Exam coverage map · certsloth

Shared service chapters include administrator-level detail. For AZ-900, prioritise service purpose, responsibility and the distinctions in this objective map; deployment syntax is extra depth.

Published objectives

Objective	Revision topic
Cloud/concepts · Cloud models, consumption and serverless	01 Cloud Concepts and the Azure Service Map
Cloud/benefits · Availability, elasticity, predictability and management	01 Cloud Concepts and the Azure Service Map
Cloud/services · IaaS, PaaS and SaaS responsibilities	01 Cloud Concepts and the Azure Service Map
Azure/architecture · Regions, zones, resources, groups and subscriptions	01 Cloud Concepts and the Azure Service Map, 02 Subscriptions, Policy and Cost Governance
Azure/compute-network · Compute, application hosting and networking choices	05 Virtual Machines, Disks and Scale Sets, 06 App Service and Container Platforms, 07 Virtual Networks, Routes and Secure Access, 08 DNS and Load Balancing
Azure/storage · Storage services, tiers, redundancy and migration	01 Cloud Concepts and the Azure Service Map, 04 Storage Access, Encryption and Redundancy
Azure/security · Entra, authentication, access and security posture	01 Cloud Concepts and the Azure Service Map, 03 Microsoft Entra ID and Azure RBAC
Governance/cost · Cost factors, tags, budgets and calculator	01 Cloud Concepts and the Azure Service Map, 02 Subscriptions, Policy and Cost Governance
Governance/compliance · Policy, locks and Purview	01 Cloud Concepts and the Azure Service Map, 02 Subscriptions, Policy and Cost Governance
Governance/deployment · Portal, CloudShell, Arc and IaC	01 Cloud Concepts and the Azure Service Map
Governance/monitoring · Advisor, Service Health and Monitor	01 Cloud Concepts and the Azure Service Map, 09 Azure Monitor, Logs and Alerts