SNA3-Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ900.pptx

This study guide should help you understand what to expect on the exam and includes a summary of the topics the exam might cover and links to additional resources. The information and materials in this document should help you focus your studies as you prepare for the exam.

As a candidate for this exam, you’re a technology professional who wants to demonstrate foundational knowledge of cloud concepts in general and Microsoft Azure in particular. This exam is a common starting point in a journey towards a career in Azure.

You can describe Azure architectural components and Azure services, such as:

Compute

Networking

Storage

You can also describe features and tools to secure, govern, and administer Azure.

You should have skills and experience working with an area of IT, such as:

Infrastructure management

Database management

Software development
Skills at a glance
Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)

Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)

Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)

Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)
Describe cloud computing
Define cloud computing

Describe the shared responsibility model

Define cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid

Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model

Describe the consumption-based model

Compare cloud pricing models

Describe serverless

Describe the benefits of using cloud services
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

Describe cloud service types
Describe infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Describe platform as a service (PaaS)

Describe software as a service (SaaS)

Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service type (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)

Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)
Describe the core architectural components of Azure
Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions

Describe availability zones

Describe Azure datacenters

Describe Azure resources and resource groups

Describe subscriptions

Describe management groups

Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups

Describe Azure compute and networking services
Compare compute types, including containers, virtual machines, and functions

Describe virtual machine options, including Azure virtual machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop

Describe the resources required for virtual machines

Describe application hosting options, including web apps, containers, and virtual machines

Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure virtual networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute

Define public and private endpoints

Describe Azure storage services
Compare Azure Storage services

Describe storage tiers

1. MICROSOFT AZURE

2. WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING 2 The delivery of computing services over the internet using a pay-as-you-go pricing model is known as cloud computing. The user typically only pay for the cloud services used, which helps in: ▲Lower the operating costs. ▲Run infrastructure more efficiently. ▲Scale as business needs change.

3. 3 Why should I move to the cloud ? The cloud helps the user move faster and innovate in ways that were once nearly impossible. In ever-changing digital world, two trends emerge : Teams deliver new features to their users at record speeds. Users expect an increasingly rich and immersive experience with their devices and with software.

4. MICROSOFT AZURE

5. 5 Azure is a cloud computing platform with an ever-expanding set of services to help you build solutions to meet your business goals. Azure services range from simple web services for hosting your business presence in the cloud to running fully virtualized computers for you to run your custom software solutions. Azure provides a wealth of cloud-based services like remote storage, database hosting, and centralized account management. Azure also offers new capabilities like AI and Internet of Things ( IoT ).

6. AZURE SERVICES 6

7. 7 AZURE SERVICES Most commonly used categories: Compute Networking Storage Mobile Databases Web Internet of Things ( IoT ) Big data AI DevOps

8. AZURE FUNDAMENTALS 8

9. Azure fundamentals is a series of six learning paths that familiarize you to Azure and its many services and features. Whether you're interested in Azure's core compute, network, storage, and database services, learning about cloud security best practices, or exploring the cutting edge in IoT and machine learning, think of Azure fundamentals as your curated guide to Azure. Azure fundamentals includes interactive exercises that give you hands-on experience with Azure. Many exercises provide a temporary Azure environment called the sandbox, which allows you to learn for free and at your own pace. 9

10. Why should I take Azure fundamentals? Whether you're just beginning to work with the cloud or you already have cloud experience and are new to Azure, Azure fundamentals provides you with everything you need to get started. Take Azure fundamentals if you: Have general interest in Azure or in the cloud. Want to earn official certification from Microsoft. 10

11. Who uses MS Azure?

12. Azure Customers: The Ultimate List 12 Microsoft lists 1,239 case studies on their website. And...we decided that we wanted to know who they all were. Scroll down to the bottom of the blog for a list of EVERY SINGLE publically-known Microsoft Azure customer. Some of which are: 365mc 3M Informatics A.P . Moller-Maersk Group Absolut Abu Dhabi Digital Authority ( ADDA) Accenture AccuWeather Actionable Science Acumatica Adobe Airbus Defence and Space, etc.

