Learn AZ-900

This repository contains the materials and resources for the AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course for the year 2026. The course is designed to provide foundational knowledge of Microsoft Azure services and cloud computing concepts.

Table of Contents:

• Learn AZ-900
  • Content
  • Interactive Web App
  • Practice Test Web App
  • Skills measured as of January 14, 2026
    • Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)
    • Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)
    • Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)

Content

• 01 Cloud Concepts
  • Cloud Computing
  • Cloud Benefits
  • Cloud Service Types
• 02 Azure Architecture and Services
  • Azure Architectural Components
  • Azure Compute and Networking Services
  • Azure Storage Services
  • Azure Identity, Access, and Security
• 03 Azure Management and Governance
  • Cost Management in Azure
  • Features and Tools for Governance and Compliance
  • Features and Tools for Managing and Deploying Azure Resources
  • Monitoring Tools in Azure

Interactive Web App

You can find the deployed interactive AZ-900 study hub at: https://dileepadev.github.io/learn-az900/

Practice Test Web App

The interactive AZ-900 study hub now lives at the repository root. It combines:

• theory content rendered from the markdown files in docs/
• the interactive AZ-900 practice lab

Features included:

• 10 full practice papers
• 400 questions aligned to the January 14, 2026 study guide
• Saved browser progress for each paper
• Flagged questions, instant scoring, and domain breakdown review

Local preview:

python -m http.server 4173

GitHub Pages deployment:

1. Push the repository to GitHub.
2. Open Settings > Pages.
3. Set Source to Deploy from a branch.
4. Choose the main branch and the / (root) folder.
5. Save the configuration.

Skills measured as of January 14, 2026

Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)

• Describe cloud computing

  • Define cloud computing
  • Describe the shared responsibility model
  • Define cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid
  • Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model
  • Describe the consumption-based model
  • Compare cloud pricing models
  • Describe serverless

• Describe the benefits of using cloud services

  • Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud
  • Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud
  • Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud
  • Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud

• Describe cloud service types

  • Describe infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
  • Describe platform as a service (PaaS)
  • Describe software as a service (SaaS)
  • Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service type (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)

Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)

• Describe the core architectural components of Azure

  • Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions
  • Describe availability zones
  • Describe Azure datacenters
  • Describe Azure resources and resource groups
  • Describe subscriptions
  • Describe management groups
  • Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups

• Describe Azure compute and networking services

  • Compare compute types, including containers, virtual machines, and functions
  • Describe virtual machine options, including Azure virtual machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Describe the resources required for virtual machines
  • Describe application hosting options, including web apps, containers, and virtual machines
  • Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure virtual networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute
  • Define public and private endpoints

• Describe Azure storage services

  • Compare Azure Storage services
  • Describe storage tiers
  • Describe redundancy options
  • Describe storage account options and storage types
  • Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync
  • Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box

• Describe Azure identity, access, and security

  • Describe directory services in Azure, including Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services
  • Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication (MFA), and passwordless
  • Describe external identities in Azure
  • Describe Microsoft Entra Conditional Access
  • Describe Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Describe the concept of Zero Trust
  • Describe the purpose of the defense-in-depth model
  • Describe the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)

• Describe cost management in Azure
  • Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure
  • Explore the pricing calculator
  • Describe cost management capabilities in Azure
  • Describe the purpose of tags
• Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance
  • Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview in Azure
  • Describe the purpose of Azure Policy
  • Describe the purpose of resource locks
• Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources
  • Describe the Azure portal
  • Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) and Azure PowerShell
  • Describe the purpose of Azure Arc
  • Describe infrastructure as code (IaC)
  • Describe Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM templates
• Describe monitoring tools in Azure
  • Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor
  • Describe Azure Service Health
  • Describe Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights