AZ-900 includes identity and governance features such as RBAC, locks, tags, policy, and blueprints, plus privacy and compliance offerings. It also covers cost tools and SLA concepts used to plan and manage Azure spending and service choices.
AZ-900 includes dedicated coverage for governance, compliance, and cost control, because these topics shape how cloud environments are adopted and managed. The course page breaks this into two modules: identity, governance, privacy, and compliance; and Azure cost management with service-level agreements.On the governance side, the page includes identity services and access control concepts. It explicitly covers authentication versus authorization, and it references Azure Active Directory for identity and access management. It also calls out single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and Conditional Access as controls that influence how users access applications and services.For governance mechanisms, the page includes the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure as a basis for organizational decision-making. It lists role-based access control as a way to define who can access resources, resource locks to prevent accidental deletion, and tags to describe resource purpose. It also includes Azure Policy as a way to control and audit how resources are created, and Azure Blueprints for enabling governance at scale across multiple subscriptions.Compliance is covered through a review of compliance offerings and regulatory standards, including mention of Azure capabilities specific to government agencies. The page does not list specific regulations, but it frames compliance as a set of offerings and standards that Azure supports.Cost management is handled with named tools and practical concepts. The page references the Total Cost of Ownership Calculator and the Pricing calculator, and it discusses purchasing options and the factors that affect total cost. The SLA segment defines what an SLA is, why it matters, what affects it, and how multiple SLAs can be combined into a composite SLA. The module concludes with the service lifecycle concept in Azure, which influences how you choose and operate services over time.Together, these topics help learners understand how Azure is governed, how compliance and privacy considerations are surfaced, and how cost and service commitments are evaluated.
In real Azure environments, governance and cost control are not side topics. They determine what teams can deploy, how they are permitted to deploy it, and what gets monitored for spend and risk. AZ-900 introduces the control vocabulary that stakeholders need to participate in those conversations.Focus on what each mechanism does. RBAC answers who can do what. Locks protect against destructive mistakes. Tags support inventory and accountability. Policy drives consistency and auditability. Blueprints relate to scaling governance patterns across subscriptions. These are foundational for operating at scale, even if you are not the one implementing them.For cost, treat the calculators and SLA concepts as decision tools. You are learning how to frame service selection and expectations, not how to predict exact spend from a single number.
“The course covers governance, privacy, and compliance features, plus Azure cost management and service level agreements.”
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