AZ-900

Education & Academia abbreviation · Professional Certification

AZ-900
Stands forMicrosoft Azure Fundamentals
CategoriesEducation & Academia

AZ-900 stands for Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, a professional certification abbreviation.

Entry-level Microsoft certification exam covering cloud concepts, Azure architecture and services, management and governance. Exam codes such as AZ-900 are often used as the names of the certifications themselves.

Example: The whole IT team passed AZ-900 before the migration to Azure.

Usage notes

Microsoft's fundamentals certifications do not expire, unlike its role-based certifications, which must be renewed annually through free online assessments. Common next steps include AZ-104 for administrators. Microsoft retired its older MCSA and MCSE credentials in 2021.

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