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Exam AZ-900 focuses on knowledge needed to evaluate cloud service’s value; explain IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS; compare public, private, and hybrid cloud models; understand core Azure architectural components, products, and management tools; describe the Azure Marketplace, its usage, and key solutions; understand Azure security, identity services, and monitoring; manage privacy, compliance, and data protection; price subscriptions and manage costs; choose support options; use Service Level Agreements; and understand the Azure service lifecycle.
The content of this exam will be updated on May 28, 2020. Please download the skills measured document to see what will be changing.
Cost
$99.00
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Resources
Microsoft Hands-on Server and Azure Labs [free] [sign-in to use]
AZ-900 Exam Coverage at Ignite (Microsoft) (video) [free]
Azure fundamentals | 9 hr 35 min – 12 Modules (MS Learn) [free]
Microsoft AZ-900 Course | 4 hr 30 min – (Skyline Academy) [paid]
Azure Tutorial For Beginners | 1 hr 38 min – Microsoft Azure [free]
Azure Interview Questions And Answers | 59 min [free]
Azure Service Notes [free]
Azure Cheat Sheet (Tech Republic) [free]
Get started with Azure [free]
Quizlet Flashcards [free]
● Understand Core Services (74 cards)
● Align Requirements – Cloud Types & Services Models (35 cards)
● Azure AZ-100 Compute (38 cards)
● AZ-100 Intro to VMs (53 cards)
● AZ-100 Intro to Security (43 cards)
● AZ-100 Intro to Networking (18 cards)
● Azure AZ-100 Intro to Storage (61 cards)
Exam Quiz
Which one of these is not an official Azure Active Directory edition?
- Basic
- Free
- Premium P2
- Premium P1
- Standard
What is used to pay for Azure cloud services? You can have many of them and they are linked to a credit card?
- Resource Groups
- Azure Budgets
- Azure Subscription
— Azure Subscription
Reference:
What manages Azure Active Directory self-service password reset?
- Conditional Access
- Authentication
- Authorization
— Authentication
Reference:
Exam Notes
Availability Set – a logical group capability; isolation of resources; redundancy
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CapEx – money spent on fixed assets; owning property, computer/network equipment; one time purchases
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OpEx – day to day business; used up within the year; leases equipment.
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IaaS – test and dev, web hosting, storage, backup, and recovery; running web applications, big data analysis.
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PaaS – dev and dev environment; includes tools, middleware, db management, etc.; connected with IaaS (where the vendor controls the IaaS), but also includes tools.
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SaaS – apps over the internet; online email, office 365.
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Exam Objectives
AZ-900: Understand Cloud Concepts (15-20%)
Describe the benefits and considerations of using cloud services
- Understand terms such as:
- Understand the principles of economies of scale (pdf)
- Understand the differences between:
- Understand the consumption-based model
Describe the differences between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Describe Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
- Describe Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Describe Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
- Compare and contrast the 3 different service types 2
Describe the differences between Public, Private and Hybrid cloud models
- Describe Public cloud
- Describe Private cloud
- Describe Hybrid cloud
- Compare and contrast the 3 different cloud models
AZ-900: Understand Core Azure Services (30-35%)
Understand the core Azure architectural components
- Describe Regions
- Describe Availability Zones
- Describe Resource Groups
- Describe Azure Resource Manager
- Describe the benefits and usage of core Azure architectural components
Describe some of the core products available in Azure
- Describe products available for Compute such as:
- Describe products available for Networking such as:
- Describe products available for Storage such as:
- Describe products available for Databases such as:
- Describe the Azure Marketplace and its usage scenarios
Describe some of the solutions available on Azure
- Describe Internet of Things (IoT) and products that are available for IoT on Azure such as:
- Describe Big Data and Analytics and products that are available for Big Data and Analytics such as:
- Describe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and products that are available for AI such as:
- Describe Serverless computing and Azure products that are available for serverless computing such as:
- Describe the benefits and outcomes of using Azure solutions
Understand Azure management tools
- Understand Azure tools such as:
- Understand Azure Advisor
AZ-900: Understand Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Trust (25-30%)
Understand securing network connectivity in Azure
- Describe Azure Firewall
- Describe Azure DDoS Protection
- Describe Network Security Group (NSG)
- Choose an appropriate Azure security solution
Describe core Azure Identity services
- Understand the difference between Authentication and Authorization
- Describe Azure Active Directory
- Describe Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
Describe security tools and features of Azure
- Describe Azure Security
- Understand Azure Security Center usage scenarios
- Describe Key Vault
- Describe Azure Information Protection (AIP)
- Describe Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
Describe Azure governance methodologies
- Describe Azure Policies
- Describe Initiatives
- Describe Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Describe Locks
- Describe Azure Advisor security assistance
Understand monitoring and reporting options in Azure
- Describe Azure Monitor
- Describe Azure Service Health
- Understand the use cases and benefits of:
Understand privacy, compliance and data protection standards in Azure
- Understand industry compliance terms such as:
- Understand the Microsoft Privacy Statement
- Describe the Trust Center
- Describe the Service Trust Portal | Getting Started
- Describe Compliance Manager
- Determine if Azure is compliant for a business need
- Understand Azure Government services
- Understand Azure Germany services
AZ-900: Understand Azure Pricing and Support (25-30%)
Understand Azure Subscriptions
- Describe an Azure Subscription
- Understand the uses and options with Azure Subscriptions
Understand planning and management of costs
- Understand options for purchasing Azure products and services
- Understand options around Azure Free account
- Understand the factors affecting costs such as:
- Resource Types
- Services
- Locations
- Ingress traffic
- Egress traffic
- Azure traffic manager
- What is Azure cost management? 2
- Understand Zones for billing purposes
- Microsoft Azure Bill
- Understand the Pricing calculator
- Understand the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
- Understand best practices for minimizing Azure costs such as:
- Performing Cost Analysis
- Creating spending limits and quotas
- Using tags to identify cost owners
- Use Azure reservations
- Use Azure Advisor recommendations
- Describe Azure Cost Management
Understand the support options available with Azure
- Understand support plans that are available such as:
- Understand how to open a support ticket
- Understand available support channels outside of support plan channels
- Describe the Knowledge Center
Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Describe a Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Determine SLA for a particular Azure product or service
Understand service lifecycle in Azure
- Understand Public Preview features
- Understand Private Preview features
- Understand how to access Preview features
- Understand the term General Availability (GA) Portal GA
- Monitor feature updates
Notes
Further expanded exam objectives
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