Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

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Course Overview

Skills measured

  • Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)
  • Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)
  • Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)

Functional groups

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 modelsDescribe the benefits of using cloud services
  • Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud
  • Describe thebenefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud
  • Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud
  • Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloudDescribe 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)

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 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 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 endpointsDescribe 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 BoxDescribeAzure 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), multifactor 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

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 the Azure Cost Management and Billing tool
  • Describe the purpose of tags.
  • 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 PortalDescribe 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)
  • 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.
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