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AZ-104/Acronyms/Part 3

Acronym study

AZ-104 Acronyms — Part 3 of 19

Terms 61–90 of 566 AZ-104 acronyms and key terms. Each entry includes a plain-English definition and a link to the full 800-word glossary page with exam context and practice questions.

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Term 61

Azure Backup

Azure Backup is a cloud-based service from Microsoft that protects your data by creating and storing backups of files, folders, virtual machines, databases, and entire servers in the Azure cloud.

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Term 62

Azure Bastion

Azure Bastion is a fully managed PaaS service that provides secure and seamless RDP and SSH connectivity to virtual machines directly through the Azure portal without exposing public IP addresses.

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Term 63

Azure Boards

Azure Boards is a work tracking and project management service from Microsoft that helps teams plan, track, and discuss work across the software development lifecycle using Kanban boards, backlogs, and dashboards.

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Term 64

Azure Bot Service

Azure Bot Service is a Microsoft Azure cloud platform service for building, deploying, and managing intelligent, conversational chatbots that can interact with users across multiple channels like websites, apps, Microsoft Teams, and Facebook Messenger.

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Term 65

Azure CLI

Azure CLI is a command-line tool that lets you manage Azure resources by typing commands instead of clicking through a web portal.

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Term 66

Azure Cloud Shell

Azure Cloud Shell is a browser-accessible, authenticated command-line interface for managing Azure resources without needing a local terminal or software installation.

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Term 67

Azure Container Instances

Azure Container Instances (ACI) is a PaaS service that lets you run a container directly in Azure without managing any underlying servers or orchestration.

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Term 68

Azure Cosmos DB

Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed, globally distributed NoSQL database service that offers fast reads and writes anywhere in the world with automatic scaling and multiple consistency models.

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Term 69

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Factory is a cloud-based data integration service that lets you create, schedule, and orchestrate data pipelines to move and transform data from various sources to destinations.

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Term 70

Azure Database for MySQL

Azure Database for MySQL is a fully managed relational database service in Microsoft Azure that runs the MySQL community edition and handles administration tasks automatically.

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Term 71

Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Azure Database for PostgreSQL is a fully managed, scalable relational database service in Microsoft Azure that runs the open-source PostgreSQL engine, handling backups, patching, and high availability for you.

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Term 72

Azure Databricks

Azure Databricks is a fast, easy, and collaborative Apache Spark-based analytics platform optimized for Azure that lets data teams prepare data, run machine learning models, and build data pipelines using a single workspace.

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Term 73

Azure datacenter

An Azure datacenter is a physical facility that houses Microsoft's cloud computing infrastructure, including servers, storage, and networking equipment, to deliver Azure services globally.

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Term 74

Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps is a Microsoft service that provides development tools for planning, building, testing, and deploying software applications using automated pipelines and collaboration features.

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Term 75

Azure DNS

Azure DNS is a cloud-based service that lets you host and manage your domain name system (DNS) records using Microsoft's global infrastructure, so your website or app can be reached by people using easy-to-remember names instead of IP addresses.

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Term 76

Azure ExpressRoute

Azure ExpressRoute is a dedicated, private, and high-speed network connection from your on-premises data center to Microsoft's cloud, bypassing the public internet for better reliability, security, and performance.

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Term 77

Azure File Sync

Azure File Sync is a Microsoft service that lets you centralize your file shares in Azure while keeping them accessible, fast, and editable on your local servers by caching frequently used files on-premises.

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Term 78

Azure Files

Azure Files is a cloud-based file sharing service that lets you create and access file shares using the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol or Network File System (NFS) protocol, just like you would access files on a local network drive.

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Term 79

Azure Firewall

Azure Firewall is a cloud-based network security service that protects your virtual networks in Microsoft Azure by filtering traffic based on rules you define.

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Term 80

Azure Front Door

Azure Front Door is a global cloud load balancer and content delivery network that routes user traffic to the fastest and most available backend application across multiple regions.

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Term 81

Azure Functions

Azure Functions is a serverless compute service that lets you run event-driven code without managing infrastructure, automatically scaling to meet demand.

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Term 82

Azure geography

Azure geography is a discrete market containing one or more Azure regions that preserves data residency and compliance boundaries for customers.

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Term 83

Azure IoT Hub

Azure IoT Hub is a managed cloud service that acts as a central message hub for bi-directional communication between IoT devices and the cloud.

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Term 84

Azure Key Vault

Azure Key Vault is a cloud service for securely storing and managing sensitive information like passwords, encryption keys, and certificates.

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Term 85

Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure Kubernetes Service is a managed container orchestration service that simplifies deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure.

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Term 86

Azure Load Balancer

Azure Load Balancer is a cloud service that evenly distributes incoming network traffic across multiple virtual machines or resources to ensure reliability and high availability.

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Term 87

Azure Machine Learning

Azure Machine Learning is a cloud service for building, training, and deploying machine learning models at scale.

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Term 88

Azure Marketplace

Azure Marketplace is an online store where you can find, try, buy, and deploy software and services that work with Microsoft Azure.

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Term 89

Azure Monitor

Azure Monitor is a cloud service that collects, analyzes, and acts on telemetry data from your Azure and on-premises resources to help you understand performance and availability.

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Term 90

Azure OpenAI Service

Azure OpenAI Service is a cloud platform from Microsoft that lets developers use powerful artificial intelligence models, like GPT-4, to build applications that can understand and generate human-like text, code, images, and more.

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