AZ-900 Slides

01-01-cloud-computing

Cloud Computing

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck that explains what cloud computing means, the five essential characteristics according to NIST, and practical scenarios to identify cloud services.

01-02-shared-responsibility-model

Shared Responsibility Model

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining the shared responsibility model in Azure, how responsibilities are split between Microsoft and customers across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS service models, and common security considerations.

01-03-identify-appropriate-use-cases-for-each-cloud-model

Identify Appropriate Use Cases for Each Cloud Model

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining how to choose the right cloud deployment model (public, private, hybrid) based on constraints, use cases, and scenarios for each model.

01-04-high-availability-and-scalability-in-the-cloud

High Availability and Scalability in the Cloud

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining high availability and scalability in the cloud, how they address different problems (failures vs demand), redundancy and failover, scaling strategies, and common scenarios and pitfalls.

01-05-reliability-and-predictability-in-the-cloud

Reliability and Predictability in the Cloud

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining reliability and predictability in the cloud, how they differ, resiliency and recoverability, performance and cost predictability, and best practices for designing reliable and predictable cloud systems.

01-06-benefits-of-security-and-governance-in-the-cloud

Benefits of Security and Governance in the Cloud

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining the benefits of security and governance in the cloud, centralized visibility and controls, shared responsibility, governance guardrails, Azure Policy, and common scenarios and pitfalls.

01-07-benefits-of-manageability-in-the-cloud

Benefits of Manageability in the Cloud

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining manageability in the cloud, automation, monitoring and alerting, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure Resource Manager (ARM), and best practices for managing cloud resources at scale.

01-08-infrastructure-as-a-service-iaas-fundamentals

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Fundamentals

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) fundamentals, provider and customer responsibilities, what you rent in IaaS, typical actions, scenarios, and common pitfalls.

01-09-platform-as-a-service-paas

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Platform as a Service (PaaS), provider and customer responsibilities, how PaaS differs from IaaS and SaaS, typical scenarios, and common pitfalls.

01-10-software-as-a-service-saas

Software as a Service (SaaS)

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Software as a Service (SaaS), provider and customer responsibilities, how SaaS differs from PaaS and IaaS, typical scenarios, and common pitfalls.

01-11-identify-appropriate-use-cases-for-iaas-paas-and-saas

Identify Appropriate Use Cases for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining how to identify appropriate use cases for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, comparing service types with deployment models, responsibility stacks, scenarios, and common pitfalls.

01-define-cloud-computing

Define Cloud Computing

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Visual slide deck that explains what cloud computing means, the five essential characteristics defined by NIST, service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and practical considerations.

02-01-azure-regions-region-pairs-and-sovereign-regions

Azure Regions, Region Pairs, and Sovereign Regions

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure location terminology including regions, geographies, Availability Zones, region pairs, and sovereign clouds, with guidance on selection and common pitfalls.

02-02-azure-availability-zones

Azure Availability Zones

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Availability Zones, their purpose, definition, protection capabilities, deployment patterns (zonal vs zone-redundant), and common misunderstandings.

02-03-azure-datacenters

Azure Datacenters

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure datacenters, the difference between datacenters and regions, availability zones, facility design, and how to make deployment location decisions.

02-04-azure-resources-and-ressource-groups

Azure Resources and Resource Groups

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure resources and resource groups, their definitions, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) scopes, management controls, location concepts, and best practices for organization and deletion.

02-05-azure-subscriptions

Azure Subscriptions

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure subscriptions, their role in scope hierarchy, relationship with tenants, cost management, scenarios for multiple subscriptions, RBAC, and common pitfalls.

02-06-azure-management-groups

Azure Management Groups

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Management Groups, their purpose in organizing subscriptions, scope hierarchy, inheritance of policies and RBAC, when to use them, and common pitfalls.

02-07-azure-management-hierarchy

Azure Management Hierarchy

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining the Azure management hierarchy, scope hierarchy from management groups to resources, inheritance of Azure RBAC and Azure Policy, and guidance on choosing the right scope level.

02-08-compare-compute-types-virtual-machines-containers-and-functions

Compare Compute Types: Virtual Machines, Containers, and Functions

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck comparing Azure compute types: Virtual Machines, Containers, and Azure Functions, covering control levels, operational responsibility, scaling patterns, billing, and workload fit guidance.

02-09-azure-vm-options-vms-scale-sets-availability-sets-and-azure-virtual-desktop

Azure VM Options: VMs, Scale Sets, Availability Sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure VM options: Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS), Availability Sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), covering their purposes, differences, scenarios, and common pitfalls.

