Prepare for Microsoft Exam MS-900–and help demonstrate your mastery of real-world foundational knowledge about the considerations and benefits of adopting cloud services and the Software as a Service cloud model, as well as specific options and benefits of Microsoft 365 cloud service offerings. Designed for IT professionals, Exam Ref focuses on critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Fundamentals level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Understand cloud concepts Understand core Microsoft 365 services and concepts Understand security, compliance, privacy, and trust in Microsoft 365 Understand Microsoft 365 pricing and support This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you are a business user, IT professional, or student interested in cloud computing and technologies, including individuals planning to pursue more advanced Microsoft 365 certification. About the Exam Exam MS-900 focuses on knowledge about benefits and considerations of using cloud services; different types of cloud services; core Microsoft 365 components; comparisons between Microsoft 365 and on-premises services; modern management concepts; Office 365 ProPlus; Microsoft 365 collabora¿tion, mobility and analytics; Microsoft 365 security and compliance concepts; unified endpoint management; security usage scenarios and services; the Service Trust portal and Compliance manager; Microsoft 365 licensing options; pricing; support, and service lifecycles. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals certification credential, proving that you understand Microsoft 365 options, as well as the benefits of adopting cloud services, the Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud model, and Microsoft 365 cloud services in particular. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Prepare for the updated version of Microsoft Exam AZ-900 and help demonstrate your real-world knowledge of cloud services and how they can be provided with Microsoft Azure, including high-level concepts that apply throughout Azure, and key concepts specific to individual services. Designed for professionals in both non-technical or technical roles, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Fundamentals level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Describe cloud concepts Describe Azure architecture and services Describe Azure management and governance This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you want to show foundational knowledge of cloud services and their delivery with Microsoft Azure About the Exam Exam AZ-900 focuses on knowledge needed to describe cloud computing; the benefits of using cloud services; cloud service types; core Azure architectural components; Azure compute, networking, and storage services; Azure identity, access, and security; Azure cost management; Azure features and tools for governance and compliance, and for managing and deploying resources; and Azure monitoring tools. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals credential, validating your basic knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Azure. Whether you're new to the fi eld or a seasoned professional, demonstrating this knowledge can help you jump-start your career and prepare you to dive deeper into the many technical opportunities Azure offers.

Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-761–and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of SQL Server 2016 Transact-SQL data management, queries, and database programming. Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: • Filter, sort, join, aggregate, and modify data • Use subqueries, table expressions, grouping sets, and pivoting • Query temporal and non-relational data, and output XML or JSON • Create views, user-defined functions, and stored procedures • Implement error handling, transactions, data types, and nulls This Microsoft Exam Ref: • Organizes its coverage by exam objectives • Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you • Assumes you have experience working with SQL Server as a database administrator, system engineer, or developer • Includes downloadable sample database and code for SQL Server 2016 SP1 (or later) and Azure SQL Database Querying Data with Transact-SQL About the Exam Exam 70-761 focuses on the skills and knowledge necessary to manage and query data and to program databases with Transact-SQL in SQL Server 2016. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam earns you credit toward a Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) certification that demonstrates your mastery of essential skills for building and implementing on-premises and cloud-based databases across organizations. Exam 70-762 (Developing SQL Databases) is also required for MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development certification. See full details at: microsoft.com/learning

Prepare for Microsoft Exam DP-900 Demonstrate your real-world foundational knowledge of core data concepts and how they are implemented using Microsoft Azure data services. Designed for business users, functional consultants, and other professionals, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Describe core data concepts Describe how to work with relational data on Azure Describe how to work with non-relational data on Azure Describe an analytics workload on Azure This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you have foundational knowledge of core data concepts and their implementation with Microsoft Azure data services, and are beginning to work with data in the cloud About the Exam Exam DP-900 focuses on core knowledge for describing fundamental database concepts and skills for cloud environments; cloud data services within Azure; cloud data roles, tasks, and responsibilities; Azure relational and non-relational data offerings, provisioning, and deployment; querying Azure relational databases; working with Azure non-relational data stores; building modern Azure data analytics solutions; and exploring Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, and Azure HDInsight. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals certification, demonstrating your understanding of the core capabilities of Azure data services and their use with relational data, non-relational data, and analytics workloads. See full details at: www.microsoft.com/learn

Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-532--and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of Microsoft Azure solution development. Designed for experienced developers ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Specialist level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Design and implement Websites Create and manage Virtual Machines Design and implement Cloud Services Design and implement a storage strategy Manage application and network services This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Will be valuable for Microsoft Azure developers, solution architects, DevOps engineers, and QA engineers Assumes you have experience designing, programming, implementing, automating, and monitoring Microsoft Azure solutions and that you are proficient with tools, techniques, and approaches for building scalable, resilient solutions Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions About the Exam Exam 70-532 focuses on the skills and knowledge needed to develop Microsoft Azure solutions that include websites, virtual machines, cloud services, storage, application services, and network services. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam earns you a Microsoft Specialist certification in Microsoft Azure, demonstrating your expertise with the Microsoft Azure enterprise-grade cloud platform. You can earn this certification by passing Exam 70-532, Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions; or Exam 70-533, Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions; or Exam 70-534, Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions. See full details at: microsoft.com/learning

Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition, is a tutorial on writing, deploying, and running applications in Azure. In it, you’ll work through 21 short lessons that give you real-world experience. Each lesson includes a hands-on lab so you can try out and lock in your new skills. Summary You can be incredibly productive with Azure without mastering every feature, function, and service. Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition gets you up and running quickly, teaching you the most important concepts and tasks in 21 practical bite-sized lessons. As you explore the examples, exercises, and labs, you'll pick up valuable skills immediately and take your first steps to Azure mastery! This fully revised new edition covers core changes to the Azure UI, new Azure features, Azure containers, and the upgraded Azure Kubernetes Service. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology Microsoft Azure is vast and powerful, offering virtual servers, application templates, and prebuilt services for everything from data storage to AI. To navigate it all, you need a trustworthy guide. In this book, Microsoft engineer and Azure trainer Iain Foulds focuses on core skills for creating cloud-based applications. About the book Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition, is a tutorial on writing, deploying, and running applications in Azure. In it, you’ll work through 21 short lessons that give you real-world experience. Each lesson includes a hands-on lab so you can try out and lock in your new skills. What's inside Understanding Azure beyond point-and-click Securing applications and data Automating your environment Azure services for machine learning, containers, and more About the reader This book is for readers who can write and deploy simple web or client/server applications. About the author Iain Foulds is an engineer and senior content developer with Microsoft. Table of Contents PART 1 - AZURE CORE SERVICES 1 Before you begin 2 Creating a virtual machine 3 Azure Web Apps 4 Introduction to Azure Storage 5 Azure Networking basics PART 2 - HIGH AVAILABILITY AND SCALE 6 Azure Resource Manager 7 High availability and redundancy 8 Load-balancing applications 9 Applications that scale 10 Global databases with Cosmos DB 11 Managing network traffic and routing 12 Monitoring and troubleshooting PART 3 - SECURE BY DEFAULT 13 Backup, recovery, and replication 14 Data encryption 15 Securing information with Azure Key Vault 16 Azure Security Center and updates PART 4 - THE COOL STUFF 17 Machine learning and artificial intelligence 18 Azure Automation 19 Azure containers 20 Azure and the Internet of Things 21 Serverless computing

