The Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) is the entry-level Azure certification. It validates foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure services, workloads, security, privacy, pricing, and support. Upload your study notes and exclam.ai builds a fully guided study plan.
A visual preview of how exclam.ai turns a 3-week AZ-900 plan into daily domain coverage, flashcard, quiz, review, and mock streaks. Adjust the start date and review week to fit your exam timeline.
40-60 questions, 45 minutes. Multiple choice, drag-and-drop, case studies.
None. Ideal first Azure certification.
$99 USD
The 3 domains tested on AZ-900, with approximate weights from the official exam guide. exclam.ai weights your study plan according to these percentages.
| Domain | Approximate weight |
|---|---|
| Describe cloud concepts | 25-30% |
| Describe Azure architecture and services | 35-40% |
| Describe Azure management and governance | 30-35% |
Source: official AZ-900 exam guide published by Microsoft Azure.
How the 3-domain AZ-900 plan distributes across 3 weeks at the start date you picked above. Heavier-weight domains get more time; lighter ones may pair into a single week. Adjust the controls in the tracker to re-slot review and mocks.
Cover Describe cloud concepts (25-30%), Describe Azure architecture and services (35-40%) in this week — paired because their individual weights are light or the intensive pace requires combining adjacent syllabus sections. Read each objective, flashcard the key formulas, and run one quiz across the group before moving on.
Cover Describe Azure management and governance end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Full-length AZ-900 practice exams under timed conditions. Target one mock every 3–5 days. Same-day error review: for every question you miss, re-derive the solution from scratch. Taper in the final 3 days — light flashcards only.
Microsoft Azure publishes the AZ-900 exam guide as a free HTML page. Download it, upload it to exclam.ai, and get a fully guided study plan with adaptive flashcards and quizzes in minutes.
Upload the AZ-900 exam guide and exclam.ai generates flashcards for each of the 3 domains, mapped to the approximate exam weights.
Quizzes pull more questions from heavier domains. exclam.ai tracks which domains you're weakest on and weights future practice accordingly.
Coverage phase, review phase, and mocks — distributed across your target timeline. Falls behind automatically rebalance without re-planning.
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Most candidates complete AZ-900 in 20-50 hours over 1-4 weeks. The free Microsoft Learn learning path takes ~10 hours and covers most of the exam content.
If you have IT background and cloud experience, skip AZ-900 and go directly to AZ-104 (Administrator). AZ-900 is most valuable for non-technical roles (sales, management) or true beginners.
Pick the timeline that matches your exam date. Each plan distributes ~30 hours across the 3 AZ-900 domains in syllabus order, with review and mock phases following coverage.
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