Cloud Concepts
- Cloud computing models and shared responsibility
- Public, private, and hybrid cloud
- IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
- Consumption-based pricing, CapEx, and OpEx
- High availability, scalability, reliability, and manageability
AZ-900 is a foundational certification. It demonstrates an understanding of core cloud concepts and how Microsoft Azure is structured, managed, secured, and governed. It is not an advanced engineering credential, but it provides the vocabulary and conceptual base needed to work effectively with cloud teams and Azure-based environments.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
What the certification covers
A concise view of the knowledge areas assessed at the fundamentals level.
Azure Architecture & Services
- Regions, availability zones, subscriptions, and resource groups
- Compute, networking, and storage services
- Identity, access, and security fundamentals
- Core Azure architectural components
- Common service-selection scenarios
Management & Governance
- Cost management and pricing concepts
- Azure Policy, RBAC, locks, and governance
- Azure Resource Manager and deployment tools
- Monitoring, Service Health, Advisor, and Azure Monitor
- Tools used to manage Azure resources
What this means in practice
I should be able to discuss Azure at a foundational level, understand how major Azure services fit together, recognize common cloud architecture and governance concepts, and participate more effectively in conversations with technical teams. The certification does not imply hands-on expertise in designing or operating complex Azure environments.