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AcknowledgmentsAlthoughthebookbearsmynameastheauthor,manypeoplecontributedtoitssuccessandcreation.Ibelievewithouttheirhelpandcontributionthisbookwouldn'thavebeenpossible.KenyonBrownwastheacquisitionseditor;hehelpedmetogetthebookstarted.MelissaBurlock,editorialassistant,wasalwaysavailabletohelpandanswermyquestions.MahalingamMwasthetechnicaleditor;hewasveryhelpfulingivingconstructivefeedbackonthetechnicalcontentandconcepts;nevertheless,anymistakesthatremainaremyown.Kimwasthecopyeditor,andJanetwastheproofreader;theyhelpedmetocorrectanygrammaticalmistakes,formattingissues,andtypos.Iwouldalsoliketothankmymanager,MontyPattan,forempoweringandmotivatingme.Lastbutnotleast,Iwouldliketoextendmygratitudetomyfamily,mentors,friends,colleagues,andeveryonewhohelpeddirectlyorindirectlytowardthesuccessofthisbook.

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AbouttheAuthorRithinSkariaisacloudevangelistwithalmostadecadeofexperienceinmanagingandadministeringAzure,AWS,andOpenStack.HecurrentlyworksatMicrosoftasaCus-tomerEngineerempoweringcustomerstoachievemore.HisotherworksincludeLinuxAdministrationonAzure,SecondEdition;AzureforArchitects,ThirdEdition;andMigratingLinuxtoMicrosoftAzure.Hecanbereachedatrithin@rithin.net.ConnectwithhimonLinkedIn:@rithin-skaria.Study

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AbouttheTechnicalEditorMahalingamMisanAzureConsultantandworkswithEnterprisestodesignandimplementtheirsolutionsinAzure.Healsoassesseslarge-scaleapplicationshostedonAzureandpro-videsrecommendationstooptimizethem.HestartedhisjourneyonAzurefiveyearsback,andheisacertifiedAzureSolutionsArchitectExpert,AzureSecurityEngineerAssociate,andAzureAdministratorAssociate.Inadditiontothis,heisalsoaMicrosoftCertifiedTraineranddeliversWorkshopsonAzureIaa$andPaaS.Study

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ContentsataGlanceIntroductionxxiiiAssessmentTestxxxChapter1Identity:AzureActiveDirectory1Chapter2ComplianceandCloudGovernance49Chapter3VirtualNetworking109Chapter4IntersiteConnectivity153Chapter5NetworkTrafficManagement203Chapter6AzureStorage245Chapter7AzureVirtualMachines307Chapter8Automation,Deployment,andConfigurationofResources349Chapter9PaaSComputeOptions387Chapter10DataProtection445Chapter11MonitoringResources475AppendixAnswerstotheReviewQuestions515Index533T=Study)

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ContentsIntroductionxxiiiAssessmentTestxxxChapter1Identity:AzureActiveDirectory1AzureActiveDirectory2Benefits2Concepts4AzureADvs.ActiveDirectoryDomainServices4AzureAD:Licensing5CustomDomainsinAzureAD7UsersandGroups8UserAccounts8GroupAccounts26AzureADRoles36AzureADJoin37Benefits37ConnectionOptions38Self-ServicePasswordReset39EnablingSSPR39AuthenticationMethods40ManagingMultipleDirectories42Summary43ExamEssentials44ReviewQuestions45Chapter2ComplianceandCloudGovernance49AzureRegions50Facts51RegionalPairs52AzureAccountsandSubscriptions53AzureAccounts54AzureSubscriptions54AzureCostManagement57PlanandControlExpenses58CostSavingTechniques59ResourceGroups60ManagementGroups65AzurePolicy68ImplementingAzurePolicy69ImplementingInitiatives77

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xivContentsRole-BasedAccessControl79Concepts80AzureRBACRoles82CustomRBACRoles84RoleAssignment91ResourceLocks95ConfiguringLocks97ResourceTags99UseCases99ApplyingTags100Summary102ExamEssentials102ReviewQuestions104Chapter3VirtualNetworking109VirtualNetworks110VNetConcepts111AddressSpace111Subnets111Regions111Subscription112IPAddressing113StaticandDynamicAddressing113PrivateIPAddresses113PublicIPAddress116NetworkRoutes118SystemRoutes119User-DefinedRoutes119ServiceEndpoints125SupportedServices127PrivateEndpoint127AzureDNS129RecordManagement131PrivateDNSZones133NetworkSecurityGroups137NSGConcepts137NSGEffectiveRules141AzureFirewall142AzureFirewallRules142ImplementingAzureFirewall144Summary145ExamEssentials146ReviewQuestions148

