AZ-900 Azure Exam Prep: Understanding Core Azure Services
This NON-TECHNICAL Azure Certification course covers the “Understanding Core Azure Services” learning objectives for the AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course.
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By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
Understand the core Azure architectural components
Describe Regions
Describe Availability Zones
Describe Resource Groups
Describe Azure Resource Manager
Describe the benefits and usage of core Azure architectural components
Describe some of the core products available in Azure
Describe products available for Compute such as Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, App Service and Functions
Describe products available for Networking such as Virtual Network, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway and Content Delivery Network
Describe products available for Storage such as Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, and Archive Storage
Describe products available for Databases such as CosmosDB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Database Migration service, and Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Describe some of the solutions available on Azure
Describe Internet of Things (IoT) and products that are available for IoT on Azure such as IoT Fundamentals, IoT Hub and IoT Central
Describe Big Data and Analytics and products that are available for Big Data and Analytics such as SQL Data Warehouse, HDInsight and Data Lake Analytics
Describe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and products that are available for AI such as Azure Machine Learning Service and Studio
Describe Serverless computing and Azure products that are available for serverless computing such as Azure Functions, Logic Apps and App grid
Understand Azure management tools
Understand Azure tools such as Azure CLI, PowerShell, and the Azure Portal
Understand Azure Advisor
This course should be viewed as a first step in learning about cloud services and how those concepts are exemplified by Microsoft Azure. It can be taken as a precursor to the more technical Microsoft Azure or Microsoft cloud services exams.
Getting Started
An introduction to the topics that will be covered in this course.
Understanding Core Azure Architectural components
Students will learn what an Azure region is and what function it serves.
Students will learn what availability zones are and what role they play.
Students will learn what resource groups are and how they are used.
How to deploy a resource group
Students will learn what Azure Resource Manager is and what it does.
Azure Products Available for Compute
Students will learn about Azure virtual machines and the options available when deploying them.
How to perform a basic deployment of a typical virtual machine into an availability zone via the Azure Portal
Students will learn about VM scale sets and what functionality they provide.
How to deploy a basic VM scale set via the Azure Portal
Students will learn about the Azure App Service and what it offers.
Students will learn about Azure Functions and what can be done with them.
Azure Products Available for Networking
Students will learn about Azure virtual networks and what comprises a virtual network.
How to deploy a virtual network via the Azure Portal
Students will learn about the different types of load balancers and what they do.
Students will learn about the different types of VPN Gateways that are available.
Students will learn what a Content Delivery Network is and what it does.
Azure Products Available for Storage
Students will learn about blob storage options in Azure.
Students will learn about disk storage options in Azure.
Students will learn about the Azure Files offering and what it provides.
How to provision a storage account and file share in Azure
Students will learn about archive storage in Azure.
Azure Products Available for Databases
Students will learn about the CosmosDB offering and what it provides.
Students will learn the Azure SQL Database service offering.
Students will learn about the Azure Database Migration Service and what it offers.
Students will learn about the Azure SQL Data Warehouse offering.
Internet of Things (IoT) on Azure
Students will learn about the IoT hub and what it does.
Students will learn about IoT Central and what its role is.
Big Data and Analytics
Students are introduced to HDInsight. Students will learn what it is and what it offers.
Students are introduced to Data Lake Analytics. Students will learn what it is and what it offers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Students are introduced to the Azure Machine Learning Service. Students will learn what it is and what it offers.
Students are introduced to the Azure Machine Learning Studio. Students will learn what it is and what it offers.
Serverless Computing in Azure
Students are introduced to Azure Logic Apps. Students will learn what it is and what it offers.
Understanding Azure Tools
Students are introduced to Azure CLI. Students will learn what it is and what it offers.
Students are introduced to Azure PowerShell. Students will learn what it is and what it offers.
Students are introduced to the Azure Portal. Students will learn what it is and how it makes life easier.
Students are introduced to Azure Advisor. Students will learn what it is and what it offers.
Wrap-Up
A recap of what was covered in this course
