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Azure Crash Course - The basics with Hands-On in 3 hours! (Udemy.com)

Learn Azure with no prior knowledge required. Includes many hands-on demos! Ideal for beginners.

4.6
1,469 reviews

Created by: Rick Crisci

Last updated October 2026

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What you will learn

  • Learn basic concepts of key Azure services quickly
  • Use the Azure Portal to create VMs, Blob Storage, Load Balancers, and more!
  • Use downloadable PDF study quides to reinforce what you learn
  • Learn how you can become Azure Certified
  • Follow the demos or use written PDF lab guides to try these tasks in your Azure account
  • Complete quizzes at the end of many lessons to test your knowledge

How it compares

Against the other 848 rated Udemy courses in IT Certifications on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 63% of them
  • Reviews1,469#225 of 849 by number of reviews
  • Length4.1 hoursshorter than 74% of them
  • Last updatedOctober 2026more recently than 99% of them

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Course Description

"Rick’s courses are great. He explains the topics and concepts well, and provides additional downloadable content (slides, study guides and lab manuals) to enhance the learning experience for those different types of learners. It’s like always getting the “good teacher” year after year."  - Chris

"Explanations are very clear and the pace is not too fast - Great!" Brett

Are you brand new to Microsoft Azure? Have you found that many of the training resources out there use complex technical jargon that make it difficult to understand the basic concepts? If you need to get a basic understanding of Microsoft Azure quickly and clearly, this is the course for you.

This course answers the questions:

  • How do we create an Azure account and set up multi-factor authentication (MFA)?

  • What is included in the Azure free trial, and how do I create a budget and billing alert?

  • How do I create a Virtual Machine (VM) using Azure Virtual Machines?

  • How can I deploy code in the Cloud using Azure App Service and Azure Functions?

  • How do I use other key Azure services, such as Azure Blob Storage, VM Scale Sets, Load Balancers, and more?

I have taught hundreds of thousands of students across a variety of platforms, and I think anyone who needs to understand Microsoft Azure will love this course. Most lectures in this course are 5 - 10 minutes long. This course gives you an understanding of the most critical areas of Microsoft Azure and includes focused instruction to help you get key workloads up and running quickly.

If you need the basics of Microsoft Azure, this course will give you a strong foundation and is the ideal starting point.

If you are a manager or administrator who needs a basic understanding of what Microsoft Azure can do, this is the course for you!

And if you plan to pursue an Azure Certification, this is the ideal starting point!
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Instructor Details

Rick Crisci

I am the owner of TrainerTests and have delivered thousands of hours of official live training to my students, and I love teaching people new skills.

I provide video training unlike any other organization. I believe in using high quality illustrations and animations to simplify complex concepts. In my courses you will get the technical depth that you need, with a focus on making sure that you completely understand the underlying concepts.

Please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn, I always enjoy making new contacts with my students!

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4.6

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By Bavan Mooganahally Yadunath on 9/7/2026

I'm Interview prepping and this was by far the best course and for everyone else out there, just finish this and move to whatever specifics you looking for like devops and etc.. I tried other structured courses and they were just so long and uneccessary wasting my time and this was perfect. Long courses are good for certifications prep, this is best for interview prep

By Christopher Hartley on 6/17/2026

Excellent introduction in to Azure for beginners. The real world examples help reinforce the theory which helps get you up to speed quicker than reading lots of manuals and documentation. Helps making learning fun, very informative and well presented.

By Adrian Kelly on 5/22/2026

The course delivered as promised and taught me the basics of Azure utilising the portal. The instructor was clear and concise and I would definitely choose more of his courses should the need arise.

By Richard Soriano on 3/11/2026

As a senior programmer, our company is moving to the cloud. I needed a crash course to get me through some key concepts. There are some great resources that I can practice for the future.

By Darren Newton on 2/19/2026

The reason i was attracted to this course ,was the comprehensive Lab notes , all very well watching the videos for each section , but a little time passes you forget the important little tricks , more courses should contain this level of study and Lab notes.

By Mary Zysk on 2/12/2026

It is a bit outdated and some steps don't work. Couldn't do the final lab and instructors response in Q & A was not very helpful. I do like that this was a real person talking (I think) and demoing, who had a nice real human voice and, not an animated person with voice over. I hate those so much.

By Anonymized User on 12/9/2025

This is an excellent landing for somebody who wants to delve into Azure. Essential technicals are well covered and also going deeper into the most essential ones. Highly recommended,

By Vladyslava Sysenko on 5/28/2025

Great course for absolute beginners to get overview of basic Azure services. I have some prior experience with AWS and no experience with Azure. This course helped me draw parallels between their services. I enjoyed demo videos.

By Anonymized User on 1/5/2025

So far, so good. Some jargon requires additional research to understand; however, pause function of the course allows me to achieve this in an unpressurised paced.

By Diana Huggins on 12/29/2024

Yes I am interested in what I am learning it is not as daunting as I though it would be to be learning a subject which is completely different from what I am used to

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Azure Crash Course - The basics with Hands-On in 3 hours!
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  • Updated: icon October 2026
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