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ContentsxvChapter4IntersiteConnectivity153Azure-to-AzureConnectivity154Internet155VirtualNetworkPeering156VPNGateway165VirtualNetworkPeeringvs.VPNGateway177AzuretoOn-PremisesConnectivity178VPNGateways178ExpressRouteConnections189IntersiteConnectivityArchitecture193VirtualWAN196Summary197ExamEssentials198ReviewQuestions199Chapter5NetworkTrafficManagement203AvailabilityOptions204AvailabilitySets205AvailabilityZones207ServiceLevelAgreement208AzureLoadBalancer208TypesofLoadBalancers209LoadBalancerSKUs212ConfiguringLoadBalancer212ImplementingAzureLoadBalancer214AzureApplicationGateway221RequestHandlingProcess222RoutingMethods223ConfiguringApplicationGateway224ImplementingApplicationGateway226AzureFrontDoor235AzureTrafficManager237ComparingtheLoadBalancingSolutions239Summary239ExamEssentials240ReviewQuestions241Chapter6AzureStorage245AzureStorageAccount246AzureStorageServices247AzureBlobStorage247AzureFiles248AzureQueues249

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xviContentsAzureTables249AzureDisks249StorageReplication250LocallyRedundantStorage250ZoneRedundantStorage251GeoredundantStorage252Geo-zone-RedundantStorage253StorageAccountTypes255StorageAccountEndpoints256AccessingStorage256CustomDomainConfiguration256SecuringStorageEndpoints257AzureBlobStorage258BlobContainers259BlobAccessTiers259BlobLifecycleManagement260UploadingBlobs261StorageSecurity268AuthorizationOptions268SharedAccessSignatures269StorageServiceEncryption275AzureFilesandFileSync276AzureFilesvs.AzureBlobs276ManagingFileShares277MappingFileShares279FileShareSnapshots282AzureFileSync285ManagingStorage288AzureStorageExplorer289AzCopy291Import/ExportService297Summary299ExamEssentials300ReviewQuestions302Chapter7AzureVirtualMachines307VirtualMachinePlanning309VirtualNetwork309Name309LocationandPricing310Size311Storage312OperatingSystem315

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ContentsxviiDeployingVirtualMachines315ConnectingtoVirtualMachines320‘WindowsConnections320LinuxConnections324AzureBastion329AvailabilityofVirtualMachines334ScalingConcepts335VerticalScaling335HorizontalScaling336VirtualMachineScaleSets336ImplementingaScaleSet337Autoscaling340Summary342ExamEssentials342ReviewQuestions343Chapter8Automation,Deployment,andConfigurationofResources349AzureResourceManager350ARMTemplates352TemplateDesign352TemplateModes354TemplateSections355ComposingTemplates361ExportingTemplates370ConfiguringVirtualHardDiskTemplates374CreateaVMfromaVHD375VirtualMachineExtensions376CustomScriptExtension378DesiredStateConfiguration379Summary380ExamEssentials381ReviewQuestions382Chapter9PaaSComputeOptions387AzureAppServicePlans388PricingTiers389Scaling391AzureAppServices396ContinuousDeployment400DeploymentSlots402SecuringAppService405CustomDomains408Backup409

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xviiiContentsContainerInstances411Docker412AzureContainerInstances415ContainerGroups421AzureKubernetesService422Terminology424ClusterComponents425Networking426Storage429ClusterUpgrade431Scaling432Summary438ExamEssentials439ReviewQuestions440Chapter10DataProtection445FileandFolderBackups446AzureBackup446CreatingRecoveryServicesVault447ConfiguringaRecoveryServicesVault448VirtualMachineDataProtection451VirtualMachineSnapshots452AzureBackup453AzureBackupServer463AzureSiteRecovery466Summary469ExamEssentials470ReviewQuestions471Chapter11MonitoringResources475AzureMonitor476Metrics477Logs478DataSources479ActivityLog480AzureAlerts482CreatingAlertRules483AlertStates484ActionGroups484LogAnalytics492Workspace493DataSources493AgentsConfiguration496QueryLanguage497

