MICROSOFT CERTIFIED AZURE FUNDAMENTALS

This course will provide foundational level knowledge on cloud concepts; core Azure services; security, privacy, compliance, and trust; and Azure pricing and support. This is a fundamental level course designed for learners who wish to initiate learning about cloud concepts.

There are no prerequisites for taking this course. However, the more technical knowledge a student has the more they will understand about the cloud.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Define cloud computing and its key advantages.
• Explain public, private, and hybrid cloud models.
• Explain IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud services.
• Identify core Azure architectural components, such as regions, geographies, and resource groups.
• Identify usage cases for Azure core services and products, such as virtual machines and storage.
• Identify usage cases for Azure solutions, such as the Internet of Things and Machine Learning.
• Identify what Azure management tools are available such as Azure PowerShell and the CLI.
• Describe virtual network security connectivity options such as Network Security Groups.
• Describe Azure identity authentication and authorization options.
• Describe usage cases for the Security Center, Key vault, threat and information protection options.
• Describe Azure policies and role-based access control.
• Describe usage cases for Azure Monitor and Azure Service Health.
• Describe privacy, compliance, and data protection standards.
• Use an Azure subscription.
• Plan and manage costs.
• Explain Azure support options.
• Describe Azure SLAs.
• Explain Azure service lifecycles.

COURSE OUTLINE

Understand cloud concepts

• Describe 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

Understand core Azure services

• Understand the core Azure architectural components
• Describe some of the core products available in Azure
• Describe some of the solutions available on Azure
• Understand Azure management tools

Understand security, privacy, compliance, and trust

• Understand securing network connectivity in Azure
• Describe core Azure Identity services
• Describe security tools and features of Azure
• Describe Azure governance methodologies
• Understand monitoring and reporting options in Azure
• Understand privacy, compliance and data protection standards in Azure

Understand Azure pricing and support

• Understand Azure subscriptions
• Understand planning and management of costs
• Understand the support options available with Azure
• Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Understand service lifecycle in Azure