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Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Explain Azure's core concepts, services, security, governance and pricing with confidence, deploy a small governed workload, and prepare to sit the AZ-900 exam.
About this course
Get cloud-ready with Azure. Cover core services, governance, and pricing to build a foundation and prepare for the AZ-900 exam.
What you will learn
- Explain cloud computing, the consumption model, the shared responsibility model and the IaaS, PaaS and SaaS service models.
- Describe Azure regions, availability zones, region pairs and the management hierarchy, and organise resources sensibly.
- Choose suitable Azure compute, storage, networking and database services for common business scenarios.
- Secure access with Microsoft Entra ID, multifactor authentication, Conditional Access and least-privilege RBAC.
- Apply governance and cost controls using Azure Policy, resource locks, tags, budgets and the pricing and TCO calculators.
- Deploy, govern and tear down a sample workload with the Azure CLI and Bicep, and plan your AZ-900 revision.
Curriculum
Module 1Azure Foundations4 lessons
- 1Cloud Concepts on Azure Free preview
- 2Azure Architecture: Regions and Resource Groups
- 3The Azure Portal and CLI
- 4Azure Resource Manager
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 2Core Azure Services4 lessons
- 5Compute: VMs, App Service, Functions
- 6Storage Accounts and Options
- 7Azure Networking Basics
- 8Azure SQL and Cosmos DB
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 3Governance and Security4 lessons
- 9Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- 10Role-Based Access Control
- 11Policies and Blueprints
- 12Cost Management and Budgets
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 4AZ-900 Readiness3 lessons
- 13Exam Skills Measured
- 14Scenario Practice
- 15Course Project: Deploy a Sample Workload
- QModule quiz (4 questions)
PFinal project: Deploy and govern a sample Azure workload
Who this course is for
- Beginners who want a recognised first step into Microsoft cloud computing.
- Business, finance, sales and project staff who work with teams using Azure.
- IT and support professionals preparing for the AZ-900 exam or a move into cloud roles.
Requirements
- A computer with a modern web browser and a reliable internet connection.
- Optional but recommended: an Azure free or pay-as-you-go account, with a budget alert set before you build anything.
- No programming or cloud experience is required; basic computer literacy is enough.
What is included
Written lessons
15 lessons, each with a practical exercise and key points to remember.
Module quizzes
A short quiz at the end of each module. Pass mark 70%, and you can retake it.
Final project
Deploy and govern a sample Azure workload. A practical brief with steps and a way to check your own work.
Certificate
A certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses with a unique code anyone can verify.
How the certificate works
Complete every lesson and pass every module quiz with 70% or more. Your certificate then appears in your learner area, ready to print or save as PDF. It shows your name, the course title, the completion date and a unique code. It is a certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses, not an accredited qualification.
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