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Module 1 – Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)

The Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Exam cover the latest and updated exam guide
including –

Describe cloud computing

 Define cloud computing (Microsoft Documentation: What is cloud

computing? and Types of Cloud Computing)
 Describe the shared responsibility model (Microsoft Documentation: Shared
Responsibility Model in Cloud)
 Define cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid (Microsoft
Documentation: What is a Public Cloud?, What is a Private Cloud? and What is a
Hybrid Cloud?)
 Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model (Examples of cloud
computing)
 Describe the consumption-based model (Microsoft Documentation: Consumption
and Fixed Cost Models)
 Compare cloud pricing models (Microsoft Documentation: Azure Product
Pricing and Azure Cloud Services pricing)
 Describe serverless

Describe the benefits of using cloud services (Benefits of Cloud Computing

Services)

 Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud (Microsoft
Documentation: Benefits and considerations of using cloud services)
 Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud (Microsoft
Documentation: Azure Reliability and Overview of the reliability pillar)
 Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud (Microsoft
Documentation: Security governance and Governance in the Microsoft
Cloud and Azure governance documentation)
 Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud (Microsoft
Documentation: Cloud management in the Cloud Adoption Framework, Cloud
management gateway overview and Azure Management Guide, Before you start)

Describe cloud service types

 Describe infrastructure as a service (IaaS) (Microsoft Documentation: What is

IaaS? and Azure IaaS (infrastructure as a service)
 Describe platform as a service (PaaS) (Microsoft Documentation: What is
PaaS? and Use platform as a service (PaaS) options)
 Describe software as a service (SaaS) (Microsoft Documentation: What is
SaaS? and About SaaS)
  Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
(Microsoft Documentation: Azure Cloud Services)
Module 2 – Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)

Describe the core architectural components of Azure

 Describe Azure regional, regional pairs, and sovereign regions (Microsoft

Documentation: Azure Regions and Avaialbility Zones and Azure Regional
Pairs and Azure Sovereign Clouds)
 Describe availability zones (Microsoft Documentation: Azure availability zones)
 Describe Azure datacenters (Microsoft Documentation: Datacenter security
overview)
 Describe Azure resources and resource groups (Manage Azure resource groups)
 Describe subscriptions (Microsoft Documentation: Subscription decision
guide and Azure subscription)
 Describe management groups (Microsoft Documentation: Azure Management
Groups)
 Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management
groups (Microsoft Documentation: What are Azure management groups? )

Describe Azure compute and networking services

 Compare compute types, including container instances, virtual machines, and

functions (Choose an Azure compute service, Azure Container
Instances, Introduction to Azure virtual machines, Introduction to Azure
Functions)
 Describe Virtual Machine options, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Virtual
Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop (Virtual
machines in Azure, What are virtual machine scale sets? and What is Azure
Virtual Desktop?)
 Describe resources required for virtual machines (Windows virtual machines in
Azure)
 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 Azure
ExpressRoute (What is Azure Virtual Network?, Virtual Network Subnet, Azure
Virtual Network Peering, Azure Peering Service Overview, What is Azure
DNS?, What is Azure VPN Gateway?, Azure ExpressRoute and Significance of
Azure ExpressRoute)
 Define public and private endpoints (What is a private endpoint?)

Describe Azure storage services

 Compare Azure storage services (Introduction to Azure Storage)

  Describe storage tiers (Storage account overview, Hot, Cool, and Archive access
tiers)
 Describe redundancy options (Azure Storage redundancy)
 Describe storage account options and storage types (Storage account overview)
 Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and
Azure File Sync (azcopy copy, Get started with AzCopy, Transfer data with
AzCopy and file storage, What is Azure File Sync?, Get started with Storage
Explorer)
 Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box (About
Azure Migrate)

Describe Azure identity, access, and security

 Describe directory services in Azure, including Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
and part of Microsoft Entra and Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure
AD DS)
 Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO),
multifactor authentication (MFA), and passwordless (Passwordless
authentication options for Azure Active Directory, authentication and verification
methods are available in Azure Active Directory)
 Describe external identities in Azure, including business-to-business (B2B) and
business-to-customer (B2C)
 Describe Conditional Access in Azure AD (What is Conditional Access?)
 Describe Azure role-based access control (RBAC) (What is Azure role-based
access control (Azure RBAC)?)
 Describe the concept of Zero Trust (What is Zero Trust?)
 Describe the purpose of the defense in-depth model
 Describe the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud (What is Microsoft
Defender for Cloud?)

Module 3 – Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)

Describe cost management in Azure

 Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure (Plan and manage your Azure
costs)
 Compare the Pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
(Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator)
 Describe the Cost Management capabilities in Azure
 Describe the purpose of tags (Use tags to organize your Azure resources and
management hierarchy)

Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance

 Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview in Azure

  Describe the purpose of Azure Policy (What is Azure Policy?)
 Describe the purpose of resource locks (Lock resources to prevent unexpected
changes)

Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources

 Describe the Azure portal (Azure portal overview)

 Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) and
Azure PowerShell (Overview of Azure Cloud Shell)
 Describe the purpose of Azure Arc (Azure Arc overview)
 Describe infrastructure as code (IaC) (IaC on Azure)
 Describe Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM templates (What is Azure
Resource Manager?, What are ARM templates?)

Describe monitoring tools in Azure

 Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor (Introduction to Azure Advisor)

 Describe Azure Service Health (What is Azure Service Health?)
 Describe Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and
Application Insights (Log Analytics tutorial, Azure Monitor overview, Application
Insights overview)

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