AZ-900: Azure fundamentals through practical decisions

Objectives and progression

Six modules develop decisions about cloud models, resource organization, connectivity, storage, access, and governance. Fictional migration, batch, and recovery examples connect concepts with project and support work. Introductory coverage follows the July 2026 AZ-900 guide’s three domains and ends with an internal assessment. Official weighting ranges are retained without inventing exact weights. No Azure resources are created and no exam questions are reproduced.

Audience: Technical managers, production support, and professionals starting Azure learning.

Prerequisites: General familiarity with IT services and applications; no Azure subscription required.

170 estimated study minutes

• Compare cloud models and operating responsibilities.
• Relate hierarchy, services, and connectivity to concrete needs.
• Distinguish RBAC, Policy, locks, and recovery and observation mechanisms.

Modules

1. Cloud models and responsibilities
2. Resource organization and resilience
3. Compute and connectivity
4. Storage, retention, and recovery
5. Identity, access, and governance
6. Costs, monitoring, and deployment

Continue learning

Microsoft Azure

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AZ-104 — Azure Administrator
• SC-900 — Security, Compliance and Identity Fundamentals
• DNS

References and version

AZ-900 skills measured July 20, 2026

• AZ-900 study guide: skills measured July 20, 2026 · 2026-09-29
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals · 2026-09-29
• Azure role-based access control overview · 2026-09-29
• Azure Policy audit effect · 2026-09-29
• Lock Azure resources · 2026-09-29
• Create and manage Azure budgets · 2026-09-29
• Azure Private Endpoint DNS · 2026-09-29
• Access tiers for blob data · 2026-09-29
• Shared responsibility in Azure · 2026-09-29
• Azure Service Health overview · 2026-09-29
• Azure Advisor overview · 2026-09-29
• Microsoft exam scoring and score reports · 2026-09-29