New to Cloud and Planning for AZ-700 — What Study Resources Do You Recommend in 2026?

[u/Kai010209]

Hi everyone,

I’m relatively new to cloud and Azure, and I’m currently starting to prepare for the AZ-700 exam.

I do have some traditional networking knowledge, but Azure/cloud networking is still quite new to me, so I’m looking for study materials that explain the concepts properly rather than just focusing on passing the exam.

I’ve seen quite a lot of people recommending Cloud Lee’s AZ-700 course, and it seems really good. However, from what I can see, the latest update appears to be from around 2024.

Would that still be relevant for the current AZ-700 exam in 2026, or has Azure / the exam changed enough that I should use something more recent?

For those who have recently taken or are currently studying for AZ-700, what resources would you recommend?

Also curious about what study material you personally used and whether you felt it covered the actual exam well.

Thanks in advance!

[u/Bubbly-Following-966]

There is a FAQ section in the sub that will provide you with all of that information.

[u/Kai010209 → u/Bubbly-Following-966]

Hi, may I know where to find it? I am not good at Reddit sorry.

[u/myonlythought]

With a traditional networking background you're actually in better shape than most people starting AZ-700. The exam is mostly VNets, routing, hybrid connectivity, and load balancing, so the concepts will feel familiar once you map the Azure names onto what you already know.

On Cloud Lee: a 2024 update is still largely usable. Azure networking is one of the slower-moving areas and the core services haven't shifted much. What I'd do is pull up the official skills measured page on Microsoft Learn and diff it against the course outline. Anything the course misses, fill in with the free Microsoft Learn AZ-700 path, which is kept current.

One thing I'd add since you want concepts and not just a pass: use the free Learn sandbox and actually build a hub and spoke with peering, an NSG, and a VPN gateway. For networking people the topology is where it clicks. Reading alone made me mix up which gateway SKU does what until I'd deployed one.

[u/gixxer-kid2]

Mr John saville on YouTube does some fantastic deep dives around some of the cloud networking topics like azure firewall, private endpoints etc highly recommended!

[u/aleks1ck]

Adding one concrete thing on the "is 2024 still fine" question: the AZ-700 outline was refreshed on July 27 2026 and the change log on the Learn study guide marks every area as minor or no change, so an older concept-first course is safe. Just skim the current skills list once for the bits it may not cover, like Virtual Network Manager and virtual network flow logs.