Chapter 1: Cloud computing fundamentals

Module A: Cloud computing concepts

Module B: Computing expenditures

Module C: Cloud models

Chapter 2: Pricing and support

Module A: Purchasing and billing

Module B: Cost planning

Module C: Azure service-level agreements (SLAs)

Module D: Service lifecycle

Chapter 3: Core architecture and tools

Module A: Architectural components

Module B: Management tools

Module C: Monitoring tools

Chapter 4: Compute and networking

Module A: Compute services

Module B: The Azure Marketplace and App Service

Module C: Networking services

Chapter 5: Storage and databases

Module A: Azure storage

Module B: Azure databases

Chapter 6: Advanced solutions

Module A: Internet of things (IoT)

Module B: Big data, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Module C: DevOps

Chapter 7: Security

Module A: Security tools and features

Module B: Network connection security

Module C: Core identity services

Chapter 8: Governance, privacy, and compliance

Module A: Azure governance features

Module B: Privacy and trust

Module C: Compliance features

Welcome to Azure Fundamentals, Exam AZ-900. This course provides basic knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements, core Azure services, core solutions and management tools, general security and network security features, and identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features. You will find this course valuable if you are just beginning to work with cloud-based solutions and services or are new to Azure. This course maps to the Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 exam.

You will benefit most from this course if you intend to take the Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 exam. 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.

This course assumes you have basic knowledge of general technology concepts, including concepts of networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development.