Como passar na AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals ? (Overview)

3 min readJul 5, 2022

Passei na prova AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals. Trata-se de uma prova básica com foco em conceitos de nuvem e especifidades cloud da Azure, nesse artigo vou falar como é a prova, o que você deve estudar, onde estudar, e por último como conseguir gratuitamente seu vouncher para realizar a prova.

Primeiramente seguem detalhes sobre a prova:

Detalhes do exame:

Tempo: 1h;
Quantidade de questões: 40-55;
Pontuação mínima: 700/1000;
Modelo de Questões: Múltipla escolha, complete o termo;
Idioma: PT, EN, etc….

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A prova de AZ-900 tem seus conteúdos divididos nos seguintes módulos:

Conteúdo do Exame:

Describe Cloud Concepts(20–25%);
Describe Core Azure Services(15–20%);
Describe Core Solutions and management tools on Azure(10–15%);
Understand general security and network security features(10–15%);
Understand Identity, Governance, Privacy, and Compliance(20–25%);
Azure Pricing and Lifecycle(10–15%).

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Para ajudar no seu estudo realizei 22 divisões com assuntos/soluções/termos para você estudar em prol de se preparar para o exame da AZ-900:

1- Cloud Concepts and Concepts of region and Availability Zone, plains etc…

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2- OpEx vs CapEx

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3- Hierarchy of Management Groups:

-> Management Groups-> Subscriptions-> Resource Groups-> Resources.

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4- Azure Management Tools:

Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, Cloud Shell, Azure Mobile App, Azure Rest API;
Azure Advisor(Reliability, Security, Performance, Cost, Operational Excellence);
Azure Resource Manager (ARM);
Azure Monitor;
Azure Service Health;
Azure Assistent.

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5- Azure Compute Services:

Virtual Machines;
App Services;
Container Instances;
Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS);
Windows Virtual Desktop.

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6- Azure Networking Services:

Azure Virtual Network (Vnet);
Virtual Private Network Gateway (VPN);
Azure ExpressRoute.

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7- Azure Storage Services:

Container Storage(blob);
Disk Storage;
Azure Files.

-> tiers(Hot,Cool,Archive).

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8- Azure database services:

Azure Cosmos Database;
Azure SQL Database;
Azure Database for MySQL;
Azure Database for PostgreSQL.

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9- Servless Computing:

Azure Functions;
Azure Logic Apps.

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10- Azure Internet of Things:

Azure IoT Central (SaaS communication IoT’s);
Azure IoT Hub (Bi-directional communication);
Azure Sphere (Secure).

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11- Big data and analytics:

Azure Synapse Analytics(Dara warehouse);
Azure HDInsight(Hadoop);
Azure Databricks(Apache Spark).

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12- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning:

Azure Machine Learning;
Cognitive Services;
Azure Bot Service.

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13- Services DevOps:

Azure DevOps;
Github;
GitHub Actions for Azure;
Azure DevTest Labs.

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14- Services Security:

Azure Security Center;
Trust Center;
Azure Sentinel (offfice365, Azure Active Director, Azure Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Cloud App Security).
Microsoft Defender for Cloud;
Azure Key Vault;
Network SecurityGroups — NSG (intern);
Azure Firewall (extern);
Azure Application Gateway (WAF);
Azure DDoS protection;
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).

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15- Azure Active Directory:

Authentication;
Single Sign-On (SSO);
Application Management;
B2B;
B2C;
Device Management.

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16- Conditional Access:

User or Group Membership;
Ip Location;
Device;
Application;
Risk Detection.

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17- Azure Governance Methodologies:

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC);
Resource Locks (CanNotDelete, ReadOnly);
Tags;
Azure Policy & Compliance;
Azure Blueprints;
Cloud adoption Framework for Azure.

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18- Online Services Terms and Data Protection Addendum:

Online Services Terms (OST);
Data Protection Addendum (DPA);
Azure Compliance Documentation (Global, US Government, Industry, Regional).

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19- Planing and Cost Management:

Pricing Calculator;
Total Cost Of Ownership (TCO);
Azure Cost Management;
Azure Sovereign Regions.

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20- Factors affecting Costs:
1 -> Resource Type;
2 -> Services;
3 -> Location;
4 -> Bandwidth;
5 -> Reserved Instances;
6 -> Azure Hybrid Use Benefit.

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