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Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond - Second Edition

By : Riaan Lowe, Donovan Kelly
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Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond - Second Edition

4.5 (2)
By: Riaan Lowe, Donovan Kelly

Overview of this book

Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond covers all the exam objectives and will help you to earn the Microsoft Azure Administrator certification with ease. Whether you’re studying to pass the AZ-104 exam or just want hands-on experience in administering Azure, this AZ-104 study guide will help you to achieve your objectives. This book covers the latest Azure features and capabilities around configuring, managing, and securing Azure resources. Adhering to Microsoft's AZ-104 exam syllabus, this guide is divided into five modules. The first module will show you how to manage Azure identities and governance. You'll find out how to configure Azure subscription policies at the Azure subscription level and use Azure policies for resource groups. After that, the book covers techniques related to implementing and managing storage in Azure, enabling you to create and manage Azure Storage, including File and Blob storage. In the second module, you’ll learn how to deploy and manage Azure compute resources. The third and fourth modules will teach you about configuring and managing virtual networks and monitoring and backing up Azure resources. Finally, you'll work through mock tests, with answers provided, to prepare for this exam. By the end of this book, you'll have the skills needed to pass the AZ-104 exam and be able to expertly manage Azure.
Table of Contents (30 chapters)
1
Part 1: Managing Azure Identities and Governance
7
Part 2: Implementing and Managing Storage
11
Part 3: Deploying and Managing Azure Compute Resources
17
Part 4: Configuring and Managing Virtual Networking
24
Part 5: Monitoring and Backing Up Azure Resources

Creating and configuring backup policies

The Azure Backup service is used to back up resources and data in Azure. This can be used for cloud-only or hybrid scenarios, where you want to back up your on-premises VMs to Azure. Your on-premises backup solution can also be extended to the cloud in conjunction with Azure Backup. Azure Backup is capable of creating backups for VMs, files, folders, applications, workloads, system states, and volumes. Azure Backup consists of the following features and capabilities:

  • Back up on-premises resources to Azure: Azure Backup offers short and long-term backup solutions. This can be a replacement for tape and off-site backups.
  • Back up Azure VMs: Azure Backup offers independent and isolated backups. These backups are stored in a Recovery Services vault. This vault has built-in management for recovery points.
  • Automatic scaling: You can get unlimited scale without maintenance overheads. Alerts can be set for delivering information about...