AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals with SIMULATIONS | Udemy

We really hope you’ll agree, this training is way more than the average course on Udemy!

Have access to the following:

• Training from an instructor of over 20 years who has trained thousands of people and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer
• Lecture that explains the concepts in an easy to learn method for someone that is just starting out with this material
• Instructor led hands on and simulations to practice that can be followed even if you have little to no experience

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDING HANDS ON LECTURE AND PRACTICE TUTORIALS:

Introduction

• Welcome to the course
• Understanding the Microsoft Environment
• Having a Solid Foundation of Active Directory Domains
• Having a Solid Foundation of RAS, DMZ, and Virtualization
• Having a Solid Foundation of the Microsoft Cloud Services
• Order of concepts covered in the course
• Questions for John Christopher

Setting up for hands on

• IMPORTANT Using Assignments in the course
• Creating a free Azure Account
• Activating Azure AD P2 license

Describe cloud computing

• Define cloud computing
• Describe the shared responsibility model
• Define cloud models and Identify use cases for each cloud model
• Describe the consumption-based model
• Compare cloud pricing models

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)

Describe the core architectural components of Azure

• Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions
• Describe availability zones and 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
• Create an Azure Virtual Machine
• Describe VM options, including Azure Virtual Machines, and availability sets
• Describe Azure Virtual Machine scale sets
• Describe resources required for virtual machines
• Describe application hosting options, including the Web Apps feature of Azure App Service
• Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure Virtual Networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure VPN Gateway, and Azure ExpressRoute
• Create virtual networks and subnets
• Define service and private endpoints

Describe Azure storage services

• Compare Azure storage services and Describe storage account options and types
• Create an Azure storage account
• Describe file shares and storage tiers
• Describe redundancy options
• Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, and Azure Storage Explorer
• Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box

Describe Azure identity, access, and security

• Describe directory services in Azure, Azure AD, Microsoft Entra & Azure ADDS
• Describe authentication methods in Azure, SSO, MFA & passwordless
• Creating single users, bulk users, and external identities/guest access in Azure
• 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 cost management in Azure

• Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure
• Azure Pricing calculator, Azure Cost management and Billing
• 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 Portal

Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources

• Describe the Azure portal
• Describe Azure Cloud Shell with Azure PowerShell
• Describe Azure Cloud Shell with Azure CLI
• 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 Features
• Describe Azure Monitor Alerts

FINAL – Where do I go from here?

• BONUS Lecture