Exam companion repository for the Pearson / Microsoft Press video course taught by Tim Warner, Microsoft MVP.
15 lessons · ~10 hours runtime · 100% aligned to the official Microsoft Skills Measured document for Exam SC-500.
This repo is the optional but recommended companion to the video course Exam SC-500: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (Video), published by Pearson under the Microsoft Press imprint. The course teaches every published objective on Microsoft's SC-500 exam, the successor to AZ-500.
Inside, you will find:
- A folder per lesson with hands-on demo scripts, Azure CLI / PowerShell commands, and ARM / Bicep / Terraform snippets
- A consolidated objectives map showing exactly which lesson covers which Microsoft Functional Group (FG) sub-domain
- Curated links to Microsoft Learn, Microsoft Defender for Cloud documentation, Microsoft Sentinel content hub solutions, and Microsoft Security Copilot guidance
- Practice scenarios and a study schedule template you can copy into your tool of choice
Heads up: This repo is in active development alongside the course recording. Content lands lesson by lesson as the videos are produced. Star and watch the repo to track updates.
| Exam code | SC-500 |
| Full title | Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate |
| Successor to | AZ-500 (retires August 31, 2026) |
| Beta exam window | May 2026 |
| General availability | July 2026 |
| Format | Multiple choice, case studies, scenario-based |
| Official study guide | SC-500 Skills Measured (Microsoft) |
| Functional group | Weight | Lessons |
|---|---|---|
| Manage identity, access, and governance | 20-25% | 1, 2, 3 |
| Secure storage, databases, and networking | 25-30% | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Secure compute (including AI workloads) | 20-25% | 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| Manage and monitor security posture | 20-25% | 12, 13, 14, 15 |
See the full mapping in docs/exam-objectives.md.
- Open the lesson folder that matches the video you're watching.
- Use the
README.mdin that lesson folder as your hands-on guide. - The demo scripts are idempotent and parameterized — clone them into your own sandbox subscription and run them as written, or modify the parameters at the top of each file.
- Start with
docs/exam-objectives.mdand self-rate each sub-domain on a 1-5 confidence scale. - For any sub-domain below a 4, open the matching lesson folder and work through the demo scripts on your own subscription.
- Use
docs/study-plan-template.mdas a 30-, 60-, or 90-day study calendar.
Tim's content is licensed for individual learner use under MIT (see LICENSE). For enterprise team licensing through Pearson, ACM Learning Center, or O'Reilly, contact your account representative or reach Tim directly via timw.info.
To run the demos in your own subscription you need:
- An Azure subscription with Owner or Contributor at the subscription scope (sandbox or pay-as-you-go is fine; budget alerts strongly recommended)
- Azure CLI 2.60+ (install)
- Azure PowerShell Az 11+ (install)
- Microsoft Entra ID P1 or P2 license for Conditional Access and Privileged Identity Management demos
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud enabled (Free tier is fine for posture management; certain demos require enhanced security features)
- Microsoft Sentinel workspace (a Log Analytics workspace plus the Sentinel solution)
- A working knowledge of Azure resource hierarchy, networking, and identity at the AZ-104 level
sc500/
├── README.md ← you are here
├── LICENSE ← MIT
├── CONTRIBUTING.md ← how to report issues and submit fixes
├── CHANGELOG.md ← lesson-by-lesson publication log
├── docs/
│ ├── exam-objectives.md ← full SC-500 objective domain map
│ ├── study-plan-template.md ← 30/60/90 day calendar template
│ └── resources.md ← curated Microsoft Learn and external links
├── lessons/
│ ├── lesson-01-identity-foundations/
│ ├── lesson-02-entra-id-access/
│ ├── ... (one folder per lesson)
│ └── lesson-15-security-copilot/
├── demos/
│ └── (demo scripts and ARM/Bicep/Terraform artifacts)
└── .github/
└── ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ ← typo, broken link, content question
Tim Warner is a Microsoft MVP in Azure AI and Cloud and Datacenter Management, Principal Staff Author at Pluralsight (200+ courses, 1M+ learners), Live Learning Instructor at O'Reilly, and Senior Content Developer at Pearson. He has trained Microsoft certification candidates since the days when 70-290 was a thing.
- Website: timw.info
- YouTube: @TechTrainerTim
- Bluesky: @techtrainertim.bsky.social
- LinkedIn: in/timothywarner
Tim tells every certification student to balance three pillars:
- Theoretical knowledge — this course, Microsoft Learn, the published study guide
- Hands-on experience — your own Azure sandbox, the demo scripts in this repo
- Practice exam review — MeasureUp is Microsoft's official practice exam vendor
This repo gives you pillar 2. The video course gives you pillar 1. MeasureUp closes pillar 3.
MIT — see LICENSE. Course videos and Pearson-branded materials are separately licensed by Pearson and not redistributable.
- Microsoft Press and Pearson for publishing this title
- Laura Lewin for editorial steering
- The Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Foundry, and Entra teams for shipping the products this exam actually tests
- The thousands of certification candidates who have taken Tim's courses and asked the questions that made this material better
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