Learn Microsoft Azure Fundamentals for Free

Want to pass the Microsoft AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals exam and finally understand how Microsoft Azure actually works?

The complete Harbourmetric AZ-900 course is now available absolutely free through the Harbourmetric website.

Simply create a free account, enrol in the course, and start learning immediately. There is no payment required, no subscription, and no credit or debit card details needed.

This beginner-friendly course is designed to take you from little or no cloud knowledge to a clear, practical understanding of Microsoft Azure, cloud computing, and the key concepts tested in the AZ-900 exam.

AZ-900 is a fundamentals exam, but it can still catch people out. Many questions are scenario-based, which means you need to understand more than basic definitions. You need to recognise which Azure service fits a particular situation, how cloud pricing works, how identity and security are managed, and how Azure resources are organised and controlled.

That is exactly what this free course is designed to help you achieve.

You will learn through:

• Clear, beginner-friendly video lectures
• Visual PowerPoint-style explanations
• Practical demonstrations using Microsoft Azure
• Downloadable summary documents
• Mini quizzes and section quizzes
• Practical examples and exam-focused comparisons
• Clear explanations of important Azure concepts and services

Cloud Concepts

You will begin with the foundations of cloud computing, including what the cloud is, why organisations use it, and how the shared responsibility model works.

You will learn the differences between public, private, and hybrid cloud environments, understand consumption-based pricing, explore serverless computing, and compare important cloud benefits such as:

• High availability
• Scalability
• Elasticity
• Reliability
• Security
• Governance
• Manageability

You will also learn how to compare Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Software as a Service—one of the most important topics covered in the AZ-900 exam.

Azure Architecture and Services

Next, you will learn how Microsoft Azure is structured and how to recognise its most important services.

This includes:

• Azure regions and region pairs
• Availability zones
• Azure datacentres
• Resource groups
• Subscriptions
• Management groups
• The Azure resource hierarchy

You will also explore core Azure services across compute, networking, storage, migration, identity, access, and security.

Topics include:

• Virtual machines, containers, Azure Functions, and web apps
• Virtual networks, subnets, peering, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and endpoints
• Storage accounts, storage tiers, redundancy, backup, and file-transfer tools
• Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box
• Microsoft Entra ID, multifactor authentication, single sign-on, and Conditional Access
• Azure role-based access control
• Zero Trust and defence in depth
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud

The goal is not simply to memorise service names. You will learn when, why, and where each Azure service should be used.

Azure Management and Governance

In the final part of the course, you will learn how Azure environments are controlled, governed, monitored, and managed.

You will cover:

• Azure Cost Management
• Resource tags
• The Azure Pricing Calculator
• Microsoft Purview
• Azure Policy
• Resource locks
• The Azure portal
• Azure Cloud Shell
• Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell
• Azure Arc
• Azure Resource Manager
• ARM templates
• Azure Advisor
• Azure Service Health
• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Alerts
• Application Insights

These are important AZ-900 topics because they demonstrate how organisations keep Azure environments secure, reliable, compliant, manageable, and cost-effective.

Who This Free Course Is For

This course is ideal for:

• Complete beginners to cloud computing
• Students preparing for the Microsoft AZ-900 exam
• IT support and helpdesk professionals
• Project managers and business analysts working with Azure teams
• Sales, pre-sales, and non-technical professionals
• Developers, network engineers, and security professionals beginning their Azure journey
• Anyone looking for a clear and structured introduction to Microsoft Azure

No previous Azure experience is required. Everything is explained from the beginning using simple language, practical examples, demonstrations, and exam-focused comparisons.

By the end of the course, you will understand the core Azure concepts, recognise the major Azure services, avoid common exam traps, and feel much more confident approaching the Microsoft AZ-900 exam.

Start Learning for Free Today

The Harbourmetric AZ-900 course is completely free to access.

Create your Harbourmetric account, enrol in the course, and begin learning Microsoft Azure Fundamentals today.

No payment. No subscription. No card details required.