Detailed information about the MICROSOFT CERTIFIED: AZURE FUNDAMENTALS (AZ-900) training course deployed by Atoha.

Overview of Microsoft Certifications

Delivered by “technology giant” Microsoft, certifications and training programs help learners update their professional skills and stay on top of today's technology world. With strength in cloud computing, Microsoft is currently one of the world's two leading providers that can provide a wide range of platform solutions/infrastructure services at scale. Microsoft offers a variety of training solutions for the tech world, with different development paths depending on the role of each individual:

Become Microsoft Certified

Microsoft has certification paths for many technical job roles. Each of these certifications consists of passing a series of exams to earn certification.

1/ Fundamentals certifications

Recommended start. Ideal for individuals just starting in technology or thinking about a career change.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals

2/ Role-based certifications: Choose a role-based certification to begin learning valuable job role skills.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Consultant Associate

3/ Additional certifications: Explore specialty, Microsoft Certified Educator, and Microsoft Office technical certifications.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty
• Microsoft Certified Educator
• Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Word Expert (Word and Word 2019)

AZURE CERTIFICATE SYSTEM

Microsoft Azure is a fully integrated cloud computing platform used to build, deploy, and manage applications through Microsoft's global network of data centers. According to Marketwatch, the cloud industry revolves around data. The more data on the Internet, the greater the demand for the cloud. The value of the industry currently reaches 300 billion USD and by 2023 will reach 614 billion USD.

The Microsoft Azure certification system proves its holder has a solid understanding of the Azure cloud computing platform and its services. This is an industry-regarded certification, recognized globally and sought after by many companies.

Azure certificates are categorized into four main certificate categories:

1. Developer,
2. Administrators,
3. Devops, Architect and
4. Specialized certificates for each segment of IoT, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Security, AI.

The Microsoft Azure certification demonstrates competence and understanding of:

• Cloud concept
• Core Azure Services
• Core Management Tools and Solutions on Azure
• General security and network security features
• Identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
• Azure cost management
• Service level agreement

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) measures your ability to describe the following concepts: cloud concepts; core Azure services; core solutions and management tools on Azure; general security and network security features; identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features; and Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements.

Azure Fundamentals certification is an opportunity to prove knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure services, Azure workloads, security and privacy in Azure, as well as Azure pricing and support. Candidates should be familiar with the general technology concepts, including concepts of networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development.

Azure Fundamentals can be used to prepare for other Azure role-based or specialty certifications, but it is not a prerequisite for any of them.

Job role: Administrator, Business User, Developer, Student, Technology Manager

Required exams: AZ-900

Target Participants

Candidates for the Azure Fundamentals certification should have foundational knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. This certification is intended for candidates who are just beginning to work with cloud-based solutions and services or are new to Azure.

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Course Objectives

The training programs are specifically designed for participants to pass the exam on the first attempt. In addition to the basic knowledge for the course, candidates also have access to sample exams and continuous support through an online learning group.

This course is instructed by a Microsoft Certified Trainer and AWS Authorized Instructor with more than 16 years of experience in the field of Microsoft Technologies focusing on the main areas: Windows Server, Virtualization, System Center, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Cloud, and AWS Cloud.

Describe Cloud Concepts

• Identify the benefits and considerations of using cloud services
• Describe the differences between categories of cloud services
• Describe the differences between types of cloud computing

Describe Core Azure Services

• Describe the core Azure architectural components
• Describe core resources available in Azure

Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure

• Describe core solutions available in Azure
• Describe Azure management tools

Describe general security and network security features

• Describe Azure security features
• Describe Azure network security

Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features

• Describe core Azure identity services
• Describe Azure governance features
• Describe privacy and compliance resources

Describe Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements

• Describe methods for planning and managing costs
• Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and service lifecycles