You might want to learn the basics of Azure and get certified after passing an exam. There’s lots of information on the Internet, but perhaps you like to read books. Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Second Edition Exam Ref AZ-900 is a book written by Jim Cheshire and published by Pearson Education Inc. with the authorization of Microsoft Corporation.

Table of Contents of Book by Jim Cheshire

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Describe Cloud Concepts (20% – 25%)
• Chapter 2 Describe Core Azure Services (15% – 20%)
• Chapter 3 Describe Core Solutions and Management Tools in Azure (10% – 15%)
• Chapter 4 Describe General Security and Network Security Features (10% – 15%)
• Chapter 5 Describe Identity, Governance, Privacy, and Compliance Features (20% – 25%)
• Chapter 6 Describe Azure Pricing, SLAs, and Lifecycles (10% – 15%)
• Index

Azure Exams

The above mentioned book is designed to help you pass the AZ-900 exam. We have a post called Microsoft Azure Exams that lists the exams for Azure.

Learn with YouTube

Here is one video called Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Course (AZ-900) – Pass the exam in 3 hours! This video is 3 hours and 10 minutes long. It’s by freeCodeCamp.org.

There is a whole bunch of short Azure videos over at ExamPro.

Scott Duffy has some courses over at Udemy.com as well as some videos on YouTube. Check out the YouTube video called Microsoft Azure for Beginners: Introduction – Scott Duffy. It’s for beginners. He goes through slowly and carefully. Here are just few of the things he talks about along with the times.

• 14:35 Free account
• 17:00 Log in to Azure
• 26:20 Create a virtual machine
• Configure the VM
• 55:00 Create your first web app
• Create your first storage account