AZ-900 Study Guide: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals 2020

The content of the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam will be updated on May 28, 2020. That is why I want to share my new updated AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam Study Guide for 2020 with you. To learn and prepare for the exam, I usually use a couple of online resources, mainly Microsoft Docs and Microsoft Learn, which I am going to share with you. You can find more information about how I prepare for a Microsoft Certification exam on my blog post: How to prepare and pass Microsoft Certification Exam.

NOTE: This exam with the updated content will be available on May 28, 2020. If you want to see the differences between the old exam content and the new, check out the skills measured doc on the exam website.

Also, check out other Microsoft Azure Certification Exam Study Guides:

I passed the AZ-900 exam awhile back, but now I am looking forward to refreshing it.

Here is my AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam Study Guide

It is essential to get familiar with the exam objectives and skills measured first. That is why I recommend reading the description of the exam and the skills measured.

Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals This exam is designed for candidates who need to validate foundationallevel knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure.

The exam is intended for candidates who are just beginning to work with cloud-based solutions and services. Candidates must be prepared to demonstrate a fundamental understanding of cloud concepts, Azure services, Azure workloads, security and privacy in Azure, as well as Azure pricing and support. Candidates should be familiar with the concepts of networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development. This exam can be taken as a precursor to other Microsoft certifications, such as Azure Administrator. While it would be a beneficial first step, taking this exam is not a prerequisite before taking any other Azure-based certifications.

The high-level view of the skills measured in the exam:

Describe cloud concepts (20-25%)

Describe core Azure services (15-20%)

Describe Core Solutions and Management Tools on Azure (10-15%)

Describe General Security and Network Security Features (10-15%)

Describe Identity, Governance, Privacy and Compliance Features (20-25%)

Describe Azure Pricing and Support (10-15%)

You can find more information on the exam website.

Free Online Microsoft Learn AZ-900 Exam Study Guide resources

I personally believe is you are going through the Azure Fundamentals learning path on Microsoft Learn, you should be able to pass the exam. Microsoft Learn provides you with free online training and learning paths for different Microsoft technologies. They not just offer reading material, but also control questions and free online labs. Here are some relevant Microsoft Learn modules and learning paths for the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam. Microsoft Learn is an important part of my AZ-900 exam study guide.

Note: Not all modules are yet matching the new content of the exam. However, I believe that there is still a big value for learn that content.

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Microsoft Docs AZ-900 study guide resources

One thing I always used to prepare for my Microsoft exams is Microsoft Docs. Here are the relevant Microsoft Docs which I used to prepare and study for the AZ-900 exam.

Describe cloud concepts (20-25%)

Identify the benefits and considerations of using cloud services

Describe the differences between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Describe the differences between public, private and hybrid cloud models

Describe core Azure services (15-20%)

Describe the core Azure architectural components

Describe some of the core workload products available in Azure

Describe Core Solutions and Management Tools on Azure (10-15%)

Describe core solutions available on Azure

Describe Azure management tools

Describe General Security and Network Security Features (10-15%)

Describe Azure security features

Describe basic features of Azure Security Center, including policy compliance, security alerts, secure score, and resource hygiene) Azure Security Center

Describe the functionality and usage of Key Vault Key Vault

Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Sentinel Azure Sentinel



Describe Azure network security

Describe the concept of defense in depth Azure network security overview

Describe the functionality and usage of Network Security Groups (NSG) Network Security Groups (NSG)

Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Firewall Azure Firewall

Describe the functionality and usage of Azure DDoS protection Azure DDoS Protection



Describe Identity, Governance, Privacy and Compliance Features (20-25%)

Describe core Azure identity services

Describe Azure governance features

Describe privacy and compliance resources

Describe Azure Pricing and Support (10-15%)

Describe methods for planning and management of costs

Identify the factors affecting costs (resource types, services, locations, ingress and egress traffic, reserved instances, hybrid use benefit) Predict costs and optimize spending for Azure (Microsoft Learn module)

Describe the functionality and usage of the Pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator Pricing calculator TCO calculator

Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Cost Management Azure Cost Management



Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and service lifecycles

AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals Study Guide Tips and Resources

I hope this AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam Study Guide helps you pass the exam and get other Microsoft Azure certifications. I also recommend that you open a free Azure account if you don’t have one yet. You can create your free Azure account here. Also, check out my blog posts about Microsoft Azure Certification:

I hope you enjoyed my AZ-900 Study Guide and it helps you as exam prep. Did I miss any link, or do you have any recommended AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam Study resources? Let me know in the comments.