Preface

The biggest change to the technology landscape in recent times has been triggered by the COVID-19 global pandemic; it has changed so much of what you do and how you do it forever. This has led to redefining the attitudes and approaches to hybrid working and the technology systems you use to adopt and embrace it. Azure is Microsoft’s cloud computing platform and provides organizations with on-demand access to computing, storage, networking, and many other resources to meet their needs. The content of this book, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification and Beyond, Second Edition, is intended to provide complete coverage of the skills measured in the exam to prepare you for the Microsoft certification Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals.

This book will focus on the following key areas for the exam:

• Describing cloud concepts
• Describing Azure architecture and services
• Describing Azure management and governance

This book also aims to go beyond exam objectives. By the end of the book, you will have gained an extra depth of knowledge that will be of value in a day-to-day Azure-focused role.