It is done. On April 19, 2026, I passed the Microsoft Azure AZ-900 Fundamentals exam with a score of 873 out of 1000. The passing threshold is 700. This post is the full story of how I got there.

Where It Started

A few weeks ago I was preparing for a potential AWS Data Centre interview and decided to use the time productively. AZ-900 had been on my list for a long time. I already had real-world Azure experience from years of working across cloud platforms, but I wanted the credential to reflect that formally. The timing made sense: structured review of Azure fundamentals would reinforce what I already knew and close any gaps before going deeper into Azure administration with AZ-104.

So I cleared my study schedule, opened Tutorial Dojo, and started working.

The Study Materials

Rather than taking a traditional course, I built my own notes from scratch. As I worked through each topic, I wrote up what I learned and published it here. The posts became a useful reference as I moved toward the exam.

Writing the notes helped. Explaining something in your own words is a different level of processing than reading a bullet list. By the time I sat the exam, the material felt familiar rather than memorised.

The Practice Test Journey

I used Tutorial Dojo for all practice tests. The question sets are well written and the explanations are detailed enough to actually learn from, not just check answers.

Here is how the test scores progressed:

The drop from 94.59% on the second attempt to 78.38% on Set 3 was not encouraging. That third question set exposed real weaknesses, particularly in Management and Governance, where I scored below 70% for the first time. Rather than panic, I treated it as exactly what practice tests are for: finding the gaps before the real thing.

I went back through the weak areas, revisited my notes, and made sure I understood the reasoning behind the answers rather than just memorising them.

Exam Day: Section Performance

The actual exam matched the format I had practised. Three domains, each with a clear weight. Here is how I did across all three:

The section that had caused problems in practice, Management and Governance, held up on the real exam. That is what the extra review time was for.

The Credential

What I Would Do Differently

Nothing significant. The approach worked: build your own notes, practice with a good question bank, go deep on the areas that fall below threshold, and trust the preparation.

One thing I would say to anyone starting AZ-900: the practice test score that worried you most is the most useful data point you will get. Set 3 dropping to 78.38% forced a focused review of Management and Governance that almost certainly made the difference in that section on exam day.

Do not chase high practice scores. Chase understanding.

What Is Next

The AZ-900 is the foundation. The natural next step is AZ-104, the Azure Administrator Associate exam. Where AZ-900 covers the concepts, AZ-104 goes deep into the hands-on administration: virtual networks, storage accounts, identity configuration, resource monitoring, and troubleshooting real deployments.

I already have the AZ-104 course from Udemy at 93% completion. The gap between course completion and exam readiness is where Tutorial Dojo will come in again.

Alongside that, I am continuing with CCNA networking fundamentals and CompTIA Server+ as preparation for infrastructure work. Both are running in parallel.

The study notes will keep coming.

If you are working through AZ-900 or planning to start, feel free to reach out. Always good to compare notes on what works.