Prepare for the updated version of Microsoft Exam MS-100— and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of skills and knowledge needed to effectively design, deploy, manage, and secure Microsoft 365 services. Designed for experienced IT professionals, Exam Ref focuses on critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Expert level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: • Design and implement Microsoft 365 services • Manage user identity and roles • Manage access and authentication • Plan Office 365 workloads and applications This Microsoft Exam Ref: • Organizes its coverage by exam objectives • Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you • Assumes you have working knowledge of Microsoft 365 workloads, networking, server administration, and IT fundamentals; and have administered at least one Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, or Windows deployment About the Exam Exam MS-100 focuses on knowledge needed to plan architecture; deploy a Microsoft 365 tenant; manage Microsoft 365 subscription and tenant health; plan migration of users and data; design identity strategy; plan identity synchronization; manage identity synchronization with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD); manage Azure AD identities and roles; manage authentication; plan and implement secure access; configure application access; plan to deploy Microsoft 365 Apps and messaging; plan for Microsoft SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Teams infrastructure; and plan Microsoft Power Platform integration. About Microsoft Certification The Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert certification credential demonstrates your ability to evaluate, plan, migrate, deploy, and manage Microsoft 365 services. To fulfill your requirements, pass this exam and Exam MS-101: Microsoft 365 Mobility and Security, and earn one of these five prerequisite certifications: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate, Security Administrator Associate, Messaging Administrator Associate, Teams Administrator Associate, or Identity and Access Administrator Associate. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Prepare for the updated version of Microsoft Exam MD-100—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of skills and knowledge required to deploy, configure, and maintain Windows 10 devices and technologies in an enterprise environment. Designed for Windows Administrators, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Associate level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: • Deploy Windows • Manage devices and data • Configure storage and connectivity • Maintain Windows This Microsoft Exam Ref: • Organizes its coverage by exam objectives • Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you • Assumes you have experience administering Windows 10 and non-Windows devices and technologies About the Exam Exam MD-100 focuses on knowledge needed to install Windows 10; perform post-installation configuration; manage users, groups, and devices; configure devices with local policies; manage Windows security; configure networking; configure data access and protection; configure system and data recovery; manage updates; monitor and manage Windows; and configure remote connectivity. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam and Exam MD-101: Managing Modern Desktops fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate certification credential, demonstrating your ability to deploy, configure, secure, manage, and monitor devices and client applications in an enterprise environment. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Direct from Microsoft, this Exam Ref is the official study guide for the new Microsoft MS-700 Managing Microsoft Teams certification exam. Exam Ref MS-700 Managing Microsoft Teams offers professional-level preparation that helps candidates maximize their exam performance and sharpen their skills on the job. It focuses on helping modern IT professionals demonstrate real-world mastery of configuring, deploying, and managing Office 365 workloads for Microsoft Teams to improve collaboration and communication in enterprise environments. Learn how to: Plan and configure Teams environments: upgrade from Skype for Business; plan/configure network settings; implement governance and lifecycle management; configure/manage guest access; manage security/compliance; deploy/manage endpoints; monitor/analyze service usage Manage chat, calling, and meetings: manage chat, collaboration, and meeting experiences; manage phone numbers and Phone System Manage Teams and app policies: manage a team and its membership; implement policies for Microsoft Teams apps Microsoft Exam Ref publications stand apart from third-party study guides because they: Provide guidance from Microsoft, the creator of Microsoft certification exams Target IT professional-level exam candidates with content focused on their needs, not "one-size-fits-all" content Streamline study by organizing material according to the exam's objective domain (OD), covering one functional group and its objectives in each chapter Offer concise overviews of every skill covered by the exam Feature "Thought Experiments" and "Thought Experiment Answers" to guide candidates through a set of "what if?" scenarios, and prepare them more effectively for Pro-level style exam questions Include "Need more review?" aids pointing you to more study materials if you need them Explore big picture thinking around the planning and design aspects of the IT pro's job role Deliver exam tips, summaries, and inline questions and answers to help you identify key points Include "Need more review?" reader aids pointing to more study materials when readers need them For more information on Exam MS-700 and the Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate credential, visit https: //docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/m365-teams-administrator-associate/.

Prepare for Microsoft Exam SC-200—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of skills and knowledge required to work with stakeholders to secure IT systems, and to rapidly remediate active attacks. Designed for Windows administrators, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Associate level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Mitigate threats using Microsoft 365 Defender Mitigate threats using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Mitigate threats using Microsoft Sentinel This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you have experience with threat management, monitoring, and/or response in Microsoft 365 environments About the Exam Exam SC-200 focuses on knowledge needed to detect, investigate, respond, and remediate threats to productivity, endpoints, identity, and applications; design and configure Azure Defender implementations; plan and use data connectors to ingest data sources into Azure Defender and Azure Sentinel; manage Azure Defender alert rules; configure automation and remediation; investigate alerts and incidents; design and configure Azure Sentinel workspaces; manage Azure Sentinel rules and incidents; configure SOAR in Azure Sentinel; use workbooks to analyze and interpret data; and hunt for threats in the Azure Sentinel portal. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate certification credential, demonstrating your ability to collaborate with organizational stakeholders to reduce organizational risk, advise on threat protection improvements, and address violations of organizational policies. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn