An edX course covering 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. A useful, independent take on the fundamentals, though note the AZ-900 exam itself is a separate Microsoft purchase.
Good for: An independent grounding in Azure fundamentals / AZ-900 topics.
Less suitable if: You want Microsoft's official course or hands-on engineering.
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.
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
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
You can audit the course free on edX. A verified certificate is a paid option, with financial assistance available. This is an independent (Pragmatic AI Labs) course, not Microsoft's official one, and the AZ-900 exam is a separate Microsoft fee of about $99.
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A verified Pragmatic AI Labs certificate on edX is a credible learning record, though it is a course certificate rather than a formal qualification or degree. It is not the AZ-900 certification itself, which requires Microsoft's separate exam.
Instructor
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Noah Gift
edX instructor
Noah Gift is a cloud and AI educator at Pragmatic AI Labs, teaching certification-focused courses across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
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