Azure Backup, Security, and Compliance Administration

Microsoft connects backup, security and compliance through practical Azure administration. File and virtual-machine backups lead into update management, policies and disaster-recovery planning. The course is aimed at entry-level IT support and ends with AZ-900 review, so it provides focused foundational practice rather than a complete Azure Administrator examination program.

What you will learn

• Explain a backup strategy for files and virtual machines.
• Connect updates and policies with an operational responsibility.
• Outline a recovery plan using Azure services.

Who this suits

The provider addresses learners beginning an IT-support route. Basic cloud and system vocabulary will help you follow the examples and recognize the decisions behind a configuration.

Before you enroll

Backup completion does not establish that restoration will meet a business need. Test the recovery assumptions in a learning environment, review current Azure interfaces and keep the AZ-900 review separate from AZ-104 preparation.

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Put it into practice

Write a recovery plan for a fictional service and define the acceptable data loss and interruption. Explain the backup, restore test and verification evidence, then identify a dependency that could still prevent recovery.

Source and review

This overview is based on the provider's published information, checked on 14 October 2026. It is an editorial assessment, not a claim that we completed the resource. Time filters are approximate study ranges; projects and exercises can take longer.

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