AZ-900 Study Guide
AZ-900 Study Guide
Overview
The following resources have been assembled to help you prepare for the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure
Fundamentals learning track during Microsoft Certification Week.
Use this guide to understand what knowledge is needed to complete the exam and as a learning tool to
help you understand areas where you feel you need additional training. It is not required that you
leverage all the resources in this guide to participate in Microsoft Certification Week.
Contents
AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Exam Resources ............................................................................ 1
Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 1
Audience Profile for the Exam .................................................................................................................. 1
Preparing with an Azure subscription ....................................................................................................... 2
On-Demand Training from Microsoft Learn ............................................................................................. 2
Virtual Training Series for AZ 900 – Azure Fundamentals ........................................................................ 2
Exam Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Objective: Describe cloud concepts (20-25%) ...................................................................................... 3
Objective: Describe core Azure services (15-20%)................................................................................ 3
Objective: Describe Core Solutions and Management Tools on Azure (10-15%) ................................. 3
Objective: Describe General Security and Network Security Features (10-15%) ................................. 3
Objective: Describe Identity, Governance, Privacy, and Compliance Features (20-25%) .................... 3
Objective: Describe Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements (10-15%) ...................... 3
Azure Fundamentals exam is an opportunity to prove knowledge 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 general technology concepts, including concepts of networking,
storage, compute, application support, and application development.
Azure Fundamentals can be used to prepare for other Azure role-based or specialty certifications, but it
is not a prerequisite for any of them.
Preparing with an Azure subscription
It is highly recommended when preparing for a Microsoft exam, that you have had some level of hands-
on experience with the services within the objectives. Microsoft courses have a GitHub repository for
labs that are recommended and available to the public.
• Azure Free Trial: Create your Azure free account today | Microsoft Azure.
• Suggested Lab Guides: https://github.com/MicrosoftLearning/AZ-900T0x-
MicrosoftAzureFundamentals.
Exam Objectives
The following are the learning objectives for the exam. Inline with each objective are links to Microsoft
documentation around the specific concept or service. In addition to the documentation, there are also
online courses from Microsoft Learn and the Microsoft Partner virtual training series available for
additional learning resources. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-900