Sample chapters

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Active Directory

2.

Clarity

  • Feb 25, 2026
10.

Setting up Power BI

  • Feb 25, 2026
17.

Data Aggregation

  • By Mark Morowczynski, Rod Trent, Matthew ZorichAug 5, 2024
  • A strength of Kusto Query Language (KQL) is data aggregation. In this sample chapter, you will learn how to turn data into actionable insight and visualize data with graphs and charts. You will perform common statistical analysis on data such as counting totals, distinct counts, and the first and last time an event takes place.

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Develop for Azure storage

  • By Santiago Fernandez MunozAug 5, 2024
  • Data storage systems must be designed with geography, latency, and cost efficiency in mind. Microsoft Azure offers cloud-based storage solutions with these points in mind. In this sample chapter, you will learn how to develop solutions that use Cosmos DB and Blob Storage. Exam AZ-204 topics covered include 2.1 and 2.2.

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Implement and manage storage

  • By Charles PlutaAug 5, 2024
  • Azure Storage is the underlying storage for most of the services in Azure. This chapter reviews how to implement and manage storage with an emphasis on Azure storage accounts. Skills 2.1 to 2.3 are covered from Exam AZ-104.

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Microsoft identity and access management solutions

  • By Yuri Diogenes, Nicholas DiCola, Kevin McKinnerney, Mark MorowczynskiAug 5, 2024
  • Understanding identity concepts and capabilities is a requirement for properly achieving security and compliance in your organization. In this sample chapter, you will learn the authentication, access management, and governance capabilities of Microsoft Entra ID as you work through Exam SC-900 Skills 2.1 to 2.4.

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