Azure fundamentals

The course will introduce students to the basic functions of cloud services. The course will cover the basic concepts related to cloud services, the fundamental cloud models and services (public, private and hybrid cloud, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service(PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)), and introduce the basic Azure services and solutions.

The course is recommended for people who:

• Support Azure IT professionals in marketing or sales;
• Decision makers working in an IT environment;
• IT professionals who have not used Azure services before, but want to get an overview of how the cloud platform works;
• those who are planning to take further Azure courses and would like to develop their knowledge of the subject in general.

The course focuses on the following topics:

• clarifying general cloud concepts
• Understanding the basic features of Microsoft Azure cloud services
• security and privacy in Azure environments
• Understanding pricing and support models

Course modules:

• Introduction
• basic concepts of cloud
• basic Azure services
• security and privacy
• pricing and support
• course completion, exam results

No prior qualifications are required to successfully complete the course, but basic general IT knowledge or experience would be an advantage.