Microsoft AuthorizedFoundation2026 UpdatedGovernment Cloud Essential
AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals
The Azure literacy credential. Cloud concepts, Azure services, governance, security, privacy and pricing — the right first step for anyone entering the Microsoft cloud ecosystem.
⏱Duration: 3 days / 24 hrs
💻Format: Instructor-Led + Azure Sandbox
🌐Delivery: On-site · Virtual · Hybrid
✅Pass rate: 98%
📅Next intake: 21 July 2026
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Azure literacy in 3 days
Speak Azure with developers, architects and finance teams
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Cost & subscription model
Azure billing, reservations and cost management essentials
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Compliance for MY context
Azure regulatory alignment with PDPA, BNM RMiT, MyDigital
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M365 × Azure crossover
See how Azure intersects with the M365 stack you already use
What this course is
AZ-900 is Azure literacy.
The Microsoft AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) certification validates that you understand cloud concepts, core Azure services, security, governance, privacy and pricing. It is the most widely held cloud foundational credential in the Microsoft ecosystem, especially in MY government and GLC environments.
At Nexperts, AZ-900 is taught against a live Azure sandbox subscription that every learner has full access to during and after the course. You launch real resources — not slides.
AZ-900 is not a developer cert. It is a cross-functional cloud literacy cert that finance, project, governance and IT staff all benefit from equally.
The 2026 update of AZ-900 incorporates Microsoft Copilot for Azure, modernised pricing options, and updated Well-Architected Framework alignment. We teach with current Malaysian banking, GLC and government Azure deployments as case context.
Who should take this course
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Project & program managers
Lead Azure migration projects credibly without being lost in the technical conversation.
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Finance & procurement
Understand Azure billing and reservations — essential for cloud cost governance.
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Government & GLC staff
MY government cloud-first policy makes Azure literacy increasingly required.
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M365 administrators
Already familiar with the Microsoft cloud — AZ-900 extends your range.
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Career switchers
The fastest path into the Microsoft cloud ecosystem.
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Pre-AZ-104 / AZ-204
AZ-900 is the foundational step before specialised Azure roles.
Prerequisites
✓ Basic IT literacy
✓ No Azure experience required
✓ Familiarity with Office or M365 helpful
✓ Curiosity about cloud and Microsoft platforms
→ No IT background? AZ-900 is still accessible. Ask us about our pre-AZ-900 primer.
Course Curriculum
Three domains. Azure end-to-end.
AZ-900 is structured into Cloud Concepts, Azure Architecture and Services, and Azure Management and Governance. We deliver each with hands-on sandbox labs.
Hands-On Azure Sandbox
24 lab tasks. Live Azure tenant.
Every learner gets full Azure sandbox access for 30 days. You'll launch real resources, configure real RBAC, set up real budgets — against your own dedicated Azure subscription.
01
Provision an Azure VM
Deploy a Windows Server 2025 VM. Connect via RDP. Capture an image.
Compute
02
Blob Storage Static Website
Host a static website from blob storage. Configure CDN.
Storage
03
VNet Architecture
Build a VNet with two subnets, NSGs, and Bastion access.
Networking
04
Azure SQL Provision
Provision Azure SQL DB. Connect from VM. Apply firewall rules.
Database
05
Function App + Logic App
Build a serverless workflow combining Function and Logic apps.
Serverless
06
RBAC Lockdown
Create custom roles. Apply at resource group scope. Test failures.
Identity
07
Cost Budget & Anomaly
Configure budgets and Cost Anomaly Detection.
Finance
08
Defender for Cloud
Enable secure score. Address top 3 recommendations.
Security
09
Copilot for Azure
Use Copilot to deploy infrastructure conversationally.
Copilot
+ 15 additional sandbox tasks. Sandbox access for 30 days post-course.
Exam Information
One exam. Concept-focused, broad.
AZ-900 is the foundational Azure exam — broad coverage, scenario-based questions, no deep technical traps. Pattern recognition and clear conceptual understanding pass it.
AZ-900 Exam
Questions40–60 multiple choice
Duration60 minutes (85 with accommodations)
Passing score700 / 1000
FormatPearson VUE / Online proctor
ValidityNo expiration (Microsoft fundamentals)
Industry avg pass rate~78% first attempt
Nexperts pass rate98% first attempt
Microsoft Azure Path
Stacks withAZ-900 → AZ-104 → AZ-305
Cross-trackPairs with AI-900, DP-900, SC-900
VoucherBundled — Microsoft exam voucher included
Career fitCloud-aware PM, BA, finance, generalist
RenewalNo expiration — lifetime credential
Pre-bridgeRequired understanding for AZ-104
MY recognitionRequired by MyDigital cloud-first policy
Our AZ-900 3-Mock Programme
01
Diagnostic Mock
Day 1 evening. Maps weak service knowledge. Average score: 71%.
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Scenario Mock
Day 2. 60-question scenario simulation. Average score: 84%.
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Final Clearance
Day 3. Timed full simulation. 87%+ before booking. Average score: 91%.
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Pass Rate
98% of our AZ-900 candidates pass on first attempt.
The global AZ-900 first-attempt rate is around 78%. Our 98% comes from 30 days of Azure sandbox access, three timed mocks, and an instructor who has run two MY government cloud migrations across the past 4 years.
Expected salary range after AZ-900: RM 4,500 – RM 7,500/month for cloud-aware IT and project roles in Malaysian enterprises.
Student Reviews
What our AZ-900 graduates say.
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"I'm a procurement officer at a federal agency. AZ-900 gave me the language to evaluate Azure tender responses credibly. It was the cert I didn't know I needed."
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Norazlinda Saari
Procurement Officer · MAMPU
✓ Passed first attempt · 851 / 700
★★★★★
"The Copilot for Azure module made me feel like I'd skipped a year of training. Conversational deployment is the future and we got to play with it on day one."
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Chong Sheng Ming
M365 Admin · Hong Leong Bank
✓ Passed first attempt · 832 / 700
★★★★★
"Came in cold from a banking background. Sandbox access made all the difference. By day three I was deploying SQL DBs and feeling capable."
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Kavitha Krishnan
BA · OCBC Malaysia
✓ Passed first attempt · 798 / 700
★★★★★
"Cost management module saved my GLC RM 78k/month in over-provisioned dev environments. The cert was free in retrospect."
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Faizal Ariffin
Senior Manager · PETRONAS
✓ Passed first attempt · 871 / 700
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