02-10-resources-required-for-virtual-machines

Resources Required for Virtual Machines

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining the resources required for Azure Virtual Machines, including compute, storage (persistent and ephemeral), networking (VNet, subnet, NIC), Network Security Groups, public vs private access, and common pitfalls.

02-11-application-hosting-options-in-azure-web-apps-containers-and-virtual-machines

Application Hosting Options in Azure: Web Apps, Containers, and Virtual Machines

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck comparing Azure application hosting options: Azure App Service (PaaS), Containers (ACI/AKS), and Virtual Machines (IaaS), covering control levels, shared responsibility model, and workload fit guidance.

02-12-azure-virtual-networking-components-and-their-purpose

Azure Virtual Networking Components and Their Purpose

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure virtual networking components: Virtual Networks (VNet), subnets, Network Security Groups (NSG), peering, DNS, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and their purposes with examples and common pitfalls.

02-13-public-and-private-endpoints-in-azure

Public and Private Endpoints in Azure

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining public and private endpoints in Azure, including Azure Private Link, DNS resolution, service endpoints, access scenarios, and common pitfalls.

02-14-compare-azure-storage-services

Compare Azure Storage Services

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck comparing Azure storage services: Blob Storage, Azure Files, Queue Storage, Table Storage, and managed disks, covering access patterns, use cases, scenarios, and common selection mistakes.

02-15-azure-blob-storage-access-tiers

Azure Blob Storage access tiers: Hot, Cool, Cold, and Archive

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Blob Storage access tiers (Hot, Cool, Cold, Archive), covering billing behavior, online vs offline tiers, rehydration, cost considerations, early deletion rules, use case scenarios, and decision guidance.

02-16-azure-storage-redundancy-options

Azure Storage redundancy options: LRS, ZRS, GRS, GZRS, and read-access variants

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Storage redundancy options: LRS, ZRS, GRS, GZRS, and read-access variants (RA-GRS, RA-GZRS), covering copy locations, failure scope protection, and selection guidance.

02-17-azure-storage-accounts-account-types-and-storage-services

Azure Storage accounts: account types and storage services (Blob, Files, Queue, Table)

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Storage accounts, account types, and storage services: Blob Storage, Azure Files, Queue Storage, and Table Storage, including selection guidance and account configuration.

02-18-moving-and-managing-files-with-azure-storage

Moving and managing files with Azure Storage: AzCopy, Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining tools for moving and managing files with Azure Storage: AzCopy for bulk transfers, Storage Explorer for interactive management, and Azure File Sync for ongoing synchronization.

02-19-migrating-to-azure-azure-migrate-and-azure-data-box

Migrating to Azure: Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure migration tools: Azure Migrate for discovery, assessment, and tracking, and Azure Data Box for offline bulk data transfers.

02-20-directory-services-in-azure

Directory services in Azure: Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure directory services: Microsoft Entra ID for cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) and SSO, and Microsoft Entra Domain Services for managed AD DS-style domain features.

02-21-authentication-methods-in-microsoft-entra-id

Authentication methods in Microsoft Entra ID: SSO, MFA, and passwordless

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining authentication methods in Microsoft Entra ID: Single Sign-On (SSO) for convenience, Multifactor Authentication (MFA) for stronger verification, and passwordless authentication to eliminate passwords.

02-22-external-identities-in-azure

External identities in Azure: B2B collaboration and B2C customer sign-in

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining external identities in Azure: Business-to-Business (B2B) collaboration for partner access and Business-to-Customer (B2C) customer sign-in for customer-facing applications.

02-23-microsoft-entra-conditional-access

Microsoft Entra Conditional Access: signals, controls, and 'if-then' access rules

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Microsoft Entra Conditional Access: how signals (conditions) and controls (outcomes) work together in 'if-then' access policies to secure sign-ins based on context.

02-24-azure-role-based-access-control-rbac

Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): who can do what, where

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): how role assignments grant permissions to Azure resources, scope hierarchy, built-in roles, and how RBAC differs from Conditional Access, Azure Policy, and resource locks.

02-25-zero-trust-verify-explicitly-use-least-privilege

Zero Trust: verify explicitly, use least privilege, assume breach

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Zero Trust security model: verify explicitly using signals, use least privilege access, and assume breach for containment and detection.

02-26-defense-in-depth-in-azure-layered-security-across-the-stack

Defense in Depth in Azure: layered security across the stack

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Defense in Depth security model in Azure: seven layers of protection (physical, identity, perimeter, network, compute, application, data) to prevent, slow, contain, and detect attacks.