13. Adobe’s Experience Cloud The Adobe suite has had a massive overhaul over the past 10 years, now moving their multimedia creation software suite to a cloud-based subscription model, with strong integrations between products such as the Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Document Cloud. In 2017, the Adobe Experience changed with a number of products designed specifically for new multimedia consumption and tracking, powered by Azure: these included Marketing Cloud, Advertising Cloud, and Analytics Cloud. Analytics Cloud is now also enriched with Power BI so customer engagement can be tracked across all touchpoints. Azure makes this data federation and custom views an intuitive, comprehensive product for content producers, from small businesses through to enterprise clients alike . 13

14. HP’s AI for Customer Service HP is a global computing brand that needs to field upwards of 600 million tech support contacts each year: an average of over 800K enquiries per day. Obviously, it’s impossible (or at least financially impossible) to be able to have that many knowledgeable customer service representatives on hand to field incoming questions in a timely manner. That’s why HP turned to the Microsoft Dynamics 365 AI solution for customer service, building virtual agents that could respond as humans do to common and/or simple incoming questions from HP customers. When installing the virtual agents on HP devices, and an incoming query is fielded via the HP Support Assistant, then even when a question cannot be answered, device numbers and diagnostics can be collected to pass on to a real world customer service agent. By design, the solution can learn over time, so it gets better with helping customers deal with issues without the need for a person to intervene or long wait times. 14

15. HIGHEST PAYING COMPANIES THAT USES MS AZURE 15 1) Verizon: $79.9 million 2) MSI Computer: $78 million 3) LG Electronics: $76.7 million 4) CenturyLink: $61.9 million 5) NTT America: $48.7 million 6) Wikimedia Foundation: $42.6 million 7) LinkedIn Corp: $41.2 million 8) News Corp: $40.5 million 9) Adobe: $39.9 million 10) Intel: $38.5 million

16. Exam AZ-900  And  Domain Overview

17. The English language version of this exam was updated on October 28, 2022. Some exams are localized into other languages, and those are updated approximately eight weeks after the English version is updated. Other available languages are listed in the Schedule Exam section of the Exam Details webpage. If the exam isn’t available in your preferred language, you can request an additional 30 minutes to complete the exam Note:  The bullets that follow each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that skill. Related topics may be covered in the exam. Most questions cover features that are general availability (GA). The exam may contain questions on Preview features if those features are commonly used. Preparation for Exam AZ-900 17

18. 18 SKILLS MEASURED  Describe Cloud Concepts (25-30%) Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%) Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)

19. Domain 1: Describe Cloud Concepts (25-30 %) 19 This domain is designed primarily as an introduction to general cloud computing and types of services provided by cloud computing providers. Describe the benefits and considerations of using cloud services Define cloud computing. Describe the shared responsibility model. Define cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid. Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model. Describe the consumption-based model. Compare cloud pricing models.

20. 20 Describe the benefits of using cloud services 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 Describe cloud service types: Describe infrastructure as a service ( IaaS) Describe platform as a service ( PaaS) Describe software as a service (SaaS) Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

21. Domain 2: Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40 %) 21 This domain provides an overview of core Microsoft Azure architectural components, core Azure services and solutions and various management tools used to manage and configure Azure.

22. 22 Describe the core architectural components of Azure Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions Describe availability zones Describe Azure datacenters Describe Azure resources and resource groups Describe subscriptionS Describe management groups Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups

23. 23 Describe Azure storage services Compare Azure storage services Describe storage tiers Describe redundancy options Describe storage account options and storage types Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy , Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box Describe Azure compute and networking services Compare compute types, including container instances, virtual machines (VMs), and functions Describe VM options, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop Describe resources required for virtual machines Describe application hosting options, including the Web Apps feature of Azure App Service, containers, and virtual machines Describe resources required for virtual machines Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure Virtual Networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and Azure ExpressRoute Define public and private endpoints

24. 24 Describe Azure identity, access, and security Describe directory services in Azure, including Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra and Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)  Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multi factor authentication, and passwordless   Describe external identities and guest access in Azure  Describe Conditional Access in Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra Describe Azure role-based access control (RBAC) Describe the concept of Zero Trust Describe the purpose of the defense in depth model  Describe the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud

25. Domain 3: Describe Azure management and governance (30–35 %) This domain provides an overview of tools and resources on Microsoft Azure used in ensuring that your infrastructure, systems and data are safe, secured and trusted.

