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Guia de estudos para o exame AZ-900

📗 Study Guide for Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam (AZ-900)

This guide is intended to provide a list of shortlisted materials to help anyone starting a cloud computing career and/or discovering Azure prepare for (and pass) the AZ-900 exam.

Last update on February 15, 2022

📋 Microsoft Learn Learning Roadmap for Az-900 Exam

• Microsoft Azure Essentials: Describe key Azure concepts
• Microsoft Azure Essentials: Describe core Azure services
• [Microsoft Azure Essentials: Describe key management solutions and tools in Azure](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-core-solutions-management- tools-azure/)
• [Microsoft Azure Essentials: Describe general network security and security features](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-general-security-network- security-features/)
• [Microsoft Azure Essentials: Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance capabilities](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-identity-governance-privacy- compliance-features/)
• [Microsoft Azure Basics: Describe Azure service level agreements and cost management](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/az-900-describe-azure-cost -management-service-level-agreements/)

📝 Knowledge assessed for the Exam - Obtained from the official link

💡 Describe cloud concepts (20-25%)

Identify the benefits and considerations of using cloud services

• Identify the benefits of cloud computing such as high availability, scalability, elasticity, agility and disaster recovery
  • What are some advantages of cloud computing?
  • Benefits of Cloud Computing
  • Benefits of Cloud Migration
  • How Azure works
• Identify the differences between Capital Expenses (CapEx) and Operating Expenses (OpEx)
  • Cloud Use Cases: CapEx, OpEx
  • Capital versus operating expenses
• Describe the consumption-based model
  • Cloud computing is a consumption-based model

Describe the differences between cloud service categories

• Describe the shared responsibility model
  • Cloud Shared Responsibility
• Describe Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
  • What is IaaS
• Describe Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
  • What is PaaS
• Describe serverless computing
  • What is serverless computing
• Describe Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
  • What is SaaS
• Identify a service type based on a use case
  • What types of cloud computing are
  • Describe different cloud services
  • Cloud Building Blocks

Describe the differences between types of cloud computing

• Define cloud computing
  • What is cloud computing - Microsoft Learn
• Describe public cloud
  • What is public cloud?
• Describe private cloud
• What is a private cloud?
• Describe hybrid cloud
  • What is hybrid cloud?
• Compare and contrast the three types of cloud computing
  • Discuss different types of cloud models

💡 Describe Azure Core Services (15-20%)

Describe the main components of the Azure architecture

• Describe the benefits and use of regions and region pairs
  • Region Pairs
  • [Full list of pairing regions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/availability-zones/cross-region-replication-azure#azure-cross-region-replication-pairings-for- all-geographies)
  • Benefits of Cross-Region Replication
  • Cross-Region Replication
• Describe the benefits and use of Availability Zones
  • Regions and Availability Zones
  • Availability Zones and Regions Overview
  • Azure Regions, Availability Zones, and Region Pairs - Microsoft Learn
  • Azure Resiliency Infographic
• Describe the benefits and use of Resource Groups
  • [What is a resource group](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/manage-resource-groups-portal#what-is-a-resource -group)
  • Important factors to consider when defining resource groups
• Describe the benefits and use of Subscriptions
  • What is an Azure subscription
  • Subscription Decision Guide
  • Subscription types
  • Describe the benefits and use of Management Groups
  • Organize and manage multiple Azure subscriptions with management groups
  • What are Azure management groups
  • Azure subscriptions, management groups and resources overview
• Describe the benefits and usage of Azure Resource Manager
  • What is Azure Resource Manager
  • Resource Manager Benefits
• Explain Azure features

Describe the main features available in Azure

• Describe the benefits and usage of Virtual Machines, Azure App Services, Azure Container Instances (ACI), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Explore Azure compute services
• Describe the benefits and use of Virtual Networks, VPN Gateway, Virtual Network Peering and Express Route
  • Explore Azure networking services
• Describe the benefits and use of Container (Blob) Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, and storage tiers
  • Explore Azure Storage Services
• Describe the benefits and usage of Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • Explore Azure Database and Data Analytics Services
• Describe the benefits and use of the Azure Marketplace
  • What is the Azure Marketplace?

💡 Describe top management solutions and tools in Azure (10-15%)

Describe the main solutions available on Azure

• Describe the benefits and use of the Internet of Things (IoT) Hub, IoT Central, and Azure Sphere
  • Discover Azure IoT services and their benefits
• Describe the benefits and usage of Azure Synapse Analytics, HDInsight and Azure Databricks
  • Introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics
  • Introduction to HDInsight
• Introduction to Azure Databricks
• Describe the benefits and usage of Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services, and Azure Bot Service
  • Discover Azure AI services and their benefits
• Describe the benefits and usage of serverless computing solutions that include Azure Functions and Logic Apps
  • Discover Azure serverless computing services
• Describe the benefits and usage of Azure DevOps, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevTest Labs
  • Introduction to Azure DevOps, Github and Azure DevTest Labs

Describe Azure management tools

• Describe the functionality and usage of the Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, Cloud Shell, and Azure Mobile App
  • Azure Management Fundamentals
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Advisor
  • Introduction to Azure Advisor
  • Introduction to Azure Advisor Module on Microsoft Learn
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
  • What are ARM Templates
  • Deploy and manage resources in Azure using ARM templates in JSON
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Monitor
  • Azure Monitoring Fundamentals
  • Azure Monitor overview
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Service Health
  • What is Azure Service Health
  • Introduction to Service Health

💡 Describe general security and network security features (10-15%)