02-27-microsoft-defender-for-cloud

Microsoft Defender for Cloud: improve security posture and detect threats

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Microsoft Defender for Cloud: cloud-native security service that improves security posture through CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) recommendations and detects threats through CWPP (Cloud Workload Protection Platform) alerts.

03-01-factors-that-can-affect-costs-in-azure

Factors That Can Affect Costs in Azure

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining factors that affect Azure costs: service type and size, usage meters, region selection, time running, supporting costs, and strategies for cost reduction using Azure Pricing Calculator and Microsoft Cost Management.

03-02-explore-the-azure-pricing-calculator

Explore the Azure Pricing Calculator: estimating costs before you deploy

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining how to use the Azure Pricing Calculator to estimate costs before deployment: adding services, configuring inputs (region, tier, SKU, size), setting usage assumptions, and understanding why estimates differ from actual invoices.

03-03-azure-cost-management-capabilities

Azure Cost Management capabilities: analyze, budget, alert, export, and optimize spend

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Cost Management capabilities: analyzing spend with cost analysis views, setting budgets and alerts, exporting cost data, understanding scopes, and using recommendations to optimize cloud spending.

03-04-the-purpose-of-tags

The Purpose of Tags

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure tags: key/value metadata labels for organizing resources, searching, cost allocation, and reporting. Covers tag best practices, consistency, inheritance, enforcement with Azure Policy, and common use cases.

03-05-microsoft-purview

Microsoft Purview

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Microsoft Purview: data governance platform for discovering and governing data across the organization. Covers data catalog, metadata management, scanning and classification, compliance visibility, and hybrid/multi-cloud governance.

03-06-azure-policy

Azure Policy

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Policy: governance tool for enforcing rules on Azure resources. Covers policy definitions, assignments, scopes, effects (Audit, Deny, Remediate), scenarios (allowed regions, required tags, approved VM sizes), initiatives (policy sets), and differences from RBAC.

03-07-azure-resource-locks

Azure resource locks: purpose, types, scope, and how they relate to RBAC

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure resource locks: governance controls that block specific management actions to prevent accidental deletion or unwanted changes. Covers lock types (CanNotDelete, ReadOnly), scope, inheritance, differences from RBAC, control plane vs data plane, and common scenarios.

03-08-azure-portal

Azure portal

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining the Azure portal: web-based unified console for managing Azure through a GUI. Covers portal tasks, relationship with Azure Resource Manager (ARM), when to use portal vs CLI/PowerShell, access control via Entra ID and RBAC, and best practices.

03-09-azure-cloud-shell-azure-cli-and-azure-powershell

Azure Cloud Shell, Azure CLI, and Azure PowerShell: environment vs tools

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Cloud Shell, Azure CLI, and Azure PowerShell: understanding the difference between environment (where you work) and tools (what you use). Covers Cloud Shell as browser terminal, CLI vs PowerShell tools, when to use each, persistence, and decision checklist.

03-10-azure-arc-purpose-in-hybrid-and-multicloud-management

Azure Arc: purpose in hybrid and multicloud management

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Arc: brings Azure-style management to resources outside Azure. Covers how Arc works with ARM, hybrid and multicloud scenarios, Arc-managed resources, differences from Azure Stack, and common use cases.

03-11-infrastructure-as-code-iac

Infrastructure as code (IaC)

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC): defines cloud infrastructure in machine-readable files for repeatable deployments. Covers why IaC exists (stopping drift), consistency/repeatability, automation/version control, declarative vs imperative, ARM templates vs Bicep, and practical use cases.

03-12-azure-resource-manager-arm-and-arm-templates

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM templates

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM templates: ARM as the management service for Azure, how tools interact with ARM, ARM templates as Infrastructure as Code (IaC), declarative vs imperative, deployment scopes, and best practices.

03-13-azure-advisor

Azure Advisor

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Advisor: suggests best-practice improvements for Azure resources. Covers how Advisor generates guidance, five categories (Reliability, Security, Performance, Cost, Operational Excellence), differences from Azure Monitor and Cost Management, when to use Advisor, and best practices.

03-14-azure-service-health

Azure Service Health

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Service Health: what it shows, how it differs from Azure Status and Azure Monitor. Covers personalized impact, event types, Resource Health, alerting flow, triage path, and setup best practices.

03-15-azure-monitor

Azure Monitor

AZ-900

Azure Fundamentals

Slide deck explaining Azure Monitor: metrics, logs, alerts, and Application Insights. Covers telemetry types (metrics, logs, distributed traces), Log Analytics workspace, KQL queries, alert rules, and Application Performance Monitoring (APM).