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AZ-900 Two-Week Roadmap

Sequenced against the official weighting, starting 2026-07-25, with retrieval-practice and gap-patch days inserted wherever a quiz or practice assessment turned up real gaps. Print this and check boxes as you go — see MISSION.md for why this pace was chosen.

Domain weights (from the official study guide): Cloud concepts 25–30% · Azure architecture & services 35–40% · Management & governance 30–35%. Architecture gets the most days because it's worth the most points.

Domain 1 — Describe cloud concepts (25–30%)

DayLessonCovers
1☑ Cloud computing fundamentalsDeployment models, shared responsibility, consumption-based pricing, serverless
2☑ Cloud benefitsHA/scalability, reliability/predictability, security/governance, manageability
3☑ Cloud service typesIaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS, use cases for each

Domain 2 — Describe Azure architecture and services (35–40%)

DayLessonCovers
4☑ Core architectural componentsRegions, region pairs, availability zones, resource groups, subscriptions, management groups
5☑ Azure compute servicesVMs, VM Scale Sets, availability sets, containers, functions, app hosting options
6☑ Azure networking servicesVNets, subnets, peering, DNS, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, public/private endpoints
7☑ Storage accounts, tiers & redundancyStorage account types, blob/files/queues/disks/tables, access tiers, LRS/ZRS/GRS/GZRS
8☑ Moving & migrating dataAzCopy, Storage Explorer, Azure File Sync, Azure Migrate, Azure Data Box
9☑ Identity & accessMicrosoft Entra ID, SSO/MFA/passwordless, external identities, Conditional Access, RBAC
10☑ Security modelsZero Trust, defense-in-depth, Microsoft Defender for Cloud
11☑ Security models: retrieval practiceUnplanned insert — Lesson 10's quiz caught real gaps (layer order, Defender pillars, Zero Trust in scenarios); fresh scenarios on the same three, no new material
12☑ Checkpoint: Domains 1–2 mini practiceInterleaved recall quiz, patch weak spots before moving on

Domain 3 — Describe Azure management and governance (30–35%)

DayLessonCovers
13☑ Cost managementCost factors, pricing calculator, cost management tools, tags
14☑ Governance & complianceMicrosoft Purview, Azure Policy, resource locks
15☑ Managing & deploying resourcesPortal, Cloud Shell/CLI/PowerShell, Azure Arc, infrastructure as code, ARM templates
16☑ Monitoring toolsAzure Advisor, Service Health, Azure Monitor (Log Analytics, alerts, Application Insights)

Exam-ready

DayActivityCovers
17☑ Full official practice assessmentScored 82% (41/50) on 2026-08-05 — weakest in Domain 2 (Architecture & Services); see gap-patch row below
18☑ Gap-patch: practice assessment reviewUnplanned insert — Conditional Access scenario recognition (missed twice), service endpoints, Azure Files protocols, SaaS licensing, subscription nesting, Advisor vs. Policy
19☐ Retake practice assessmentTarget 85%+ per MISSION.md — take a fresh attempt, not a memorized repeat
20☐ Exam sandbox + book itExam sandbox for UI familiarity, then schedule via Pearson VUE

Slipping a day is fine — reorder, don't cram two new modules into one sitting. Working memory is the bottleneck, not calendar days. If you fall behind, drop review time before dropping new-topic time; the Day 17 practice assessment is what actually tells you what needs more review — trust its results over a gut feeling.

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