheaper to use? Why should I move to the cloud? What are some cloud computing advantages? Cloud computing is a consumption-based model Capital expenses vs. Operating expenses 3.4 What are cloud service models? 3.4.1 IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) 3.4.2 PaaS (Platform as a Service) 3.4.3 SaaS (Software as a Service) 3.5 Serverless computing 3.6 Types of cloud computing 3.7 Azure and Cloud 3.7.1 High Availability 3.7.2 Fault Tolerance 3.7.3 Disaster Recovery 3.7.4 Scalability and Elasticity 3.7.5 Business Agility 3.8 Knowledge check Answers 3.9 Summary Chapter 4 : Azure Fundamental Concepts 4.1 Learning objectives 4.2 Overview of Azure subscriptions, management groups, and resources 4.2.1 Get started with Azure accounts 4.2.2 Azure subscriptions and management groups Additional Azure subscriptions Customize billing to meet your needs 4.2.3 Azure management groups 4.3 Azure resources and Azure Resource Manager 4.3.1 Azure resource groups 4.3.2 Azure Resource Manager 4.3.3 The benefits of using Resource Manager 4.4 Azure regions, availability zones, and region pairs 4.4.1 Azure regions 4.4.2 Azure availability zones 4.5 Knowledge Check Answers 4.6 Summary Chapter 5 Azure Core Services 5.1 Learning Objectives 5.2 Azure services 5.2.1 Compute 5.2.2 Networking 5.2.3 Storage 5.2.4 Mobile 5.2.5 Databases 5.2.6 Web 5.2.7 IoT 5.2.8 Big data 5.2.9 Artificial Intelligence 5.2.10 DevOps 5.4 Azure Database Services 5.4.1 Azure Cosmos DB 5.4.2 Azure SQL Database Task 2: Test the database 5.4.3 Azure SQL Managed Instance Features 5.4.4 Azure database for MySQL 5.4.5 Azure Database for PostgreSQL Single Server Hyperscale (Citus) 5.5 Azure Big data and analytics services 5.5.1 Azure Synapse Analytics 5.5.2 Azure HDInsight 5.5.3 Azure Databricks 5.5.4 Azure Data Lake Analytics 5.5.5 Knowledge check 5.6 Azure Artificial Intelligence services 5.6.1 Azure Machine Learning 5.6.2 Azure Cognitive Services 5.6.3 Azure Bot Service 5.6.4 Knowledge check 5.7 Azure Serverless Computing Services 5.7.1 Azure Functions 5.7.2 Azure Logic Apps What are the differences between these services? 5.7.3 Knowledge Check 5.8 IOT Services 5.8.1 Azure IoT Hub 5.8.2 Azure IoT Central 5.8.3 Azure Sphere 5.8.4 Knowledge Check Chapter 6 : Azure Management tools 6.1 Learning Objectives 6.2 The Azure portal What is the Azure portal? 6.3 The Azure mobile app 6.4 Azure PowerShell 6.5 The Azure CLI 6.6 ARM templates 6.7 Azure Marketplace 6.8 Knowledge Check Answers : 6.9 Azure Monitoring Services 6.3.1 Azure Advisor 6.3.2 Azure Monitor 6.3.3 Azure Service Health 6.3.4 Knowledge Check Chapter 7: General security and network security features 7.1 Learning objectives 7.2 Azure Security Center 7.3 Azure Sentinel 7.3 Azure Key Vault What can Azure Key Vault do? What are the benefits of Azure Key Vault? Exercise - Manage a password in Azure Key Vault Create a key vault Add a password to the key vault Show the password Clean up 7.4 Azure Dedicated Host What are the benefits of Azure Dedicated Host? Availability considerations for Dedicated Host Pricing considerations Knowledge check Answer: Summary Chapter 8 : Identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features 8.1 Authentication vs Authorization 8.1.1 What is authentication? 8.1.2 What is authorization? 8.1.3 How are authentication and authorization related? 8.2 Azure Active Directory 8.2.1 Azure AD vs. Active Directory? Who uses Azure AD? What services does Azure AD provide? What kinds of resources can Azure AD help secure? 8.3 Multifactor authentication and Conditional Access What's multifactor authentication? What's Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication? What's Conditional Access? 8.4 Knowledge check Answers: Summary 8.5 Cloud governance strategy on Azure 8.5.1 Role Based Access Control 8.5.2 Azure Resource Locks 8.5.3 Azure Cloud tags 8.5.4 Azure Policy 8.5.5 Azure BluePrint 8.5.6 Knowledge Check 8.6 Privacy, compliance, and data protection standards on Azure 8.6.1 Compliance terms and requirements 8.6.2 Microsoft Privacy Statement, the Online Services Terms, and the Data Protection Addendum 8.6.4 Microsoft Trust Center 8.6.3 Azure compliance documentation 8.6.3 Azure Government 8.6.4 Knowledge check Chapter 9 : Azure cost management and service level agreements 9.1 TCO Calculator How does the TCO Calculator work? Exercise - Compare sample workload costs by using the TCO Calculator Define your workloads Adjust assumptions View the report 9.2 Purchase Azure services 9.2.1 Azure subscription models 9.2.2 Purchase Azure services 9.2.3 Cost Factors Zones for billing of network traffic How can I estimate the total cost? Exercise - Estimate workload cost by using the Pricing calculator Define your requirements Explore the Pricing calculator Estimate your solution Add services to the estimate Configure services to match your requirements Review, share, and save your estimate Manage and minimize total cost on Azure Knowledge check Answer: Summary Chapter 10 : Practice Test 1 10.1 Answers Chapter 11 : Practice Test 2 11.1 Practice Test 2 : Answers Chapter 12 : Practice Test 3 Practice Test 3 : Answers Chapter 13 : Next Steps 1. Azure Fundamentals 2. Azure Administrator Associate 3. Azure Developer Associate 4. Azure Solution Architect Expert Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies (AZ-300) Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-301) 5. Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions (AZ-400) 6. Azure Security Engineer Associate 7. Azure Data Engineer Associate DP-200: Implementing an Azure Data Solution DP-201: Designing an Azure Data Solution