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Direct from Microsoft, this Exam Ref is the official study guide for the new Microsoft AZ-303 Microsoft Azure Architect certification exam, and covers every single objective. Designed for modern IT professionals, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Expert level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:Deploy and configure infrastructureImplement workloads and securityCreate and deploy appsImplement authentication and secure dataDevelop for the cloud and for Azure storage

Prepare for Microsoft's Exam MS-500 -- and demonstrate your skills in administering Microsoft 365 security Authoritative and complete Exam MS-500 preparation content, straight from Microsoft Covers implementing and managing identity, access, threat protection, and information protection; and managing governance and compliance features in Microsoft 365 Organized by exam objectives for efficient study Strategic, what-if scenarios help you master the big-picture thinking the exam demands Contains up-to-date Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate exam preparation tips from a leading Microsoft security expert ms-500; ms-500 guide; ms-500 exam prep; ms-500 study guide; ms-500 exam guide; ms-500 training; ms-500 preparation; microsoft 365 security administration; office 365 identity; theft protection governance; office 365 compliance; ms-500 book

Prepare for Microsoft Exam SC-100 and demonstrate your real-world mastery of skills and knowledge needed to design and evolve cybersecurity strategy for all aspects of enterprise architecture. Designed for experienced IT professionals, this Exam Ref focuses on critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certfied: Cybersecurity Architect Expert level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Design a Zero Trust strategy and architectureEvaluate Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) technical strategies and security operations strategiesDesign a strategy for data and applicationsRecommend security best practices and priorities This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectivesFeatures strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge youAssumes you have advanced security engineering experience and knowledge and experience with hybrid and cloud implementations About the Exam Exam SC-100 focuses on the knowledge needed to build overall security strategy and architecture; design strategies for security operations, identity security, and regulatory compliance; evaluate security posture; recommend technical strategies to manage risk; design strategies to secure server endpoints, client endpoints, and SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS services; specify application security requirements; design data security strategy; recommend security best practices based on Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture and Azure Security Benchmarks; use the Cloud Adoption Framework to recommend secure methodologies; use Microsoft Security Best Practices to recommend ransomware strategies. About Microsoft Certifiation The Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert certication credential demonstrates your ability to plan and implement cybersecurity strategy that meets business needs and protects the organization's mission and processes across its entire enterprise architecture. To fulfill your requirements, pass this exam and earn one of these four prerequisite certifications: Microsoft Certfied: Azure Security Engineer Associate; Microsoft Certfied: Identity and Access Administrator Associate; Microsoft365 Certied: Security Administrator Associate; Microsoft Certfied: Security Operations Analyst Associate. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-305 and help demonstrate your real-world expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including identity, governance, monitoring, data storage, business continuity, and infrastructure. Designed for modern IT professionals, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Expert level.Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:Design identity, governance, and monitoring solutionsDesign data storage solutionsDesign business continuity solutionsDesign infrastructure solutionsThis Microsoft Exam Ref:Organizes its coverage by exam objectivesFeatures strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge youAssumes you have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, as well as experience in Azure administration, Azure development, and DevOps processesAbout the ExamExam AZ-305 focuses on knowledge needed to design logging, monitoring, authentication, and authorization solutions; design governance, identities, and application access; design relational and non-relational data storage solutions; design data integration; recommend data storage solutions; design backup and disaster recovery solutions; design for high availability; design compute and network solutions, application architecture, and migration.About Microsoft CertificationIf you hold Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification, passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert credential. Passing this exam demonstrates your expert-level skills in advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into designs for secure, scalable, and reliable Azure solutions; and in partnering with others to implement these solutions.See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-800 and demonstrate your real-world mastery of designing, implementing, and managing Windows Server core infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment. Designed for professionals with Windows Server experience in on-premises, hybrid, and Azure environments, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environmentsManage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environmentManage virtual machines and containersImplement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructureManage storage and file services This Microsoft Exam Ref:Organizes its coverage by exam objectivesFeatures strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge youAssumes you have expertise in configuring and administering Windows Server workloads and services using on-premises, hybrid, and cloud technologies About the ExamExam AZ-800 focuses on knowledge needed to deploy and manage AD DS domain controllers; configure and manage multi-site, multi-domain, and multi-forest environments; create and manage AD DS security principals; implement and manage hybrid identities; manage Windows Server via domain group policies and in hybrid environments; manage Windows Servers and workloads via Azure services; manage Hyper-V, guest VMs, and Azure VMs running Windows Server; create and manage containers; implement on-premises and hybrid name resolution; manage IP addressing and implement network connectivity; configure and manage Azure File Sync and Windows Server fi le shares; and configure Windows Server storage. About Microsoft CertificationPassing this exam and Exam AZ-801 (Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services) fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate credential. