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# AZ-104 Reference

## Contact
- Lachlan Matthewdickinson
- Armita Zarnegar
- LinkedIn: @anitazarnegar
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## Course Materials
[Microsoft Learn](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/browse/) is the main website for Microsoft learning material. Each course is organised in learning paths and there is a summary slide at the end of each lesson with applicable online training modules and there are interactive lab environments inside some modules. There are also sandboxes that you can use to practice in a temporary environment. Here is the link for learning path for this course. [AZ-104](https://aks.ms/az-104)
You can create a collection by adding each learning path and save it. Currently there are six learning path for AZ-104 certfication.

## Lab
Labs are done in Skillable environment.
You can access them from [ESI Labs](https://aka.ms/esilab)
> Date: 14/12/2022
> Training key: xxxxx
> Only need to redeem once
> Labs are accessible for 6 months
> You can run each lab 10 times.
> Each lab has a set time frame but it gives you the option to extend the time twice if you need it before your session gets canceled.
> In case you have access issue contact [ESI Support](https://aka.ms/esisupport)
> >Turtoial Video: https://media.yu.money/common/lods.html
### Lab Instruction
[AZ-104 Lab in GitHub](https://aka.ms/AZ104Labs)
[AZ-104 Labs- Setting files](https://github.com/MicrosoftLearning/AZ-104-MicrosoftAzureAdministrator)
[AZ-104 Labs-Setting files zip](http://aka.ms/az104labfiles)

#### Lab Videos
[Lab Videos for AZ-104 (Azure Pass version)](https://doc.yu.money/s/mRglULNdD)

## Course Info


## M01 - Azure AD
[Active Directory Domain Services Overview](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/get-started/virtual-dc/active-directory-domain-services-overview)

[Compare Active Directory to Azure Active Directory](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/active-directory-compare-azure-ad-to-ad)

[Azure AD terminology](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/active-directory-whatis#terminology)

[Azure AD Role](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/roles/permissions-reference)

[Azure AD Custom Role](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/roles/custom-overview)

[Azure AD Connect and Azure AD Connect Health installation roadmap](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/hybrid/how-to-connect-install-roadmap)

[Application and service principal objects in Azure Active Directory](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/app-objects-and-service-principals)

[Azure AD Domain Service](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-domain-services/overview)

[Azure AD Conditional Access](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/conditional-access/overview)

[Azure AD comparison based on licenses](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/concept-mfa-licensing#feature-comparison-based-on-licenses)

[Zero Turst Security](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/zero-trust)

[How long does Azure AD store reporting data?](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/reports-monitoring/reference-reports-data-retention)

[Azure AD joined devices](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/devices/concept-azure-ad-join)

## M02 - Compliance
[Azure Speed Test 2.0](https://azurespeedtest.azurewebsites.net/)

[Azure Region](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/global-infrastructure/geographies/)

[Regions and availability zones](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/availability-zones/az-overview)

[Region Pair](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/best-practices-availability-paired-regions)

[Azure Offer](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/offer-details/)

[Azure Hybrid Benefit](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/hybrid-use-benefit-licensing)

[Azure Reservations](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/save-compute-costs-reservations)

[Azure Activity Log](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/activity-log)

[Azure management groups](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/management-groups/overview)

### Azure Policy
[What is Azure Policy?](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/overview)

[Azure Policy definition structure](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/concepts/definition-structure)

[Azure Policy initiative definition structure](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/concepts/initiative-definition-structure)

[Recommended policies for Azure services](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/concepts/recommended-policies)

[Tutorial: Create a custom policy definition](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/tutorials/create-custom-policy-definition)

### RBAC
[Understand Azure role definitions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-definitions)

[List Azure role definitions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-definitions-list)

[Azure built-in roles](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles#storage-blob-data-reader)

[Azure custom roles](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/custom-roles)

## M03 - Administration
[Azure Portal](https://portal.azure.com/)

[Features & tools for Azure Cloud Shell](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-shell/features)

[Install Azure PowerShell](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/azure/install-az-ps)

[Install Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli)

[ARM Template](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/templates/overview)

[Azure Resource Manager](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/overview)

[ARM Template Gallery](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/templates/)

[ARM template functions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/templates/template-functions)

[ARM template user-defined functions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/templates/template-user-defined-functions)

[Azure Bicep](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/overview)

## M04 - Virtual Network
### Basic Networking
[Azure Virtual Network concepts and best practices](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/concepts-and-best-practices)

[Virtual Network – Business Continuity](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-disaster-recovery-guidance)

[Subnet reserved IP](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-faq#are-there-any-restrictions-on-using-ip-addresses-within-these-subnets)

[DDoS Protection compare](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ddos-protection/ddos-protection-overview)

[Azure VNET IPv6](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ipv6-overview)

[Azure Virtual Network frequently asked questions (FAQ)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-faq)

[Azure Networking limits](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/azure-subscription-service-limits#azure-resource-manager-virtual-networking-limits)

[What is IP address 168.63.129.16?](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/what-is-ip-address-168-63-129-16)

