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About the Course

Whether you're just beginning to work with the cloud or you already have cloud experience and are new to Microsoft Azure, this course provides you with everything you need to get started. It introduces you to Microsoft Azure core concepts and services. You’ll learn the basics of cloud computing, its advantages, and how to choose the right Microsoft Azure solution for different business scenarios. You’ll use the Microsoft Azure portal and a sandbox to create and test Microsoft Azure resources at no cost to you. You don’t need to write code or have scripting skills to do this. You’ll learn about several of the database and big data services that are available on Microsoft Azure. You'll also learn how to take advantage of several virtualization services in Microsoft Azure compute, which can help your applications scale out quickly and efficiently to meet increasing demands. Finally, you’ll learn about the different storage and virtual network options available in Microsoft Azure. This course can help you prepare for AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam. This is the first course in a four-course program that prepares you to take the AZ-900 certification exam. This course teaches you the core concepts and skills that are assessed in the cloud concepts and core Microsoft Azure services exam domains. This beginner course is suitable for IT personnel who are just beginning to work with Microsoft Azure and want to learn about Microsoft Azure offerings and get hands-on experience with the product. To be successful in this course, you need to have basic computer literacy and proficiency in the English language. You should be familiar with basic computing concepts and terminology, general technology concepts, including concepts of networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development. You should also be familiar with the concept of application programming interfaces or APIs. It is beneficial to have a high-level familiarity with relevant Microsoft products such as Dynamics 365 and Office 365....

Top reviews

BS

Jun 4, 2021

Concepts are explained very nicely so that the learner evinces keen interest in the subject. The instructors and content creators took lot of efforts so that the learners can learn effortlessly.

SB

Nov 13, 2022

first of all thank you,

"coursera 'developing our skills & knowledge based for better understanding the concept.

this is only possible for coursera learning platform.

thanks a lots.

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By Nancy K

Dec 7, 2021

Labs didn't work as described. No response to requests for help.

By Venkata V A A

Feb 12, 2023

Content is Great, But not really beginner friendly.

By Ahmed A

Jan 20, 2022

Not Bad

By Miquel M M

Feb 22, 2024

I must say, I believe this course is the worst Coursera course I have ever taken. Many of the contents are not at all suited for beginners, despite the course being marketed as such. The majority of the videos are just the instructor talking, with the occasional simple drawing that fails to clarify anything. These visuals seem carelessly put together and are completely useless. Additionally, there are embedded plugins that are nothing more than more videos, but with the added drawback that you cannot customize viewing settings as you could with native Coursera videos; you can't add subtitles or adjust the playback speed often. Furthermore, parts of the course are completely outdated, especially when it comes to exercises, where the links don't work, and the screenshots are of old layouts that no longer exist. Honestly, I expected more from Microsoft, but this course is merely a collection of mediocre resources at best. It often does not cater to beginners and seems to have no other interest than offering a discount on the certification exam upon specialization completion. I hope no one subscribed just for this, as it's a total disappointment.

By Lidia B

May 30, 2023

Please read the reviews before enrolling in this course. I gave it a 1 star since I wanted to draw attention more than anything else, otherwise I think most of the course content is relevant and useful up to a certain point. Issues have been reported related to Week 2 website creation longer than a month ago and nothing has been done to correct this issue. It is very difficult to contact either Microsoft and Coursera customer support to help with this ongoing and frustrating issue and the only way to get help is via a redundant Bot that goes in circles, so before enrolling in the course, be warned that there are ongoing issues with some of the content and the support is inexistent.

By VISHAL N

Jan 15, 2022

Appreciate the efforts put in by the instructor but the course is not understandable as it is and I had to refer to several other online resources to get the concepts cleared. It felt as if the instructor was simply reading through the script without trying to explain any particular topic in detail. Again, thanks for taking the effort but the course could have been much better. The courses designed by google/aws are much more in detail and understandable!

By Marco N

Jan 31, 2023

Very disappointed. There is a problem with the sandbox activation link so I can't do the practical part. I have pointed out the problem but have had no response. I have seen that other users pointed out the same problem more than 6 months ago and have had no response either. I don't understand that a paid course can make this kind of mistakes. Now I will have to look for another Cloud Computing course after losing a day of study.

By Michel d S M

Jul 13, 2022

Some of the extra videos do not play, especially in Week 3. Also, the main videos are presented in a way that you lose motivation to continue studying: same tone of voice, no emotions, just reading from a teleprompter.

There is very little practice. The idea is to keep memorising concepts and hope for the best.

Overall, the course was not useful. It did not help me get the skills I wanted to use Azure in practice.

By Frassanito, G (

Sep 19, 2023

not a good start for someone that wants to learn the fundamental aspects starting from simple and practically-achievable concepts. The module throws terms and concepts to someone that is not even fully aware of what azure is and can do, so it's a lot overwhelming and feels like a waste of time. Those lectures should be given once someone has at least some basics on azure.

By Faryad E K

Jun 27, 2022

I didn't learn anything useful from this course. It was like watching a long YouTube ad about Azure. The purpose of this course is advertizing Azure rather than teaching it. Minimum practical work is done in this course. Also the certificate has no Microsoft logo on it and is being issued by Coursera only. The Microsoft logo is misleading. I won't take the next one.

By Leo V

Oct 29, 2022

The material presented in this class is out of date. This is very annoying when working on the hands-on assignments, as the example screens don't match the actual Azure Portal. I find myself cross-checking with the learning material on Microsoft's site. Surprising, since this is branded as a Microsoft program. I expected to get the real deal.

By Paul K

Nov 23, 2023

Course broken, video player features appear and disappear between lessons, surveys/quizzes interrupt video presenters mid-sentence. This course is not fit for purpose, I had to use external sources to get as far as I did. And then you charged me for it inside the trial and refuse a refund? Disgusting

By Johannes B

Jan 31, 2024

Content is just read with little to no examples. The examples used are very outdated, so that they do not work. I would advise to use the microsoft learning platform and not coursera to learn this topic.

By Jagtar U

Mar 7, 2024

The links are broken for exercises for 2 years, Coursera has not fixed it. No wonder people have unenrolled from this course. Coursera Plus membership seems to be a waste now

By Parag V S

Sep 29, 2022

The instructor was monotonous that I got bored listening to her. The fundamentals should have been taught properly than just reading the script.

By Jeroen B

Feb 15, 2024

The English subtitles and transcriptions are of a terrrible quality, with terms and definitions making absolutely no sense at all. Please fix!

By Paolo G

Dec 24, 2023

This is an OLD course, based on november 2020 available info; structure of the exam is now changed; this course should really be updated

By Nash C D

Aug 13, 2023

Learning Material is too old. There is no support apart from bot which doesn't

understand human interaction. Poor support for the course

By H.W. S

Jun 4, 2023

Total BS Course. Just a way to earn more money.

Nothing works correctly in Azure as it supposes to (taught in the modules).

By Zachary T

Jan 31, 2024

None of this is updated. Most has unclear instructions, I expect training im paying for to be relevant but this fails.

By Nicolas L

Feb 7, 2023

Most exercises do not work, and it has been the case for years. It feels more like a sales pitch than a lesson anyway.

By Ehud H

Aug 30, 2022

Course material is partly obsolete, missleading connections and much too full of repeated self-advertising.

By Yasin G

Nov 9, 2023

The course is not up to date and I have not received a voucher for 50% off the AZ-900 certificate exam

By Жамгарян Н А

Dec 1, 2021

Couldn't input my card to get free Azure account. It was processing too long. Azure 0, AWS and GCP 10.

By Russell P

Feb 22, 2022

Just awful. Links arent maintained, so you cant follow along. go to udemy for this one