Exam Ref AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

✍ Scribed by Jim Cheshire

• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 422
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-900―Demonstrate your real-world knowledge of cloud services and how they can be provided with Microsoft Azure, including high-level concepts that apply throughout Azure, and key concepts specific to individual services. Designed for professionals in non-technical or technical roles, the Exam Ref series focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Fundamentals level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

• Describe cloud concepts
• Describe core Azure services
• Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure
• Describe general security and network security features
• Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
• Describe Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements

This Microsoft Exam Ref:

• Organizes its coverage by exam objectives
• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you
• Assumes you want to show foundational knowledge of cloud services and their delivery with Microsoft Azure; no technical background or IT experience is required

About the Exam

Exam AZ-900 focuses on knowledge needed to describe cloud service benefits and usage considerations; explain IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS; compare public, private, and hybrid cloud models; describe core Azure architectural components, products, solutions, and management tools; describe how network connectivity is secured in Azure; describe core identity services; describe Azure security tools, features, governance methodologies, and monitoring and reporting options; describe privacy, compliance, and data protection standards; describe Azure subscriptions, cost planning, and cost management; and describe SLAs and the service lifecycle.

About Microsoft Certification

Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals credential, demonstrating that you can describe cloud concepts, core Azure services, and core solutions and management tools on Azure; general security and network security features; identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features; Azure cost management and SLAs.

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✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Contents at a glance
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Organization of this book
Preparing for the exam
Microsoft certifications
Quick access to online references
Errata, updates & book support
Stay in touch
Chapter 1. Describe cloud computing
Skill 1.1: Describe cloud computing
Skill 1.2: Describe the benefit of using cloud services
Skill 1.3: Describe cloud service types
Thought experiment
Thought experiment answers
Chapter summary
Chapter 2. Describe Azure architecture and services
Skill 2.1: Describe the core architectural components of Azure
Skill 2.2: Describe Azure compute and networking services
Skill 2.3: Describe Azure Storage services
Skill 2.4: Describe Azure identity, access, and security
Thought experiment
Thought experiment answers
Chapter summary
Chapter 3. Describe Azure management and governance
Skill 3.1: Describe cost management in Azure
Skill 3.2: Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance
Skill 3.3: Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources
Skill 3.4: Describe monitoring tools in Azure
Thought experiment
Thought experiment answers
Chapter summary
Index
Code Snippets