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Candidates should be able to demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of cloud concepts, along with Azure services, workloads, security, privacy, pricing, and support.\n\n**The Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification could be a great fit for you if you'd like to:**\n- Prove your knowledge of cloud computing concepts, models, and services, such as public, private, and hybrid cloud, in addition to infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS).\n- Show your expertise on how Azure supports security, privacy, compliance, and trust.\n\nIt is recommended to have familiarity with concepts of networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development. You can use your Azure Fundamentals certification to reinforce your basics for other Azure role-based or specialty certifications, but it isn't a prerequisite for any of them.\n\n**To ensure you are prepared for the exam, we recommend:**\n- Fully understanding the [skills measured](https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE3VwUY).\n- Studying the relevant [self-paced content](https://aka.ms/AzureLearn_Fundamentals) on Microsoft Learn, or attending a [Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Fundamentals](https://mvtd.events.microsoft.com/azure), or signing up for an [instructor-led training event](/certifications/courses/az-900t00) with a Microsoft Learning Partner.\n- Taking the free [Practice Assessment](/certifications/exams/az-900/practice/assessment?assessment-type=practice\u0026assessmentId=23) to validate your knowledge and understanding of the exam experience.\n- Get a trial subscription and give it a try.\n- Checking out [Master the basics with the Azure Fundamentals certification](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/master-the-basics-with-the-azure-fundamentals-certification/ba-p/1650768) to learn more about this certification and how to get ready.\n\n**What's next?**\n\nRegister for your exam! After you pass the exam and earn your certification, celebrate your certification badge and skills on social platforms such as LinkedIn. To find out more, visit: [use and share certification badges](/certifications/badges).\n\nDepending on your goals, you may choose to master the basics with the Azure Data Fundamentals certification or the Azure AI Fundamentals certification. Or [find the right Microsoft Azure certification for you](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/finding-the-right-microsoft-azure-certification-for-you/ba-p/1469359), based on your profession (or the one you aspire to).\n   \n\n\u003e [!IMPORTANT]\n\u003e The English language version of this certification was updated on October 28, 2022. 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