Friday, March 7, 2025

Practice Azure Fundamentals with Simulated Labs: A Hands-On Guide

 Introduction

The Azure Fundamentals Certificate (AZ-900) is an entry-level certification offered by Microsoft that validates foundational knowledge of cloud concepts and Azure services

While the Azure Fundamentals Certificate is not a deep technical certification, it is highly valuable for building a foundational understanding of cloud concepts and Azure services. It is a great starting point for anyone looking to enter the cloud industry or advance their career in a cloud-focused role

Problem

While you will get many free study resources on this topic the major problem is to practice what you learn on Azure Portal which unfortunately is not available that easily. There are options available for one to sign up for free and get 200 dollars credit but the problem is that it asks for your credit card and if you forgot to delete any resource and go above 200$ it will charge your credit card. There are Paid labs available if someone wants to practice

Solution

Microsoft had introduced Simulated labs at one point of time which were like a step by step guide with Azure Portal Simulation, Later these simulated labs were depreciated so most of the times you wont get the links. There might be some old posts from someone where these links might be available.

In this Article I have shared the links of all those simulated labs. You might find some options available on Azure Portal are no more there but still a great way to practice the steps.

 

There are 22 Labs still available for Practice by Microsoft

 

Simulated Lab 1 - Create a Virtual Machine in the Azure Portal

In this simulated lab you will create a virtual machine on Azure Portal then Connect to the VM and Install a Web Server Role

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/yc3ktxbe

 

Simulated Lab 2 - Create a Web App

In this simulated lab you will create a new web app that runs a Docker Container

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/kj8mrkuf

 

Simulated Lab 3 - Deploy Azure Container Instances

In this simulated lab you will Create, Configure and Deploy a Docker Container By Using Azure Container Instance

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/pf83fbrm

 

Simulated Lab 4 - Create a Virtual Network

In this simulated lab you will create a Virtual Network with Two Virtual Machines

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/4wy2ysfy

 

Simulated Lab 5 - Create a Blob Storage

In this simulated lab you will create a Storage Account and work on Blob Storage

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/3wt9ut6u

 

Simulated Lab 6 - Create a SQL Database

In this simulated lab you will Create a SQL Database & Query the Data

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/mvsab9zh

 

Simulated Lab 7 - Implement Azure IoT Hub

In this simulated lab you will Configure a New Azure IOT Hub & Authenticate a IOT Device

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/bdf7jxzu

 

Simulated Lab 8 - Implement Azure Functions

In this simulated lab you will Create a Function App to Display Hello Message

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/mpueptan

 

Simulated Lab 9 - Create a VM with a Template

In this simulated lab you will Create a Virtual Machine using a Quick Start Template

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/meu8245c

 

Simulated Lab 10 - Create a VM with PowerShell

In this simulated lab you will Configure Cloud Shell and Use Azure PowerShell to Create a Resource Group & Virtual Machine

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/yz9kd8ms

 

Simulated lab 11 - Create a VM with CLI

In this simulated lab you will Configure Cloud Shell and Use Azure Command Line Interface to Create a Resource Group & Virtual Machine

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/mp6zyvys

 

Simulated Lab 12 - Implement Azure Key Vault

In this simulated lab you will Create a Azure Key Vault and Create a Password Secret

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/645detvn

 

Simulated Lab 13 - Secure Network Traffic

In this simulated lab you will Create a Netwok Security Group

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/3zzyre97

 

Simulated Lab 14 - Manage Access with RBAC

In this simulated lab you will assign roles using Azure Role Based Access Control

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/mr35kbe9

 

Simulated Lab 15 - Manage Resource Locks

In this simulated lab you will add a lock to a Resource Group and Try Deleting It

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/bdz9yxz2

 

Simulated Lab 16 - Implement Resource Tagging

In this simulated lab you will Create a Policy that requires Tagging

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/4yshtxcr

 

Simulated Lab 17 - Create an Azure Policy

In this simulated lab you will Create a Azure Policy to Restrict Deployment

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/49dhyemw

 

Simulated Lab 18 - Explore Microsoft Compliance Offerings

In this simulated lab you will Access Microsoft Compliance Offerings, Service Trust Portal & Compliance Manager

Lab link : https://tinyurl.com/s7ed5n93

 

Simulated Lab 19 - Use the Pricing Calculator

In this simulated lab you will use Azure Price calculator to generate a Cost Estimate

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/y73dnnk5

 

Simulated Lab 20 - Use the Azure TCO Calculator

In this simulated lab you will use Total Cost of Ownership to generate a Comparison Report

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/4xzxvf92

 

Simulated Lab 21 - Calculate Composite SLAs

In this simulated lab you will look at the Service Level Agreement

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/56y3cjcr

 

Simulated Lab 22 - Open a Support Request

In this simulated lab you will Look at Available Support Options in Azure

Lab Link : https://tinyurl.com/83u6z8kb

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