26. 26 Describe cost management in Azure Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure Compare the Pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator  Describe the Azure Cost Management and Billing tool Describe the purpose of tags Describe monitoring tools in Azure Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor  Describe Azure Service Health Describe Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance   Describe the purpose of Azure Blueprints  Describe the purpose of Azure Policy Describe the purpose of resource locks  Describe the purpose of the Service Trust Portal Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources Describe the Azure portal  Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell Describe the purpose of Azure Arc Describe Azure Resource Manager and Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates )

27. AZURE Examination The exam consists of 40–60 questions and you’ll have 85 minutes for the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification exam. All technical exam scores are reported on a scale of 1 to 1,000. A passing score is 700 or greater. As this is a scaled score, it may not equal 70% of the points. A passing score is based on the knowledge and skills needed to demonstrate competence as well as the difficulty of the questions. 

28. Cost of Examination The Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification exam typically costs $ 99 USD, but differs slightly depending on the country where you write the exam .

29. Preparing for the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Certification exam ONLINE COURSE There are a lot of courses available today which can be taken from the comfort of your house and at your own pace. They cover everything you need to know to take the exams in-depth and are usually updated with recent changes.  Many courses have the hands-on labs which allow you to deploy services on Microsoft Azure with step-by-step instructions.  29 PRACTICE TEST This is the most important step in preparing for the exam. Practice tests are said to be more difficult than the actual test. However, I believe encountering lots of practice tests helps to validate your understanding, identify areas of improvements and helps in developing approaches in understanding and solving the questions quickly. 

30. Two ways of taking Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Certification exam PHYSICAL TEST CENTER This is the standard test taking process where you register and take the exam in a local testing center. With the COVID-19 situation, most test centers are closed; however, you can check your local testing center for its policies. 30 ONLINE PROCTORING You can take the exam in the comfort of your home or office using your computer. The exam delivery is monitored by a proctor via webcam and microphone. Ensuring the room is free from disruptions and a scan of the work area by the proctor.

31. AZURE ROAD MAP

32. Top Job titles related to Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals 32 Cloud Operations Engineer / Azure Cloud Systems Engineer - Monitor, Analyze, and resolve incidents for customers infrastructure running in Azure. - Install, Configure, and administer customer systems in Azure. Microsoft Azure Cloud Consultant - Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions across multiple technologies such as Microsoft, Open Source. - Implementation and Delivery of Microsoft Azure projects. Software Engineer - Azure Cloud & .NET - Develop and deploy mission-critical cloud applications in Azure - Design and develop state-of-the-art cloud infrastructure with high availability and auto scaling. Microsoft Azure Administrator Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Microsoft Azure Security Architect Microsoft Azure Cloud  / Office 365 Administrator / Microsoft Azure Engineer Microsoft Azure Data Analyst / Microsoft Azure Data Engineer

33. Ms. Haidee Carpio Sarmiento Application Development Analyst Accenture, Inc . She took the exam last December 13, 2019 in a Microsoft accredited exam center in Makati . She took about 3 weeks to prepare for the certification. The process was taken cared by the company and she just simply schedule an exam to the Microsoft website and the company paid for the exam.

34. Why did you pick MS Azure Fundamentals over the other certifications that were offered? 34 “Microsoft is widely known and used by many big companies in the field of technology and one of the leading cloud providers known today. I’ve chosen MS Azure fundamentals because of that reason and also of its flexibility and the convenience with it comes to integration and mitigation to other applications.”

35. What did you experience as you took the exam? ​ 35 “It was a computer based exam and there are some questions that you are engage with interaction, case study basis and definitions. There are some questions in which I find very tricky so do keep in mind to always pay attention to how the sentence/scenario was constructed. But overall it was so rewarding when some of the practice exams I took appeared ..”

36. What are the software/applications that you used in the exam ? 36 “Microsoft Documentations and Sandbox, Udemy , Pearsons and Azure portal itself .”

37. What is the salary range for an engineer who has a MS Azure Fundamentals Certificate ? 37 “MS Azure is in-demand and I would say if you have Fundamentals certificate your basic salary offer will start with 30k. For role-based MS Azure Certs range is between 100k-200k in the market, I guess .”

38. “It’s a must! Take cloud certifications as you can, it is a must have skill when you enter the market of technology. Since technology is progressively growing in cloud you should consider taking the exam.” Ms. Haidee Carpio Sarmiento Application Development Analyst Accenture, Inc .