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ContentsxixNetworkWatcher502IPFlowVerify503NextHop503EffectiveSecurityRules505‘VPNTroubleshoot505PacketCapture506ConnectionTroubleshoot506NSGFlowLogs507Topology509Summary509ExamEssentials510ReviewQuestions511AppendixAnswerstotheReviewQuestions515Chapter1:Identity:AzureActiveDirectory516Chapter2:ComplianceandCloudGovernance517Chapter3:VirtualNetworking519Chapter4:IntersiteConnectivity520Chapter5:NetworkTrafficManagement521Chapter6:AzureStorage522Chapter7:AzureVirtualMachines524Chapter8:Automation,Deployment,andConfigurationofResources526Chapter9:PaaSComputeOptions528Chapter10:DataProtection529Chapter11:MonitoringResources530Index533

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TableofExercisesExercise1.1ViewingUsersinYourDirectory.................cocoiviinnane.n...9Exercise1.2CreatingUsersinAzureAD....................ccieiiiiinnann.....14Exercise1.3ModifyingandDeletingUsers....................................16Exercise1.4PerformingBulkOperations........................c0vinenn....20Exercise1.5ViewingGroupsinAzureAD...................iiiiiiiie..27Exercise1.6AddingSecurityGroupstoAzureAD.........................0......29Exercise1.7AddingMicrosoft365GroupsinAzureAD..........................32Exercise2.1CreatingaResourceGroupfromtheAzurePortal....................61Exercise2.2ListingResourceGroupsfromtheAzurePortal......................63Exercise2.3DeletingResourceGroupsfromtheAzurePortal.....................64Exercise2.3ImplementingaCustomPOliCY«.............covueeeeeeiennn.....73Exercise2.4CreatingaCustomRoleUsingPowerShell..........................87Exercise2.5AssigningRolesfromtheAzurePortal.............................91Exercise3.1CreatingVirtualNetworks..........................cooeeee....114Exercise3.2CreatingVirtualNetworksUsingAzurePowerShell..................116Exercise3.3CreatingPublicIPAddresses...............................0.....M7Exercise3.4CreatingaRouteTable.......................oon.121Exercise3.5CreatingaCustomRoute.................ooiiiiiinnninnn.....122Exercise3.6AssociatingaRoutingTabletoaSubnet...........................124Exercise3.7CreatinganAzureDNSZone.....................cooveinnn.....130Exercise3.8AddingRecordstoanAzureDNSZone.............................132Exercise3.9CreatingaPrivateDNSZoneandValidatingResolution..............134Exercise3.10CreatingNSGandNSGRules...................................139Exercise4.1ImplementingVirtualNetworkPeeringintheAzurePortal............159Exercise4.2ImplementingtheVirtualNetworktoVirtualNetworkVPNintheAzurePortal.................iii...173Exercise4.3ImplementingaP2SVPNintheAzurePortal.......................183Exercise5.1ImplementingLoadBalancinginAzure............................215Exercise5.2ImplementingAzureApplicationGateway.........................227Exercise6.1UploadingBlobs..........cc...262Exercise6.2WorkingwithSASKeys.............cooiiiiiiiiieiinninnan.....273Exercise6.3WorkingwithAzCopy...........ooiiiiiiiiiiiii....294Exercise7.1CreatingaWindowsVirtualMachine..............................316

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TableofExercisesxxiExercise7.2ConnectingtoaWindowsVMUsingRDP..........................321Exercise7.3ConnectingtoaLinuxVMUsingaPassword.......................325Exercise7.4ConnectingtoLinuxVMUsingSSHKeys..........................327Exercise7.5ConnectingtoLinuxVMUsingSSHKeys..........................329Exercise8.1ComposinganARMTemplate................coooiviienanan......362Exercise9.1CreatinganAppServicePlan....................................392Exercise9.2CreatinganAppServicePlan....................................397Exercise9.3BuildingandRunningContainersinAzure.........................416Exercise9.4RunningApplicationsinanAKSCluster...........................435Exercise10.1ImplementingaVMBackup.....................................455Exercise11.1CreatingAlerts.................cooiiiiiiiiananaiiienen.n.....486Exercise11.2IngestingLogstotheLogAnalyticsWorkspace.....................497

