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Microsoft Azure Administrator ??? Exam Guide AZ-103

By : Sjoukje Zaal
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Microsoft Azure Administrator ??? Exam Guide AZ-103

By: Sjoukje Zaal

Overview of this book

Microsoft Azure Administrator – Exam Guide AZ-103 will cover all the exam objectives that will help you achieve Microsoft Azure Administrator certification. Whether you want to pass the AZ-103 exam or simply want hands-on experience in administering Azure, this study guide will help you achieve your goal. It covers the latest features and capabilities related to configuring, managing, and securing Azure resources. Following Microsoft's AZ-103 exam syllabus, this guide is divided into five modules. The first module helps you understand how to manage Azure subscriptions and resources. You will be able to configure Azure subscription policies at Azure subscription level and even learn how to use Azure policies for resource groups. Later, the book covers techniques related to implementing and managing storage in Azure. You will be able to create and configure backup policies and perform restore operations. The next module will guide you through creating, configuring, and deploying virtual machines for Windows and Linux. In the last two modules, you will learn about configuring and monitoring virtual networks and managing identities. The book concludes with effective mock tests, along with answers to them to help you confidently pass the exam. By the end of this book, you will have developed the skills you need to pass Exam AZ-103 and gain the corresponding certification.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: Managing Azure Subscriptions and Resources
5
Section 2: Implementing and Managing Storage
9
Section 3: Deploying and Managing Virtual Machines
12
Section 4: Deploying and Managing Virtual Networks
18
Section 5: Managing Identities

Azure Security Groups and Azure DNS

In the previous chapter, we covered the third part of the Deploying and Managing Virtual Networks objective by covering how to monitor and troubleshoot your network traffic in Azure Network Watcher. We've covered how to use Azure Network Watcher for network traffic inside Azure, as well as for on-premises and external networks.

In this chapter, we are first going to focus on Network Security Groups (NSGs) in Azure. We will cover the basics of NSGs, and how you can use them to filter network traffic, and you will also learn how to create and configure them. We are also going to associate an NSG with a subnet or Network Interfaces (NICs), and we are going to create and evaluate security rules for NSGs. In the second part of this chapter, we are going to cover Azure DNS. You will learn how to set up Azure DNS and how to add DNS zones and DNS...