My Free Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals Journey 2021
Tags: beginners, cloud, azure, certified
Published: 2021-10-08 23:51:11

## Table Of Contents
        * [Why I took this step?](#chapter-1)
        * [How long did it take?](#chapter-2)
        * [Skills I have gained?](#chapter-3)
        * [Course material I learned so far?](#chapter-4)
        * [How to get the certification for free?](#chapter-5)
        * [My Accomplishment:](#chapter-6)
        * [Note:](#chapter-7)

### Why I took this step? <a name="chapter-1"></a>
I have set a goal for getting Certified as an Azure Developer Associate and although the Azure Fundamentals is optional, its ideal for people like me who are just beginning to work with Azure.

### How long did it take? <a name="chapter-2"></a>
It took me between 2-3 weeks to get ready for the exam and I honestly took my time. I dedicated 1-2 hrs daily with a few days of exception and focused more towards hands on learning.

### Skills I have gained? <a name="chapter-3"></a> 
* Azure 
* Cloud Data
* Cloud Networking
* Cloud Security
* Cloud Services
* Cloud Storage
* Virtualization

### Course material I learned so far? <a name="chapter-4"></a> 
* Cloud Computing
* Cloud Deployment Models
* Cloud Computing Models
* Cloud Advantages including CAPEX vs OPEX considerations 
* Azure Regions, Geographies, Availabilty Zones/Sets, Region Pairs
* Management Groups, Subscriptions, Resource Groups and Resources
* Hands on azure portal overview 
* Azure compute including VMs, Containers, App Service, Severless Computing and Event Grids
* VM networking,NSG, Firewall, Load balancing, Private and Public IP 
* Azure storage options, Storage Replication, Azure Databases, Azure Migration, Express Route and VPN
* Azure IOT(Hub & Central), Sphere, Synapse Analytics, Databrick, HDInsight, machine learning, Cognitive Services, Bot and Devops
* Azure Tags, Policy, Locks, ARM and Blueprints
* Azure Compliance including GDPR, HIPPA, ISO and NIST CSF
* Azure Compliance, Advisor, Monitor, Service Health, Privacy Statements, Trust Center and Compliance Manager and Cloud shared responsibility
*  Azure Security, Identity and Access, AD, SSO, Role base access control, DDOS, Sentinal and Encryptions 
* Azure Pricing and SLA
* a few more I must have forgotten 😥😥

### How to get the certification for free? <a name="chapter-5"></a> 

#### Actual Price 💲💲
The exam costs 99 USD and varies for different countries

### The Free Path ✌ 
1) Visit [Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Days](https://mvtd.events.microsoft.com/Azure) and register for *Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Fundamentals*
2) ATTEND THE VIRTUAL TRAINING 
3) After completion you will receive an email with instructions on scheduling your exam with 100% discount
![Instructions](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/pcmq30k7jbe07x0hxsf7.jpg)
4) That's it 👍

### My Accomplishment: <a name="chapter-6"></a> 
![Certificate](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yt73tbhmqy445z6j3ffu.PNG)

### Note: <a name="chapter-7"></a> 
The 2 day training is not going to be enough for everyone and like me some of you would need to take out more time and prep for the exam. 
* Try attempting free online practice exams and once you are confident enough then schedule your exam