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IntroductionMicrosoftAzureisthepubliccloudofferingfromMicrosoft,anditoffersmoredatacenters,security,andotherservicesthananyothercloudprovider.AsmoreorganizationsaremovingtheirworkloadstoAzure,thereisahighdemandforprofessionalswhoaretrainedandcer-tifiedonAzure.Inthisbook,wewillbefocusingonAzureadministration;theknowledgefromthisbookwillhelpyoutomanageandadministerAzureinfrastructureandalsohelpyoutopasstheAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorexam.TheAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorexamisanassociateexamtargetingprofes-sionalsinterestedincertifyingtheirknowledgeofimplementing,managing,andmonitoringtheAzureinfrastructure.Azureadministratorsareusuallypartofateamdedicatedtocertaintasksandresponsibilities.Theseresponsibilitiesincludeimplementation,management,gov-ernance,andmonitoringofanorganization’sclouddeployment.ThisbookisalignedtotheofficialcurriculumpublishedbyMicrosoft,andthepurposeofthisbookistohelpyoupasstheAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorexam.Wearefocusingonthisexambecauseitcoversallthetasksthatareinvolvedintheday-to-daylifeofanAzureadministrator.You'lllearnenoughtogetstarteddeployingtoworkloadstoAzure,andyou'lllearnhowtoadminister,monitor,andmanagetheseworkloads.Evenafteryou'vetakenandpassedtheAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorexam,thisbookshouldremainausefulreference.oeDon'tjuststudythequestionsandanswers!Thequestionsontheactual<<examwillbedifferentfromthepracticequestionsincludedinthisbook.Theexamisdesignedtotestyourknowledgeofaconceptorobjective,sousethisbooktolearntheobjectivesbehindthequestions.TheAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorExamMicrosoftAzurewasformerlyknownasWindowsAzureuntil2014.InternallytheprojectwascalledProjectRedDogandwasannouncedatMicrosoftsProfessionalDevelopersConferencein2008.Today,MicrosoftAzureisoneoftheleadingcloudproviders,andmanyorganizationshaveadopteditaspartofthecloudtransformation.ThoughAzurestartedwithjustahandfulofservices,atpresentMicrosoftAzurecom-prisesnumerousservicessuchascompute,storage,network,identity,datamanagement,and50on.Asthenumberofservicesareincreasing,customersarerelyingontheAzureplatform.GettingcertifiedonMicrosoftAzurewillbringmorevaluetoyourrésumé.

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xxivIntroductionWhyBecomeAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorCertified?ThereareseveralgoodreasonstogetyourAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorcertification.ProvidesProofofProfessionalAchievementCertificationsarequicklybecomingstatussymbolsintheITindustry.Asmanyorganizationsaremovingtothecloud,thedemandforcloudskillsishigh.EmployersarepushingtheiremployeestogetcertifiedinAzuretosupporttheircloudworkloads.Everyday,morepeopleareputtingtheAzureAdmin-istratorAssociatebadgeontheirLinkedInprofileandrésumé.IncreasesYourMarketability~AZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorcertificationmakesindividualsmoremarketabletopotentialemployers.Also,AZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministrator—certifiedemployeesmightreceiveahighersalarybasebecauseemployerswon'thavetospendasmuchmoneyonvendor-specifictraining.ProvidesanOpportunityforAdvancementMostraisesandadvancementsarebasedonperformance.AZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministrator—certifiedemployeesworkfasterandmoreefficiently.Themoreproductiveemployeesare,themoremoneytheywillmakefortheircompany;and,ofcourse,themoremoneytheymakeforthecompany,themorevaluabletheywillbetothecompany.So,ifemployeesareAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorcertified,theirchancesofgettingpromotedwillbegreater.RaisesCustomerConfidenceAstheITcommunity,users,smallbusinessowners,andthelikebecomemorefamiliarwiththeAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministrator—cer-tifiedprofessionalmoniker,moreofthemwillrealizethatAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorprofessionalsaremorequalifiedtoworkintheircloudenvironmentthannoncertifiedindividuals.HowtoBecomeAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorCertifiedTheMicrosoftcertificationisavailabletoanyonewhohasexperienceimplementing,managing,andmonitoringAzureenvironment.TheexamisdeliveredbyPearsonVUE,whichispartneringwithMicrosoft.TheexamcanbetakenatanyPearsonVUEtestingcenterorusingOnVUEonlinedeliveryfromyourhomeoroffice.Ifyoupass,youwillgettwobadges.OneisfortheAZ:104exam,andtheotheroneistheAzureAdministratorAssociatebadge.Thesebadgeswillbeemailedtoyou,andyoucanuseCredlytoclaimthem.Contact(877)551-PLUS(551-7587)forPearsonVUEinformation.RegistrationwithPearsonVUEiscompletedonlineathttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-104#certification-examsbyclickingStudy