### Network Security Group
[NSG security rules](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/network-security-groups-overview#security-rules)

[NSG default rules](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/network-security-groups-overview#default-security-rules)

[Service Tags](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/service-tags-overview)

[Application security groups](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/application-security-groups)

### Firewall
[Azure Firewall Premium features](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall/premium-features)

[Tutorial: Deploy and configure Azure Firewall and policy using the Azure portal](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall/tutorial-firewall-deploy-portal-policy)

### Azure DNS Zone
[What is Azure DNS?](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-overview)

[Azure DNS Zone Delegation of DNS zones (Child Zone)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-domain-delegation)

[Azure Private DNS zone](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/private-dns-privatednszone)

[Architecture of Azure Private DNS](https://msandbu.org/architecture-of-azure-private-dns-and-name-lookup-in-azure/)

[Private DNS zone virtual network link](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/private-dns-virtual-network-links)

[Private DNS zone auto registration](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/private-dns-autoregistration)

## M05 - Intersite Connectivity
### Peering
[Virtual network peering](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-peering-overview)

[Configure VPN gateway transit for virtual network peering](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-peering-gateway-transit)

[Choose between virtual network peering and VPN gateways](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/hybrid-networking/vnet-peering)

### Virtual network Gateway (VPN Gateway)
[VPN Gateway SKUs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-about-vpn-gateway-settings#benchmark)

[VPN Gateway High availability](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-highlyavailable)

[Use AAD to login P2S VPN](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/openvpn-azure-ad-tenant)

[Create S2S VPN](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-howto-site-to-site-resource-manager-portal)

### ExpressRoute
[ExpressRoute](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/expressroute-introduction)

[Microsoft 365 Routing with ExpressRoute](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/routing-with-expressroute?view=o365-worldwide)

[Hub-spoke network topology in Azure](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/hybrid-networking/hub-spoke)

### Virtual WAN
[Virtual WAN](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-wan/virtual-wan-about)

[Virtual WAN FAQ](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-wan/virtual-wan-faq)

## M06 - Network Traffic Management
### Secure Connection to PaaS
[Azure Service Endpoint](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-service-endpoints-overview)

[Azure Private Link](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/private-link-overview)

[What is the difference between Service Endpoints and Private Endpoints?](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/private-link-faq#what-is-the-difference-between-service-endpoints-and-private-endpoints-)

[Difference between Azure Private Links and Azure Service Endpoints](https://medium.com/awesome-azure/azure-difference-between-azure-private-links-and-azure-service-endpoints-private-links-vs-service-endpoints-8fb0f80ca196)

### Traffic Management
[Load balancing overview](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/load-balancing-overview)

[Azure Load Balancer SKU](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/skus)

[Distribution mode for Azure Load Balancer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-distribution-mode)

[Cross Region Load Balancer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/cross-region-overview)

[Application Gateway Tier Compare](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/application-gateway-autoscaling-zone-redundant)

[Traffic Manager Routing](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-routing-methods)

## M07 - Storage
### Part 1

* [Introduction to Azure Storage](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/storage/common/storage-introduction?toc=%2Fazure%2Fstorage%2Fblobs%2Ftoc.json)
* [Storage account overview](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview)
* [Create a storage account](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/storage/common/storage-account-create?tabs=azure-portal)
* [Azure Blob Storage](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/storage/blobs/)
* [Azure Storage redundancy](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy)

### Part 2

[Azure Blob Storage Types](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview#types-of-storage-accounts)

[Grant limited access to Azure Storage resources using shared access signatures (SAS)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-sas-overview)

[Azure Storage Explorer](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/features/storage-explorer/)

[Business continuity and disaster recovery](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/best-practices-availability-paired-regions)

[Enable and create large file shares](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-how-to-create-large-file-share)

[Lifecycle management](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/lifecycle-management-overview)

[Lifecycle management - Move data based on last accessed time](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/lifecycle-management-overview#move-data-based-on-last-accessed-time)

[Storage Tier](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blob-storage-tiers?tabs=azure-portal)

[Azure Files storage tiers](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-planning#storage-tiers)

[Understanding block blobs, append blobs, and page blobs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/understanding-block-blobs--append-blobs--and-page-blobs)

[Copy data from S3 to Azure Storage](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-use-azcopy-s3)

[Access to blobs and queues using Azure Active Directory](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-auth-aad)

[Azure Storage scalability and performance targets](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-scale-targets)

[Object replication for block blobs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/object-replication-overview)

[Azure Storage redundancy](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy)

[Azure Storage Limitation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/azure-subscription-service-limits#storage-limits)

[Deploy Azure File Sync](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-deployment-guide)

## M08 - VM
### Azure VM
[VM Size](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/sizes)

[Availability options](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/availability)

[VM's SLA](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/sla/virtual-machines/)

[Azure SPOT VM](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/spot-vms)

[Introduction to Azure managed disks](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview)

[FAQs for Azure Disks](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/azure-iaas-vm-disks-managed-unmanaged)

[FAQs for Azure IaaS VM disks and managed and unmanaged premium disks](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/faq-for-disks)

