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Learn what it takes to be an Azure Administrator and efficiently prepare for Exam AZ-104 with this authoritative resourceMCA Microsoft 365 Azure Administrator Study Guide: Exam AZ-104 prepares readers to take the AZ-104 Exam and to fully understand the role of a Microsoft 365 Azure Administrator. The book takes a practical and straightforward approach to Microsoft Azure, ensuring that you understand both the realities of working as an Administrator and the techniques and skills necessary to succeed on the AZ-104 Exam.In addition to providing you with access to the online Sybex test bank that includes hundreds of practice questions, flashcards, and a glossary of terms, the study guide comprehensively explains all the following topics:* How to manage Azure subscriptions and resources* Implementing and managing storage* Deploying and managing virtual machines* Managing and configuring virtual networks* How to Manage identitiesPerfect for anyone considering a career as a Microsoft Azure Administrator or preparing for the AZ-104 Exam, MCA Microsoft 365 Azure Administrator Study Guide: Exam AZ-104 also belongs on the bookshelves of practicing administrators who wish to brush up on the fundamentals of their profession.

Introduction xxiiiAssessment Test xxxChapter 1 Identity: Azure Active Directory 1Chapter 2 Compliance and Cloud Governance 49Chapter 3 Virtual Networking 109Chapter 4 Intersite Connectivity 153Chapter 5 Network Traffic Management 203Chapter 6 Azure Storage 245Chapter 7 Azure Virtual Machines 307Chapter 8 Automation, Deployment, and Configuration of Resources 349Chapter 9 PaaS Compute Options 387Chapter 10 Data Protection 445Chapter 11 Monitoring Resources 475Appendix Answers to the Review Questions 515Chapter 1: Identity: Azure Active Directory 516Chapter 2: Compliance and Cloud Governance 517Chapter 3: Virtual Networking 519Chapter 4: Intersite Connectivity 520Chapter 5: Network Traffic Management 521Chapter 6: Azure Storage 522Chapter 7: Azure Virtual Machines 524Chapter 8: Automation, Deployment, and Configuration of Resources 526Chapter 9: PaaS Compute Options 528Chapter 10: Data Protection 529Chapter 11: Monitoring Resources 530Index 533Table of ExercisesExercise 1.1 Viewing Users in Your Directory 9Exercise 1.2 Creating Users in Azure AD 14Exercise 1.3 Modifying and Deleting Users 16Exercise 1.4 Performing Bulk Operations 20Exercise 1.5 Viewing Groups in Azure AD 27Exercise 1.6 Adding Security Groups to Azure AD 29Exercise 1.7 Adding Microsoft 365 Groups in Azure AD 32Exercise 2.1 Creating a Resource Group from the Azure Portal 61Exercise 2.2 Listing Resource Groups from the Azure Portal 63Exercise 2.3 Deleting Resource Groups from the Azure Portal 64Exercise 2.3 Implementing a Custom Policy . 73Exercise 2.4 Creating a Custom Role Using PowerShell 87Exercise 2.5 Assigning Roles from the Azure Portal 91Exercise 3.1 Creating Virtual Networks 114Exercise 3.2 Creating Virtual Networks Using Azure PowerShell 116Exercise 3.3 Creating Public IP Addresses 117Exercise 3.4 Creating a Route Table 121Exercise 3.5 Creating a Custom Route 122Exercise 3.6 Associating a Routing Table to a Subnet 124Exercise 3.7 Creating an Azure DNS Zone 130Exercise 3.8 Adding Records to an Azure DNS Zone 132Exercise 3.9 Creating a Private DNS Zone and Validating Resolution 134Exercise 3.10 Creating NSG and NSG Rules 139Exercise 4.1 Implementing Virtual Network Peering in the Azure Portal 159Exercise 4.2 Implementing the Virtual Network to Virtual Network VPN in the Azure Portal 173Exercise 4.3 Implementing a P2S VPN in the Azure Portal 183Exercise 5.1 Implementing Load Balancing in Azure 215Exercise 5.2 Implementing Azure Application Gateway 227Exercise 6.1 Uploading Blobs 262Exercise 6.2 Working with SAS Keys 273Exercise 6.3 Working with AzCopy 294Exercise 7.1 Creating a Windows Virtual Machine 316Exercise 7.2 Connecting to a Windows VM Using RDP 321Exercise 7.3 Connecting to a Linux VM Using a Password 325Exercise 7.4 Connecting to Linux VM Using SSH Keys 327Exercise 7.5 Connecting to Linux VM Using SSH Keys 329Exercise 8.1 Composing an ARM Template 362Exercise 9.1 Creating an App Service Plan 392Exercise 9.2 Creating an App Service Plan 397Exercise 9.3 Building and Running Containers in Azure 416Exercise 9.4 Running Applications in an AKS Cluster 435Exercise 10.1 Implementing a VM Backup 455Exercise 11.1 Creating Alerts 486Exercise 11.2 Ingesting Logs to the Log Analytics Workspace 497