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IntroductionovScheduleExam.You'llbeaskedforyourname,mailingaddress,phonenumber,employer,whenandwhereyouwanttotakethetest(i.e.,whichtestingcenter),andyourcreditcardnumber(arrangementforpaymentmustbemadeatthetimeofregistration).(SAExampoliciescanchangefromtimetotime.WehighlyrecommendPthatyoucheckthePearsonVUEsiteforthemostup-to-dateinformationwhenyoubeginyourpreparing,whenyouregister,andagainafewdaysbeforeyourscheduledexamdate.WhoShouldBuyThisBookAnybodywhowantstopasstheAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorexammaybenefitfromthisbook.Ifyou'refamiliarwithAzurefundamentalsandwouldliketoexpandyourknowledgetoanadministratorlevel,thisbookcoversthematerialyouwillneedtolearnAzureadministration,anditcontinuestoprovidetheknowledgeyouneeduptoaprofi-ciencylevelsufficienttopasstheAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorexam.Youcanpickupthisbookandlearnfromitevenifyou'veneverusedAzurebefore,althoughyoullfinditaneasierreadifyou'veatleastcasuallyusedAzureinthepast.Ifyou'realreadyfamiliarwithAzureadministration,thisbookcanserveasareviewandasarefreshercourseforinformationwithwhichyoumightnotbecompletelyfamiliar.Ineithercase,readingthisbookwillhelpyoutopasstheAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorexam.ThisbookwaswrittenwiththeassumptionthatyouknowthefundamentalsofAzure(whatitis,andpossiblytheroleofservicesthatareofferedbyAzure).Ialsoassumethatyouknowsomebasicsaboutcloudcomputingingeneral,suchasIaa$versusPaa$versusSaaS,howthecloudisbeneficial,andsoon.Chancesare,youhaveusedAzureinasubstantialwayinthepast.IdonotassumethatyouhaveextensiveknowledgeofAzureadministration,butifyou'vedonesomeAzureadministration,youcanstillusethisbooktofillingapsinyourknowledge.Asapracticalmatter,you'llneedanAzuresubscriptionwithwhichtoy—.-practiceandlearninahands-onway.Neithertheexamnorthisbookcoversactuallyhowthesubscriptioniscreated.YoumayneedtosignupforaFreeTrialoranAzureforStudentsoffertocreateasubscription.Alternatively,ifyourorganizationhasprovidedyouwithaVisualStudiosubscription,youcanusethattocreateasubscription.Pleasevisithttps://azure.microsoft.com/en—in/support/legal/offer-detailstoviewthelistofAzureoffers.

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XxviIntroductionThisstudyguideusesanumberofcommonelementstohelpyouprepare.Theseincludethefollowing:SummariesThesummarysectionofeachchapterbrieflyexplainsthechapter,allowingyoutoeasilyreviewwhatwascovered.ExamEssentialsTheexamessentialsfocusonmajorexamtopicsandcriticalknowledgethatyoushouldtakeintothetest.TheexamessentialsfocusontheexamobjectivesprovidedbyMicrosoft.ChapterReviewQuestionsAsetofquestionsattheendofeachchapterwillhelpyouassessyourknowledgeandwhetheryouarereadytotaketheexambasedonyourknowledgeofthatchapter’stopics.Thereviewquestions,assessmenttest,andothertestingelementsINGincludedinthisbookarenotderivedfromtheactualexamquestions,sodon’tmemorizetheanswerstothesequestionsandassumethatdoingsowillenableyoutopasstheexam.Youshouldlearntheunderlyingtopic,asdescribedinthetextofthebook.Thiswillletyouanswertheques-tionsprovidedwiththisbookandpasstheexam.Learningtheunderlyingtopicisalsotheapproachthatwillserveyoubestintheworkplace—theultimategoalofacertification.AdditionalStudyToolsThisbookcomeswithadditionalstudytoolstohelpyoupreparefortheexam.Theyincludethefollowing.omGotowww.wiley.com/go/sybextestprep,registeryourbookto&-receiveyouruniquePIN,andthenonceyouhavethePIN,returntowww.wiley.com/go/sybextestprepandregisteranewaccountoraddthisbooktoanexistingaccount.InteractiveOnlineLearningEnvironmentandTestBank‘We'veputtogethersomereallygreatonlinetoolstohelpyoupasstheMicrosoftAzureAdministratorexam.TheinteractiveonlinelearningenvironmentthataccompaniestheMCAAzureAdministratorStudyGuideprovidesatestbankandstudytoolstohelpyoupreparefortheexam.Byusingthesetoolsyoucandramaticallyincreaseyourchancesofpassingtheexamonyourfirsttry.Study

