{"id":2839,"date":"2019-10-12T06:09:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T06:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidpapkin.net\/?p=2839"},"modified":"2019-10-12T06:09:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T06:09:40","slug":"microsoft-az-900-exam-info-by-david-papkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidpapkin.com\/?p=2839","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft AZ-900 Exam Info by David Papkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/davidpapkin.net\/about-us\/\">David\u00a0<\/a>Papkin is\u00a0about exam info for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learning\/exam-AZ-900.aspx\">Microsoft AZ-900<\/a>\u00a0exam.<\/p>\n<p>This post is derived from the following link Microsoft Azure certification exams Exam AZ-900.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learning\/exam-AZ-900.aspx\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learning\/exam-az-900.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-right\">\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<h3 class=\"msl-heading3-bold\">Understand cloud concepts (15-20%)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-middle\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Describe the benefits and considerations of using cloud services<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>understand terms such as High Availability, Scalability, Elasticity, Agility, Fault Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery<\/li>\n<li>understand the principles of economies of scale<\/li>\n<li>understand the differences between Capital Expenditure (CapEx) and Operational Expenditure (OpEx)<\/li>\n<li>understand the consumption-based model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Describe the differences between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>describe Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)<\/li>\n<li>describe Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)<\/li>\n<li>describe Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)<\/li>\n<li>compare and contrast the three different service types<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-right\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Describe the differences between Public, Private and Hybrid cloud models<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>describe Public cloud<\/li>\n<li>describe Private cloud<\/li>\n<li>describe Hybrid cloud<\/li>\n<li>compare and contrast the three different cloud models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"msl-heading3-bold\">Understand core Azure services (30-35%)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-middle\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Understand the core Azure architectural components<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>describe Regions<\/li>\n<li>describe Availability Zones<\/li>\n<li>describe Resource Groups<\/li>\n<li>describe Azure Resource manager<\/li>\n<li>describe the benefits and usage of core Azure architectural components<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Describe some of the core products available in Azure<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>describe products available for Compute such as Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, App Service Functions, Azure Container Instances (ACI), and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)<\/li>\n<li>describe products available for Networking such as Virtual Network, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Application Gateway and Content Delivery Network<\/li>\n<li>describe products available for Storage such as Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, and Archive Storage<\/li>\n<li>describe products available for Databases such as Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and Azure Database Migration service<\/li>\n<li>describe the Azure Marketplace and its usage scenarios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-right\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Describe some of the solutions available on Azure<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>describe Internet of Things (IoT) and products that are available for IoT on Azure such as IoT Hub and IoT Central<\/li>\n<li>describe Big Data and Analytics and products that are available for Big Data and Analytics such as SQL Data Warehouse, HDInsight and Azure Databricks<\/li>\n<li>describe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and products that are available for AI such as Azure Machine Learning Service and Studio<\/li>\n<li>describe Serverless computing and Azure products that are available for serverless computing such as Azure Functions, Logic Apps and Event Grid<\/li>\n<li>describe DevOps solutions available on Azure, such as Azure DevOps and Azure DevTest Labs<\/li>\n<li>describe the benefits and outcomes of using Azure solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Understand Azure management tools<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>understand Azure tools such as Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Cloud Shell<\/li>\n<li>understand Azure Advisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"msl-heading3-bold\">Understand security, privacy, compliance, and trust (25-30%)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-middle\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Understand securing network connectivity in Azure<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>describe Network Security Groups (NSG)<\/li>\n<li>describe Application Security Groups (ASG)<\/li>\n<li>describe User Defined Rules (UDR)<\/li>\n<li>describe Azure Firewall<\/li>\n<li>describe Azure DDoS Protection<\/li>\n<li>choose an appropriate Azure security solution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Describe core Azure Identity services<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>understand the difference between authentication and authorization<\/li>\n<li>describe Azure Active Directory<\/li>\n<li>describe Azure Multi-Factor Authentication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Describe security tools and features of Azure<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>describe Azure Security Center<\/li>\n<li>understand Azure Security Center usage scenarios<\/li>\n<li>describe Key Vault<\/li>\n<li>describe Azure Information Protection (AIP)<\/li>\n<li>describe Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Describe Azure governance methodologies<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>describe policies and initiatives with Azure Policy<\/li>\n<li>describe Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)<\/li>\n<li>describe Locks<\/li>\n<li>describe Azure Advisor security assistance<\/li>\n<li>describe Azure Blueprints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"msl-heading3-bold\">Understand Azure pricing and support (20-25%)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-middle\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Understand Azure subscriptions<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>describe an Azure subscription<\/li>\n<li>understand the uses and options with Azure subscriptions, such access control and offer types<\/li>\n<li>understand subscription management using Management groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Understand planning and management of costs<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>understand options for purchasing Azure products and services<\/li>\n<li>understand options around Azure Free account<\/li>\n<li>understand the factors affecting costs such as resource types, services, locations, ingress and egress traffic<\/li>\n<li>understand Zones for billing purposes<\/li>\n<li>understand the Pricing calculator<\/li>\n<li>understand the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator<\/li>\n<li>understand best practices for minimizing Azure costs such as performing cost analysis, creating spending limits and quotas, using tags to identify cost owners, using Azure reservations, and using Azure Advisor recommendations<\/li>\n<li>describe Azure Cost Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-right\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Understand the support options available with Azure<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>understand support plans that are available such as Dev, Standard, Professional Direct and Premier<\/li>\n<li>understand how to open a support ticket<\/li>\n<li>understand available support channels outside of support plan channels<\/li>\n<li>describe the Knowledge Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>describe a Service Level Agreement (SLA)<\/li>\n<li>understand Composite SLAs<\/li>\n<li>understand how to determine an appropriate SLA for an application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<p class=\"msl-title-small-bold\">Understand service lifecycle in Azure<\/p>\n<ul class=\"msl-cp-steps-list msl-para-regular\">\n<li>understand Public and Private Preview features<\/li>\n<li>understand the term General Availability (GA)<\/li>\n<li>understand how to monitor feature updates and product changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cert-exam-banner-left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"cert-exam-banr-test\">\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-right\">\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-middle\">\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-middle\">\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-middle\">\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section-content-two\">\n<div class=\"msl-cp-contentblock-section msl-cp-contentblock-section-right\">\n<div>\n<p>End of David Papkin post about exam info for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learning\/exam-az-900.aspx\">Microsoft AZ-900<\/a>\u00a0exam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/davidpapkin.org\/\">http:\/\/davidpapkin.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>David Papkin favorite movies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GoodFellas\">Robert Deniro in GoodFellas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore_(1947_film)\">Ava Gardner in Singapore (Flim Noir)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Seas_(film)\">Clarke Gable in China Seas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post by\u00a0David\u00a0Papkin is\u00a0about exam info for\u00a0Microsoft AZ-900\u00a0exam. 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