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Prepare for Microsoft Exam MD-102-and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of the skills and knowledge required to deploy, manage, and protect modern endpoints at scale in Microsoft 365 environments. Designed for endpoint administrators, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certifi ed Associate level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Deploy Windows clientManage identity and complianceManage, maintain, and protect devicesManage applications This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectivesFeatures strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge youAssumes you have experience deploying, configuring, protecting, managing, and monitoring devices and client applications in a Microsoft 365 environment About the Authors Andrew Bettany is a Microsoft MVP and consults on Microsoft 365, Azure, and Windows client. He has authored Windows exam prep guides, official Microsoft training, and video training for LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight. He co-created the IT Masterclasses series of short, intensive technical courses. His most recent project involved delivering Microsoft Fundamentals skills training to over 250,000 students worldwide. Andrew Warren has helped Microsoft develop official training curricula, served as subject matter expert on many current Windows Server courses, was technical lead on several Windows titles, and co-developed courses on Microsoft 365, Azure, and Intune About the Exam Exam MD-102 focuses on the knowledge needed to prepare for Windows client deployments; plan and implement them with Windows Autopilot and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT); confi gure remote management; manage identity; implement compliance policies for all supported device platforms with Microsoft Intune; manage device lifecycles, configurations, and updates with Intune; monitor devices; protect endpoints; deploy and update apps; and establish app protection and configuration policies. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate credential, demonstrating your ability to deploy, configure, protect, manage, and monitor devices and client apps in Microsoft 365 environments; manage endpoint identity, security, access, policies, updates, and apps; efficiently deploy and administer diverse endpoints at scale, and collaborate on modern workplace strategies that address organizational needs. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Prepare for Microsoft Exam MS-102 and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of skills and knowledge required to deploy and manage Microsoft 365 and perform Microsoft 365 tenant-level implementation and administration of cloud and hybrid environments. Designed for administrators, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Expert level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Deploy and manage a Microsoft 365 tenant Implement and manage identity and access in Microsoft Entra Manage security and threats by using Microsoft 365 Defender Manage compliance by using Microsoft Purview This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you have experience with Microsoft 365 workloads and a working knowledge of networking, server administration, DNS, and PowerShell About the Exam Exam MS-102 focuses on the knowledge needed to implement and manage Microsoft 365 tenants; manage users, groups, and Microsoft 365 roles; implement and manage Microsoft Entra identity synchronization, authentication, and secure access; manage security reports and alerts with Microsoft 365 Defender portal; implement and manage email, collaboration, and endpoint protection with Microsoft Defender; and implement Microsoft Purview information protection, data lifecycles, and data loss prevention (DLP). About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert credential, demonstrating that you have expert-level skills in evaluating, planning, migrating, deploying, and managing Microsoft 365 in environments and organizations of all sizes. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Prepare for Microsoft Exam DP-500 and demonstrate your real-world ability to design, create, and deploy enterprise-scale data analytics solutions. Designed for business intelligence developers, architects, data analysts, and other professionals, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Implement and manage a data analytics environment Query and transform data Implement and manage data models Explore and visualize data This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you are a business intelligence developer, architect, data engineer, data architect, data analyst, or another professional with Power BI and Azure experience. About the ExamExam DP-500 focuses on knowledge needed to govern and administer data analytics environments; integrate analytics platforms into existing IT infrastructure; manage the analytics development lifecycle; query data with Azure Synapse Analytics; ingest and transform data with Power BI; design and build tabular models; optimize enterprise-scale data models; explore data with Azure Synapse Analytics; and visualize data with Power BI. About Microsoft CertificationPassing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate certification, demonstrating your knowledge of designing, creating, and deploying enterprise-scale data analytics solutions. Responsibilities include performing advanced data analytics at scale, collecting enterprise-level requirements for data analytics solutions that include Azure and Microsoft Power BI, advising on data governance and configuration for Power BI administration, monitoring data usage, and optimizing solution performance. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-700 and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of planning, implementing, and maintaining Azure networking solutions, including hybrid networking, connectivity, routing, security, and private access to Azure services. Designed for professionals with Azure networking experience, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Network Engineer Associate level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:Design, implement, and manage hybrid networkingDesign and implement core networking infrastructureDesign and implement routingSecure and monitor networksDesign and implement private access to Azure services This Microsoft Exam Ref:Organizes its coverage by exam objectivesFeatures strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge youAssumes you have expertise in planning, implementing, and maintaining Azure networking solutions About the ExamExam AZ-700 focuses on knowledge needed to design, implement, and manage site-to-site and point-to-site VPN connections, and Azure ExpressRoute; design and implement virtual network private IP addressing, name resolution, cross-virtual network connectivity, and Azure Virtual WAN architectures; design and implement virtual network routing, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, and Azure Traffic Manager profiles; secure and monitor networks via Azure Firewall, network security groups (NSGs), Web Application Firewall (WAF), Azure Monitor, and other tools; design and implement Azure Private Link, Azure Private Endpoint, service endpoints, and virtual network integration for dedicated PaaS services. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Network Engineer Associate credential, demonstrating your expertise as a Network Engineer capable of recommending, planning, and implementing Azure networking solutions; managing them for performance, resiliency, scale, and security; deploying them via the Azure Portal and other methods; and working with architects, administrators, engineers, and developers to deliver Azure solutions. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Your hands-on guide to Visual C# fundamentals with Visual Studio 2022Expand your expertiseand teach yourself the fundamentals of programming the latest version of Visual C# with Visual Studio 2022. This book provides software developers all the guidance, exercises, and code needed to start building responsive, scalable, cloud-connected applications that can run almost anywhere.Discover how to:Quickly start creating Visual C# code and projects with Visual StudioWork with variables, operators, expressions, methods, and program flowBuild more robust apps with error, exception, and resource managementSpot problems fast with the integrated Visual Studio 2022 debuggerMaster new default interface methods, static local functions, async disposable types, and other enhancementsMake the most of the C# object model, and create functional data structuresLeverage advanced properties, indexers, generics, and collection classesCreate Windows 11 apps that share data, collaborate, and use cloud servicesUse lightweight records to build immutable reference types more easilyPerform complex queries over object collections with LINQImprove application throughput and response time with asynchronous methodsUse delegates and decoupling to construct highly extensible systemsCustomize C# operator behavior over your own classes and structuresImplement the powerful Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) patternBuild UWP applications that retrieve complex data and present it intuitively

Prepare for Microsoft Exam SC-900 and help demonstrate your real-world knowledge of the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services. Designed for business stakeholders, new and existing IT professionals, functional consultants, and students, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Describe the concepts of security, compliance, and identity Describe the capabilities of Microsoft identity and access management solutions Describe the capabilities of Microsoft security solutions Describe the capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions This Microsoft Exam Ref: Organizes its coverage by exam objectives Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you Assumes you are a business user, stakeholder, consultant, professional, or student who wants to create holistic, end-to-end solutions with Microsoft security, compliance, and identity technologies About the ExamExam SC-900 focuses on knowledge needed to describe: security and compliance concepts and methods; identity concepts; Azure AD identity services/types, authentication, access management, identity protection, and governance; Azure, Azure Sentinel, and Microsoft 365 security management; Microsoft 365 Defender threat protection and Intune endpoint security; Microsoft 365 compliance management, information protection, governance, insider risk, eDiscovery, and audit capabilities; and Azure resource governance. About Microsoft CertificationPassing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals certification, helping to demonstrate your understanding of the fundamentals of security, compliance, and identity (SCI) across cloud-based and related Microsoft services. With this certification, you can move on to earn more advanced related Associate-level role-based certifications. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Prepare for Microsoft Exam SC-200and 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 DefenderMitigate threats using Azure DefenderMitigate threats using Azure Sentinel This Microsoft Exam Ref:Organizes its coverage by exam objectivesFeatures strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge youAssumes you have experience with threat management, monitoring, and/or response in Microsoft 365 environments About the ExamExam 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 CertificationPassing 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

Direct from Microsoft, this Exam Ref is the official study guide for the new Microsoft AZ-300 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies certification exam. Exam Ref AZ-300 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies offers professional-level preparation that helps candidates maximize their exam performance and sharpen their skills on the job. It focuses on specific areas of expertise modern IT professionals need to demonstrate real-world mastery of architecting high-value Azure cloud applications. Coverage includes: Deploying and configuring infrastructure Implementing workloads and security Creating and deploying apps Implementing authentication and secure data Developing for the cloud and for Azure Storage 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 examGÇÖs objective domain (OD), covering one functional group and its objectives in each chapter Feature Thought Experiments to guide candidates through a set of 'what if?' scenarios, and prepare them more effectively for Pro-level style exam questions Explore big picture thinking around the planning and design aspects of the IT proGÇÖs job role