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IntroductionviiTheonlinesectionincludesthefollowing:SampleTestsManysampletestsareprovidedthroughoutthisbookandonline,includingtheAssessmentTest,whichyou'llfindattheendofthisintroduction,andtheChapterTeststhatincludethereviewquestionsattheendofeachchapter.Inaddition,therearetwobonuspracticeexams.Usethesequestionstotestyourknowledgeofthestudyguidematerial.Theonlinetestbankrunsonmultipledevices.FlashcardsTheonlinetextbankincludesmorethan100flashcardsspecificallywrittentohityouhard,sodon’tgetdiscouragedifyoudon’taceyourwaythroughthematfirst!They’retheretoensurethatyou'rereallyreadyfortheexam.Andnoworries—armedwiththereviewques-tions,practiceexams,andflashcards,you'llbemorethanpreparedwhenexamdaycomes!Questionsareprovidedindigitalflashcardformat(aquestionfollowedbyasinglecorrectanswer).Youcanusetheflashcardstoreinforceyourlearningandprovidelast-minutetestprepbeforetheexam.GlossaryAglossaryofkeytermsfromthisbookandtheirdefinitionsareavailableasafullysearchablePDE.Likeallexams,theAZ-104:MicrosoftAzureAdministratorcertificationTEfromMicrosoftisupdatedperiodicallyandmayeventuallyberetiredorreplaced.AtsomepointafterMicrosoftisnolongerofferingthisexam,theoldeditionsofourbooksandonlinetoolswillberetired.Ifyouhavepurchasedthisbookaftertheexamwasretiredorareattemptingtoreg-isterintheSybexonlinelearningenvironmentaftertheexamwasretired,pleaseknowthatwemakenoguaranteesthatthisexam’sonlineSybextoolswillbeavailableoncetheexamisnolongeravailable.ConventionsUsedinThisBookThisbookusescertaintypographicstylestohelpyouquicklyidentifyimportantinformationandtoavoidconfusionoverthemeaningofwordssuchason-screenprompts.Inparticular,lookforthefollowingstyles:=lralicizedtextindicateskeytermsthataredescribedatlengthforthefirsttimeinachapter.(Italicsarealsousedforemphasis.)=Amonospacedfontindicatesthecontentsofconfigurationfiles,messagesdisplayedatacommandprompt,filenames,text-modecommandnames,andInternetURLs.Study

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viiiIntroduction=Italicizedmonospacedtextindicatesavariable—informationthatdiffersfromonesystemorcommandruntoanother,suchasthenameofaclientcomputerorapro-cessIDnumber.=Boldmonospacedtextisinformationthatyou'retotypeintothecomputer,forexampleatashellprompt.Thistextcanalsobeitalicizedtoindicatethatyoushouldsubstituteanappropriatevalueforyoursystem.Inadditiontothesetextconventions,whichcanapplytoindividualwordsorentirepara-graphs,afewconventionshighlightsegmentsoftext.omAnoteindicatesinformationthat'susefulorinterestingbutthat'ssome-&-whatperipheraltothemaintext.Anotemightberelevanttoasmallnumberofnetworks,forinstance,oritmayrefertoanoutdatedfeature.Anexerciseisaprocedureyoushouldtryonyourowncomputertohelpyoulearnaboutthematerialinthechapter.Don’tlimityourselftotheproceduresdescribedintheexercises,though!TryothercommandsandprocedurestoreallylearnaboutAzure.ThisbookhasbeenwrittentocovereveryMicrosoftexamobjectiveatalevelappropriatetoitsexamweighting,shownhere.SubjectArea%ofExamManageAzureidentitiesandgovernance15-20%Implementandmanagestorage15-20%DeployandmanageAzurecomputeresources20-25%Configureandmanagevirtualnetworking25-30%MonitorandbackupAzureresources10-15%Total100%1StudyX

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