Microsoft Azure AZ-900 Certification

Understand Azure Fundamentals with this comprehensive course, designed to help you ace the AZ-900 certification. This learning experience utilizes a proven Q-C-A format for faster, more effective knowledge acquisition.

Q (Question): We start with AZ-900 practice questions to test your understanding and identify areas for improvement.
C (Concept): We then delve into the underlying Azure concepts required to answer each question accurately.
A (Answer): Finally, you'll discover the correct answer and a detailed explanation of why the other options are incorrect, solidifying your grasp of the material.

This course covers the following key topics, aligned with the official AZ-900 syllabus:

Lesson 1: Azure Foundations

• Introduction to Cloud Computing: Explore IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models, and understand the differences between Capex and Opex in the context of cloud infrastructure.
• AZ-900 Certification Overview: Learn what the AZ-900 certification entails, including exam structure and objectives.
• Course Structure: Understand how this course is designed to optimize your learning journey.
• Key Questions Covered:
  • Why are data centers considered Capex while Azure VMs are Opex?
  • Understanding B2S Burst VMs and VM Storage costs.
  • Is a VM considered IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS?
  • Why isn't SQL Server installed on a VM considered PaaS?
  • How does PaaS reduce administrative overhead?
  • Does PaaS offer control over the operating system?
  • Is high availability required in SaaS mode?

Lesson 2: Reliability and Availability

• Disaster Recovery (DR), High Availability (HA), and Fault Tolerance (FT): Learn the core principles of ensuring business continuity.
• Agility, Scalability, and Flexibility: Understand how cloud computing enables these crucial business benefits.
• Fault Tolerance Concepts: Explore different approaches to building resilient systems.
• High Availability vs. Load Balancing: Differentiate between these important concepts.
• When to Use DR, FT, Latency, and Scalability: Learn to apply these concepts to real-world scenarios.
• Data Centers and Availability Zones: Understand the role of these components in cloud infrastructure.

Lesson 3: Azure Regions and Availability Zones

• Regions, Zones, and Sets: Master the concepts of geo-redundancy, regions, availability zones, availability sets, and zones.
• Data Centers and Availability Zones (Detailed): A deeper dive into the relationship between data centers and availability zones.
• Regional Support for Zones: Understanding which regions offer availability zones.
• Availability Sets and Data Center Failures: How can scale sets help in the event of a data center failure?
• Characteristics of the Public Cloud: Explore the benefits and limitations of public cloud environments.

Lesson 4: Cloud Deployment Models

• Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud: Understand the differences between these deployment models and when to use each.
• Resource Group Recommendations: Learn how to recommend optimal resource group configurations.
• Benefits of Public Cloud Services: Identify the advantages of leveraging public cloud offerings.
• Extending Capacity with Public Cloud: Explore how to scale your resources using the public cloud.
• Private Cloud and Data Centers: Can a private cloud operate independently of a data center?

Lesson 5: Azure Resource Management

• Resource Groups: Learn how to effectively use resource groups for organization and management.
• AZ Security and Data Center Protection: How can AZ help protect against data center failures?
• Azure Policies: Understand how Azure policies are used for governance and compliance.
• Automating Azure Resource Creation: Learn how to automate the creation of Azure resources.
• Delegating Permissions: How to delegate permissions to Azure resources securely.

This course provides a solid foundation for your Azure certification journey. Start learning today!