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Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Study Guide The book is a study guide for Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate exam and covers the following: Chapter 1: Introduction to Azure and Cloud Computing Introduction to Azure services and architecture Azure subscriptions and management groups Overview of Azure resource groups Azure regions and availability zones Azure pricing and billing models Chapter 2: Azure Virtual Machines and Networking Deploying and managing Azure virtual machines Azure virtual machine scaling and high availability Virtual networks and subnets in Azure Azure network security groups and routing Azure Load Balancer and Application Gateway Chapter 3: Azure Storage and Data Management Azure storage accounts and storage types Azure Blob storage and file shares Azure Disk storage and managed disks Azure Table storage and queues Azure Cosmos DB and Azure SQL Database Chapter 4: Azure Identity and Access Management (IAM) Azure Active Directory (AAD) and its components Azure AD users, groups, and roles Azure AD authentication and single sign-on (SSO) Azure AD application and service principals Azure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and resource permissions Chapter 5: Azure Virtual Networks and Security Azure Virtual Network (VNet) peering and gateways Network Security Groups (NSGs) and security rules in Azure Azure Firewall and Azure DDoS Protection Azure VPN and ExpressRoute connectivity Azure Network Watcher and troubleshooting tools Chapter 6: Azure Monitoring and Diagnostics Azure Monitor and its components Azure Monitor metrics and logs Azure Log Analytics and query language (KQL) Azure Application Insights for application monitoring Azure Advisor and best practices recommendations Chapter 7: Azure Backup and Disaster Recovery Azu