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The original was posted on /r/azurecertification by /u/Leimone on 2023-10-02 15:58:21.

What a feeling! Screamed at the laptop when I saw that I passed and pleasantly surprised I scored so high. I did the exam 2 weeks ago and got a 687. Honestly, I learned soooo much from studying to this cert - things I had no idea at all about prior to this cert. Some questions are quite weird and not sure why MS wants you to memorize very specific things about different SKUs for example.

I had to work a lot on truly understanding VNets and everything inside it. I’ve written a list below on different areas I recommend being very strong in, it’s translated to english as it’s originally written for colleagues. (There is A LOT to cover)

• Load Balancer SKUs (Basic vs Standard) - Ensure you understand when each is compatible with VMs and how (e.g., Basic can only work with VMs in an availability set/VMSS Azure Load Balancer SKUs | Microsoft Learn.
• DNS - When using which DNS type and which DNS server VMs use in a VNet/network link DNS Zones and Records overview - Azure DNS | Microsoft Learn.
• ARM Templates overall. Hard to be specific here as it’s very random what you get. Usually has something to do with users or deploying vnet/VMs/managing disks-
• Different backup solutions (Recovery Service Vault, Backup Vault, Backup policies, SAS) - when to use each and which services are supported by each solution. Also, be aware of whether they are region-locked, etc.
• Everything about VNets, including various networking questions. Make sure you understand how a VNet, subnet, NIC, gateways, IP forwarding, IP overlaps, service tags, NSG flows, IP flows, connection monitor, log analytics, update & fault domains, VPN, etc., work.
• Storage accounts - when to use which type and what they support (e.g., blob versioning, access tiers, backups, premium blob/fileshare).
• Governance - Typically involves individuals having specific roles and responsibilities and whether they have permission to perform certain actions, yes or no. Also, be aware of the inheritance concept discussed previously. Primarily focused on RBAC-related questions.
• Bastion - Ports it uses (443) and Bastion SKUs.
• Locks - What they mean and what you can and cannot do. For example, if a resource group is “read-only,” you can still move resources in and out of it, but you can’t make changes to the resources within that resource group.