[How to expand virtual hard disks attached to a Windows virtual machine](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/expand-os-disk)

### VMSS
[VM scale sets](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/overview)

[Considerations for scaling when multiple profiles are configured in an autoscale setting](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/autoscale/autoscale-best-practices#considerations-for-scaling-when-multiple-profiles-are-configured-in-an-autoscale-setting)

### Others
[Custom Script Extension for Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/custom-script-windows)

[Custom Script Extension for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/custom-script-linux)

[Desired State Configuration for Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/dsc/getting-started/wingettingstarted?view=powershell-7.1)

[Create Windows VM images with Azure PowerShell](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/tutorial-custom-images)

## M09 - Platform Service Computing
### Azure App Service
[App Service plans](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-service/plans/)

[Azure Compute Unit](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/acu)

[Local Git deployment to Azure App Service](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/deploy-local-git)

[Frontdoor](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/frontdoor/front-door-lb-with-azure-app-delivery-suite)

[Hybrid Connection](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/app-service-hybrid-connections)

[Scaling](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/app-service-scale-up-scale-out/3-exercise-scale-a-web-app-manually)

[Deployment Slots](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/stage-deploy-app-service-deployment-slots/3-exercise-create-deployment-slots)

[App Service Local Cache](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/overview-local-cache)

[Set up staging environments in Azure App Service](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/deploy-staging-slots)
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[Azure Web App with Key Vault](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/general/tutorial-net-create-vault-azure-web-app)

[Azure Web App sandbox](https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki/Azure-Web-App-sandboxs)

[Inside the Azure App Service Architecture](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/msdn-magazine/2017/february/azure-inside-the-azure-app-service-architecture)

### Container
[Azure Container Registry service tiers](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-registry/container-registry-skus)

[Push container image to ACR](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-instances/container-instances-tutorial-prepare-acr)

[Make Azure container registry content publicly available](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-registry/anonymous-pull-access)

[Deploy docker image locally](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/containers/quickstart-aspnet-core)

[ACI with CLI quickstart](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-instances/container-instances-quickstart)

[ACI using Docker Compose](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-instances/tutorial-docker-compose)

[Container groups in Azure Container Instances](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-instances/container-instances-container-groups)

### Azure Kubernets Service
[Kubernetes core concepts for Azure Kubernetes Service](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-clusters-workloads)

[Deploy an AKS using the Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-walkthrough)

[Scale applications in AKS](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/tutorial-kubernetes-scale)

[Storage options for applications in AKS](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-storage)

[Authenticate with Azure Container Registry from Azure Kubernetes Service](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cluster-container-registry-integration?tabs=azure-cli)

[Create and configure an Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) cluster to use virtual nodes](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/virtual-nodes)

[virtual-kubelet](https://github.com/virtual-kubelet/virtual-kubelet)

## M10 - Backup
### Azure Backup
[What is the Azure Backup service?](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-overview)

[Overview of Archive tier in Azure Backup](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/archive-tier-support)

[Overview of Backup center](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/backup/backup-center-overview)

[Create and configure a Recovery Services vault](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-create-rs-vault)

[Install and upgrade Azure Backup Server](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-microsoft-azure-backup)

### Site Recovery
[About Site Recovery](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-overview)

[General questions about Azure Site Recovery](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-faq)

[Quickstart: Set up disaster recovery to a secondary Azure region for an Azure VM](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/azure-to-azure-quickstart)

## M11 - Monitor
### Azure Monitor
[Azure Monitor](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/overview)

[Monitoring your storage service with Azure Monitor Storage insights](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-insights-overview)

[Use the Map feature of VM insights to understand application components](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/vminsights-maps)

[Azure Data Explorer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/data-explorer-overview)

[Configure PV(persistent volumes) monitoring with Container insights](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/containers/container-insights-persistent-volumes)

### Application Insight
[What is Application Insights](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/app-insights-overview)

[Distributed Tracing](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/distributed-tracing#how-to-enable-distributed-tracing)

[Snapshot-Debugger](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/snapshot-debugger)

[Application Map](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/app-map?tabs=net)

[Live Metrics Stream](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/live-stream)

[Smart Detection](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/proactive-diagnostics)

### Log Analytics
[Log Analytics tutorial](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/log-analytics-tutorial)

[Tutorial: Use Kusto queries](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/kusto/query/tutorial?pivots=azuremonitor)

[Kusto Function types](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/kusto/query/functions/)

[](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/application-insights-aspnet-sample-opentelemetry)

[](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/applicationinsights-mern-todo)

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## Certification Exam
[AZ-104 Exam Page](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-104)
[Registration Demo Video](https://aka.ms/LxPExamDiscountVideo)
[Exam duration and question types](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exam-duration-question-types)
[Unscheduled breaks now available in most exams without requesting in advance](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/unscheduled-breaks-now-available-in-most-exams-without/ba-p/3287005)
[AZ-104 Exam Readiness Zone](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/exam-readiness-zone/?terms=AZ-104)
[AZ-104 Study Guide](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/resources/study-guide-az-104)

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