Everything You Need to Succeed on the Azure Fundamentals Exam

If you’re about to start working with cloud-based services for the first time, the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification will equip you with all the basic knowledge you need. This Study Guide provides the tried-and-true Sybex system to help you prepare for Exam AZ-900, whether or not you’re an IT professional. Focusing on core Azure services, Azure pricing, SLA, and lifecycle, as well as the fundamentals of cloud security, privacy, compliance, and trust, this book supplies all the essential information. Reinforce your study with the exclusive Sybex online learning environment, and you’ll be ready to face the exam with confidence.

Coverage of 100% of all exam objectives in this Study Guide means you’ll be ready for:

• Cloud concepts
• Cloud types (Public, Private, Hybrid)
• Azure service types (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)
• Core Azure services
• Security, compliance, privacy, and trust
• Azure pricing levels
• Legacy and modern lifecycles

Interactive learning environment

Take your exam prep to the next level with Sybex’s superior interactive online study tools. To access our learning environment, simply visit www.wiley.com/go/sybextestprep, register your book to receive your unique PIN, and instantly gain one year of FREE access after activation to:

• Interactive test bank with 2 practice exams to help you identify areas where further review is needed. Get more than 90% of the answers correct, and you’re ready to take the certification exam.
• 100 electronic flashcards to reinforce learning and last-minute prep before the exam
• Comprehensive glossary in PDF format gives you instant access to the key terms so you are fully prepared

ABOUT THE AZURE FUNDAMENTALS PROGRAM

The Azure Fundamentals certification is perfect for those getting started with cloud-based services, both IT technicians and members of other business disciplines such as sales and marketing. Focused on Azure services and general cloud fundamentals, it provides a solid working knowledge of Azure.

Quickly preps technical and non-technical readers to pass the Microsoft AZ-900 certification exam

Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals Study Guide: Exam AZ-900 is your complete resource for preparing for the AZ-900 exam. Microsoft Azure is a major component of Microsoft’s cloud computing model, enabling organizations to host their applications and related services in Microsoft’s data centers, eliminating the need for those organizations to purchase and manage their own computer hardware. In addition, serverless computing enables organizations to quickly and easily deploy data services without the need for servers, operating systems, and supporting systems. This book is targeted at anyone who is seeking AZ-900 certification or simply wants to understand the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure. Whatever your role in business or education, you will benefit from an understanding of Microsoft Azure fundamentals.

Readers will also get one year of FREE access to Sybex’s superior online interactive learning environment and test bank, including hundreds of questions, a practice exam, electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms. This book will help you master the following topics covered in the AZ-900 certification exam:

• Cloud concepts
• Cloud types (Public, Private, Hybrid)
• Azure service types (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS)
• Core Azure services
• Security, compliance, privacy, and trust
• Azure pricing levels
• Legacy and modern lifecycles

Growth in the cloud market continues to be very strong, and Microsoft is poised to see rapid and sustained growth in its cloud share. Written by a long-time Microsoft insider who helps customers move their workloads to and manage them in Azure on a daily basis, this book will help you break into the growing Azure space to take advantage of cloud technologies.