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Azure Fundamentals
Beginner 10 hours English Verified CertificateFREE
About this course
Azure Fundamentals covers the core concepts behind Microsoft's AZ-900 certification — cloud concepts, core Azure services, security, and pricing — taught by Noah Gift of Pragmatic AI Labs rather than Microsoft directly. That's a meaningful difference: it's a leaner, more exam-focused take than Microsoft's own longer learning paths.
The honest take: good if you want a faster route to exam readiness; if you want Microsoft's own official learning path with more hands-on labs, that's a different (longer) route to the same certification.
What you'll learn
Explain core Azure cloud concepts
Identify core Azure services and use cases
Understand Azure pricing and support models
Describe Azure security and compliance basics
Prepare specifically for the AZ-900 exam
Compare Azure's model to AWS/GCP equivalents
This course includes
10h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
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Mobile access
English
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Noah Gift
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Noah Gift is a cloud and AI educator at Pragmatic AI Labs, teaching certification-focused courses across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Requirements
- No prior Azure experience required
Who this course is for
- AZ-900 exam candidates
- IT professionals new to Azure
- Non-technical roles needing cloud literacy
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Frequently asked questions
No — it's taught by Noah Gift of Pragmatic AI Labs, not Microsoft directly, but covers the same AZ-900 exam content.
Audit free; verified certificate is $99.
About 10 hours, a faster pace than Microsoft's official learning path.
Yes, it's built specifically around the AZ-900 exam objectives.
No — it's designed for complete Azure beginners.