About This Study Plan

This 7-day study plan breaks the AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) exam preparation into 4 focused study sessions with a total of 14 actionable tasks. The plan covers all 3 exam domains — Describe Cloud Concepts, Describe Azure Architecture and Services, Describe Azure Management and Governance — ensuring complete coverage of the exam blueprint. An intensive 7-day plan for those with some cloud experience who want to pass AZ-900 quickly.

4Study Sessions

14Total Tasks

3Domains Covered

Prerequisites

Basic IT knowledge and understanding of cloud concepts
2-3 hours of study time per day

Study Schedule

Days 1-2Cloud Concepts & Azure Architecture

Study cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment models.
Learn Azure regions, availability zones, and resource hierarchy.
Complete cloud concepts practice questions.

Days 3-4Core Azure Services

Study compute services: VMs, App Service, Functions, AKS.
Study networking: VNet, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, DNS.
Study storage: Blob, Files, tiers, redundancy.
Complete core services practice questions.

Days 5-6Management, Governance & Security

Study Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, and Conditional Access.
Study Azure Policy, resource locks, and governance tools.
Study cost management and SLA concepts.
Complete governance and security practice questions.

Day 7Review & Mock Exam

Take a full-length AZ-900 mock exam.
Review weak areas based on mock exam results.
Focus on commonly confused concepts.

Study Tips

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Focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing.

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Use the SmashTheExam practice questions after each study session.

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AZ-900 is breadth over depth — know what each service does, not how to configure it.

Recommended Azure Study Resources

Supplement this study plan with Microsoft Learn's free AZ-900 learning path, which provides interactive modules and sandboxed Azure environments. The Microsoft Virtual Training Days programme also offers free instructor-led sessions with a 50% exam discount voucher upon completion.