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AZ-104/Acronyms/Part 4

Acronym study

AZ-104 Acronyms — Part 4 of 19

Terms 91–120 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 91

Azure Pipelines

Azure Pipelines is a cloud-based CI/CD service from Microsoft that automatically builds, tests, and deploys code to any platform or cloud.

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Term 92

Azure Policy

Azure Policy is a service in Microsoft Azure that lets you create, assign, and manage rules to ensure your resources stay compliant with your company standards and service-level agreements.

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Term 93

Azure portal

The Azure portal is a web-based, unified console that lets you build, manage, and monitor everything from simple web apps to complex cloud deployments using a graphical user interface.

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Term 94

Azure PowerShell

Azure PowerShell is a set of cmdlets (command-line tools) that let you manage Azure resources directly from the PowerShell command line or scripts.

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Term 95

Azure Pricing Calculator

The Azure Pricing Calculator is a free web-based tool from Microsoft that helps you estimate the cost of Azure cloud services by configuring resources like virtual machines, storage, and databases.

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Term 96

Azure Repos

Azure Repos is a set of version control tools that allow teams to manage their source code, track changes, and collaborate on software projects using Git or Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.

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Term 97

Azure resource

An Azure resource is a manageable item available through Microsoft Azure, such as a virtual machine, database, or web app.

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Term 98

Azure Resource Manager

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the deployment and management service for Azure that provides a consistent management layer for creating, updating, and deleting resources in your Azure account.

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Term 99

Azure role

An Azure role is a set of permissions that defines what actions a user, group, or application can perform on specific Azure resources.

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Term 100

Azure Sentinel

Azure Sentinel is Microsoft's cloud-native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) service that uses intelligent analytics to help protect an enterprise's entire digital estate.

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Term 101

Azure Service Health

Azure Service Health is a personalized dashboard that provides real-time information about the health of your Azure services, including current and past outages, planned maintenance, and advisory messages.

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Term 102

Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Database is a fully managed relational database-as-a-service (DBaaS) in Microsoft Azure, based on the SQL Server engine, that handles scaling, backups, patching, and high availability automatically.

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Term 103

Azure Status

Azure Status is a service health dashboard that shows the current operational state of all Microsoft Azure cloud services and regions in real time.

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Term 104

Azure Storage

Azure Storage is Microsoft's cloud-based service for storing data like files, messages, and backups with high durability and scalability.

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Term 105

Azure Stream Analytics

Azure Stream Analytics is a fully managed, real-time data processing service that analyzes and transforms high volumes of streaming data from various sources to deliver low-latency insights and trigger actions.

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Term 106

Azure subscription

An Azure subscription is a logical container in Microsoft Azure that provides billing isolation and access boundaries for your cloud resources and services.

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Term 107

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Synapse Analytics is a cloud-based data integration, warehousing, and analytics service that brings together big data and data warehouse capabilities under one platform.

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Term 108

Azure Test Plans

Azure Test Plans is a service within Azure DevOps that provides a rich set of tools for manual and exploratory testing, including test case management, test execution, and stakeholder feedback, all integrated into the CI/CD pipeline.

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Term 109

Azure Traffic Manager

Azure Traffic Manager is a DNS-based traffic load balancer that directs incoming web traffic to the most appropriate endpoint based on performance, priority, geographic location, or a weighted distribution method.

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Term 110

Azure Virtual Desktop

Azure Virtual Desktop is a cloud-based desktop and application virtualization service that lets users access a full Windows desktop and business apps from anywhere, on any device.

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Term 111

Azure virtual machine

An Azure virtual machine is a software-based emulation of a physical computer that runs in Microsoft's cloud, allowing you to deploy and manage applications without owning the hardware.

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Term 112

Azure Virtual Network

Azure Virtual Network is a cloud service that lets you create a private, isolated network in the Microsoft Azure cloud, allowing your virtual machines and other resources to communicate securely with each other, the internet, and your on-premises network.

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Term 113

Azure VPN Gateway

A cloud-based virtual private network gateway in Microsoft Azure that securely connects on-premises networks to Azure virtual networks over encrypted tunnels.

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Term 114

Backup Designated Router

A Backup Designated Router (BDR) is a router in an OSPF network that waits to take over as the Designated Router if the current one fails, reducing network downtime.

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Term 115

Backup policy

A backup policy is a documented set of rules that defines what data to back up, how often, where to store it, and how long to keep it, ensuring data can be restored after loss.

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Term 116

BitLocker policy

A BitLocker policy is a set of configuration rules that IT administrators use to manage how BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled, enforced, and recovered on Windows devices within an organization.

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Term 117

Blob

A blob is a large piece of unstructured data, like a photo or video, stored in the cloud with a unique identifier.

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Term 118

Blob storage

Blob storage is a cloud service for storing large amounts of unstructured data, such as text or binary data, like documents, images, and videos.

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Term 119

Blob tier

Blob tier is a category of storage in cloud platforms (like Azure Blob Storage) that defines the cost, performance, and access frequency of data, with tiers ranging from hot for frequent access to cool and archive for rarely accessed data.

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Term 120

Branch policy

A branch policy is a set of rules and conditions enforced on a Git branch to control how code changes are proposed, reviewed, and merged, ensuring code quality and protecting critical branches.

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