Examen AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Dit examen is ontworpen voor kandidaten die basiskennis willen aantonen over de overwegingen en voordelen van het gebruik van cloudservices in het algemeen en het SaaS-cloudmodel (Software as a Service). Dit examen behandelt ook de kennis van beschikbare opties en voordelen die worden verkregen door het implementeren van Microsoft 365 cloudservice-aanbiedingen.
Dit examen kan worden afgelegd als voorloper op examens over cloud computing en technologieën zoals Office 365, Microsoft Intune, Azure Information Protection (AIP) en Windows 10.
Skills measured
Audience profile
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
- 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 identity, access, and security
- Describe directory services in Azure, including Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services
- Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and passwordless
- Describe external identities in Azure, including business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C)
- Describe Microsoft Entra Conditional Access
- 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
Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)
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 cost management capabilities in Azure
- Describe the purpose of tags
- Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview in Azure
- Describe the purpose of Azure Policy
- Describe the purpose of resource locks
- Describe the Azure portal
- Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) and Azure PowerShell
- Describe the purpose of Azure Arc
- Describe infrastructure as code (IaC)
- Describe Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM templates
- Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor
- Describe Azure Service Health
- Describe Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights
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