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Skills measured as of March, 2025
Audience profile
As a candidate for this exam, you are a technology professional aiming to showcase your basic understanding of cloud concepts overall, with a specific focus on Microsoft Azure. This exam serves as a typical entry point on the path to a career in Azure.
You are able to outline Azure architectural components and Azure services, including:
Compute
Networking
Storage
You can also describe features and tools to secure, govern, and administer Azure.
You should have skills and experience working with an area of IT, such as:
Infrastructure management
Database management
Software development
Skills at a glance
Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)
Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)
Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)
Describe cloud computing
Define cloud computing
Describe the shared responsibility model
Define cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid
Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model
Describe the consumption-based model
Compare cloud pricing models
Describe serverless
Describe the benefits of using cloud services
Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud
Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud
Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud
Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud
Describe cloud service types
Describe infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Describe platform as a service (PaaS)
Describe software as a service (SaaS)
Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service type (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)
Describe the core architectural components of Azure
Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions
Describe availability zones
Describe Azure datacenters
Describe Azure resources and resource groups
Describe subscriptions
Describe management groups
Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups
Describe Azure compute and networking services
Compare compute types, including containers, virtual machines, and functions
Describe virtual machine options, including Azure virtual machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop
Describe the resources required for virtual machines
Describe application hosting options, including web apps, containers, and virtual machines
Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure virtual networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute
Define public and private endpoints
Describe Azure storage services
Compare Azure Storage services
Describe storage tiers
Describe redundancy options
Describe storage account options and storage types
Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync
Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box
Describe Azure identity, access, and security
Describe directory services in Azure, including Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services
Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and passwordless
Describe external identities in Azure, including business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C)
Describe Microsoft Entra Conditional Access
Describe Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
Describe the concept of Zero Trust
Describe the purpose of the defense-in-depth model
Describe the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Describe cost management in Azure
Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure
Compare the pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
Describe cost management capabilities in Azure
Describe the purpose of tags
Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance
Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview in Azure
Describe the purpose of Azure Policy
Describe the purpose of resource locks
Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources
Describe the Azure portal
Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) and Azure PowerShell
Describe the purpose of Azure Arc
Describe infrastructure as code (IaC)
Describe Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM templates
Describe monitoring tools in Azure
Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor
Describe Azure Service Health
Describe Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights
Study resources
We suggest that you gain practical experience and undergo training prior to taking the exam. We provide self-study resources, classroom training, and access to documentation, community sites, and videos.
Get trained Choose from self-paced learning paths and modules or take an instructor-led course
Find documentation Azure on Microsoft Learn
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Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
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