Describe Azure security features

• Describe the core features of Azure Security Center, including policy compliance, security, alerts, secure scoring, and resource hygiene
  • Protecting yourself from security threats in Azure
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Key Vault
  • Overview of Azure KeyVault
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Sentinel
  • What is Microsoft Sentinel
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Dedicated Hosts
  • What are Azure Dedicated Hosts

Describe Azure network security

• Describe the concept of defense in depth
  • What is Defense in Depth
  • Fundamental Best Practices: Defense in Depth
  • Network Security Strategies
  • Understanding Microsoft datacenter security
• Describe the functionality and usage of Network Security Groups (NSG)
  • Network Security Groups Overview
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Firewall
  • What is Azure Firewall
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure DDoS protection
  • Azure DDoS Protection Service Overview

🔖 Microsoft Learn module covering all these topics: Secure Network Connectivity in Azure

💡 Describe identity, governance, privacy and compliance features (15-20%)

Describe core Azure identity services

• Explain the difference between authentication and authorization
  • Authentication versus authorization
• Set Azure Active Directory
  • What is Azure Active Directory
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Active Directory
  • Comparing Active Directory with Azure Active Directory
  • How Azure subscriptions relate to Azure Active Directory
  • Azure Active Directory Deployment Guide
  • Azure Active Directory Tenants (tenants)
• Describe the functionality and usage of Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • What is conditional access

🔖 Microsoft Learn module covering all these topics: [Secure access to your apps using Azure Identity Services](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/secure-access- azure-identity-services/)

Describe Azure governance features

• Describe the functionality and usage of Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • What is RBAC
• Describe the functionality and use of resource locks
  • Locking resources to prevent unexpected changes
• Describe the functionality and usage of tags
  • Using tags to organize Azure resources and management hierarchy
  • Tag Usage Decision Guide
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Policy
  • What is Azure Policy
  • Introduction to Azure Policy
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Blueprints
  • What is Azure Blueprints
  • Introduction to Azure Blueprints
• Describe the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
  • What is the Cloud Adoption Framework
  • CAF infographic

🔖 Microsoft Learn module covering all these topics: [Build a cloud governance strategy on Azure](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/build-cloud-governance-strategy- azure /)

Describe privacy and compliance features

• Describe Microsoft's core principles of Security, Privacy, and Compliance
  • Security, Privacy, and Compliance in the Trust Center
  • Privacy Overview
  • Azure Declaration of Conformity
  • Risk Assessment Guide
  • Trusted Cloud PDF
• Describe the purpose of the Microsoft Privacy Statement, Online Services Terms (OST), and Data Protection Amendment (DPA)
  • Microsoft Privacy Policy
  • Licensing Terms
  • Data Protection Amendment (DPA)
• Describe the purpose of the Trust Center
  • Microsoft Trust Center
• Describe the purpose of Azure compliance documentation
  • Azure Compliance Documentation
• Describe the purpose of Azure Sovereign Regions (Azure Government cloud services and Azure China cloud services)
  • Azure Regions Decision Guide - National Sovereignty
  • Azure China
  • Azure para o governo dos EUA 🔖 Microsoft Learn module covering all these topics: [Learn Azure privacy, compliance and data protection standards](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/examine-privacy- compliance-data-protection-standards/)

💡 Describe Azure cost management and Service Level Agreements (10-15%)

Describe methods for planning and managing costs

• Identify factors that can affect costs (feature types, services, locations, inbound and outbound traffic)
  • Azure Pricing Page
  • Pricing related to bandwidth usage
• Identify factors that can reduce costs (Reserved Instances, Reserved Capacity, Hybrid Usage Benefit, Spot Instances)
  • Instance and capacity reservations in Azure
  • Azure Hybrid Benefit
  • Spot Instances
• Describe the functionality and use of the pricing calculator and the total cost of ownership (TCO) calculator
  • Azure Pricing Calculator
  • TCO Calculator
• Describe the functionality and usage of Azure Cost Management
  • What is Azure Cost Management
  • How to Optimize Your Cloud Investment with Cost Management
  • Planning Azure Cost Management

🔖 Microsoft Learn module covering all these topics: Plan and manage your Azure costs

Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and service lifecycles

• Describe the purpose of an Azure Service Level Agreement (SLA)
  • Azure Service Level Agreements
  • Azure Services SLA Summary
• Identify actions that can affect an SLA (i.e. Availability Zones)
  • Composite SLAs
  • SLAs for multi-region deployments
• Describe the service lifecycle on Azure (Public Preview and General Availability)
  • What is the service lifecycle?
  • [Describing private preview, public preview and general available (ga/general available)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/describe-service- life-cycle-microsoft-365/2-private-public-general-availability)
  • Supplemental Terms on Using Services in Preview
  • Differences between services in GA, Private and Public Preview

🔖 Microsoft Learn module covering all these topics: [Choose the right Azure services by examining SLAs and Service Lifecycle](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/choose-azure -services-sla-lifecycle/)

Extras

• Az-900 Exam Details
• Certifications Poster
• Create a free Azure account
• Access to the certification exam simulation environment
• Azure Infrastructure Map
• Cloud Administration Basics
  • [Cloud Computing Fundamentals for Administrators](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/cmu-cloud-admin-overview/?ns-enrollment-type=LearningPath&ns-enrollment-id= learn.cmu-cloud-admin.cloud-admin)
  • [Provision and manage cloud services](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/cmu-provision-cloud-services/?ns-enrollment-type=LearningPath&ns-enrollment-id=learn .cmu-cloud-admin.cloud-admin)
  • Protect your cloud resources with access control
  • Virtualizar recursos na nuvem
  • Dimensionse seus recursos de nuvem com elasticidade
  • Automatizar o gerenciamento de recursos de nuvem
  • Monitorar recursos da nuvem

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