This course will provide foundational level knowledge on core Azure concepts; core Azure services; core solutions and management tools; general security and network security; governance, privacy, and compliance features; Azure cost management and service level agreements. Note: This course provides an Azure pass and time for students to participate in hands-on labs. Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals

Audience Profile

This course is suitable for IT personnel who are just beginning to work with Azure. This audience wants to learn about our offerings and get hands-on experience with the product. This course primarily uses the Azure portal to create services and does not require scripting skills. Students in this course will gain confidence to take other role-based courses and certifications, such as Azure Administrator. This course provides an Azure pass and optional lab environment. This course combines lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on labs. This course will also help prepare someone for the AZ-900 exam.  Microsoft Certified Azure AI Fundamentals

Course Outline

Module 1: Cloud Concepts

In this module, you'll take an entry level end-to-end look at Azure and its capabilities, which will provide you with a solid foundation for completing the available modules for Azure Fundamentals.

Lesson

Introduction to Azure fundamentals

Fundamental Azure concepts

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the benefits of cloud computing in Azure and how it can save you time and money

Explain concepts such as high availability, scalability, elasticity, agility, and disaster recovery

Module 2: Core Azure Services

In this module, you learn about core Azure services like Azure database, Azure compute, Azure storage, and Azure Networking.

Lesson

Core Azure Architectural components

Core Azure workload products

Azure networking services

Azure storage services

Azure database services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe core Azure architecture components such as subscriptions, management groups, and resources

Summarize geographic distribution concepts like Azure regions, region pairs, and availability zones

Understand services available in Azure including compute, network, storage, and database

Identify services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Container Instances, and Azure Kubernetes

Compare Azure's database services such as Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, and Azure Database for MySQL

Examine Azure networking resources such as Virtual Networks, VPN Gateways, and Azure ExpressRoute

Summarize Azure storage services such Azure Blob Storage, Azure Disk Storage, and Azure File Storage

Module 3: Core Solutions

In this module, you'll learn about AI machine learning, Azure DevOps, monitoring fundamentals, management fundamentals, serverless computing fundamentals. and IoT fundamentals.

Lesson

Choose the best Azure IoT service

Choose the best AI service

Choose the best Azure serverless technology

Choose the best tools with DevOps and GitHub

Choose the best management tools

Choose the best Azure monitoring service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Choose the correct Azure Artificial Intelligence service to address different business challenges

Choose the best software development process tools and services for a given business scenario

Choose the correct cloud monitoring service to address different kinds of business challenges

Choose the correct Azure management tool to address different technical needs and challenges

Choose the right serverless computing technology for your business scenario

Choose the best Azure IoT service for a given business scenario