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Azure Fundamentals part 1: Describe core Azure concepts

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New to the cloud? Azure fundamentals is a six-part series that teaches you basic cloud concepts, provides a streamlined overview of many Azure services, and guides you with hands-on exercises to deploy your very first services for free.

After completing this learning path, you'll be able to:

  • Understand the benefits of cloud computing in Azure and how it can save you time and money
  • Explain cloud concepts such as high availability, scalability, elasticity, agility, and disaster recovery
  • Describe core Azure architecture components such as subscriptions, management groups, resources and resource groups
  • Summarize geographic distribution concepts such as Azure regions, region pairs, and availability zones

Here are the learning paths in this series:

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Part 1: Describe core Azure concepts

The trophy for the Describe core Azure services learning path.

Part 2: Describe core Azure services

The trophy for the Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure learning path.

Part 3: Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure

The trophy for the Describe general security and network security features learning path.

Part 4: Describe general security and network security features

The trophy for the Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features learning path.

Part 5: Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features

The trophy for the Describe Azure cost management and service level agreements learning path.

Part 6: Describe Azure cost management and service level agreements

Complete all of the learning paths in the series if you are preparing for Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals.

Prerequisites

  • You should be familiar with basic computing concepts and terminology.
  • An understanding of cloud computing is helpful, but isn't necessary.

Modules in this learning path

Introduction to Azure fundamentals

This module introduces you to the basics of cloud computing and Azure, and how to get started with Azure's subscriptions and accounts.

Discuss Azure fundamental concepts

Are you interested in the cloud, but aren't sure what it can do for you? In this module, you'll learn about the advantages of using cloud computing services, and you'll learn to differentiate between the categories and types of cloud computing.

Describe core Azure architectural components

In this module, you'll examine the various concepts, resources, and terminology that are necessary to work with Azure architecture. For example, you'll learn about Azure subscriptions and management groups, resource groups and Azure Resource Manager, as well as Azure regions and availability zones.