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Storage
premium
Azure Files backup
Azure Files backup protects Azure file shares using Azure Backup policies, recovery points, snapshots, and supported vaulted backup options. It helps backup and platform teams recover shared file data after accidental deletion, ransomware, or operator mistakes without managing separate backup servers or unreviewed snapshot scripts. You see it when business file shares need retention, recovery testing, policy enforcement, ransomware recovery, or evidence for data protection audits. It still needs ownership, network design, monitoring, and recovery planning. Operators need repeatable evidence for deployment, protection, troubleshooting, and reviews, not screenshots or tribal knowledge.
Backup and recovery
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: Azure file share backup, Azure Backup for Azure Files
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Storage
premium
Azure file share
An Azure file share is a managed cloud share hosted by Azure Files. It behaves like a network file share, but Microsoft runs the storage service instead of your team maintaining file servers, disks, operating systems, and failover.
Files, queues, and tables
fundamentals
5 commands
Aliases: Azure Files share
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Storage
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Backup item
A backup item is a protected data source or backup instance in Azure Backup that is associated with a vault, policy, retention settings, and recoverable restore points.
Backup and recovery
intermediate
5 commands
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Storage
premium
Backup job
A backup job is an Azure Backup operation record for work such as protecting, backing up, restoring, stopping protection, or validating recovery activity in a vault.
Backup and recovery
intermediate
5 commands
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Storage
premium
Backup policy
A backup policy defines when Azure Backup runs protection jobs and how long recovery points are retained for a protected workload.
Backup and recovery
intermediate
5 commands
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Migration
premium
Backup vault
A Backup vault is an Azure Backup storage and management entity that stores backups, recovery points, and backup policies for supported newer workloads.
Backup and recovery
fundamentals
5 commands
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Databases
premium
Backup retention
Backup retention is the period or rule set that determines how long recovery points are kept before Azure Backup expires or prunes them according to policy.
Backup and restore
fundamentals
4 commands
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Storage
complete
Soft delete for backup
Microsoft Learn describes soft delete for Azure Backup as a protection that keeps deleted backup data in a soft-deleted state for a configured retention period. Enhanced soft delete can extend retention and make the setting always on, helping recover from accidental or malicious deletions.
Backup and recovery
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: Azure Backup soft delete, backup soft delete, enhanced soft delete, soft-deleted backup data
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Storage
premium
Cross-region restore
an Azure Backup capability that lets teams restore protected backup data into the paired secondary region when the vault is configured for it.
Backup and recovery
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: Azure Backup Cross Region Restore, CRR, secondary region restore
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Compute
premium
Disk attachment
Disk attachment is the association between a managed disk and a virtual machine or compatible scale set instance, allowing the workload to use the disk as OS or data storage.
Managed disks
fundamentals
4 commands
Aliases: VM disk attachment, data disk attachment, attach managed disk, attached disk
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Storage
premium
File share snapshot
File share snapshot is a point-in-time copy of an Azure Files share that can help recover earlier versions of files and directories in Azure.
Azure Files
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: File share snapshot, file share snapshot
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Migration
verified
Recovery Services vault
A Recovery Services vault stores backup and site recovery data and configuration.
Backup and recovery
fundamentals
8 commands
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Storage
verified
Protected item
An Azure Backup protected item is a workload, file share, database, or virtual machine already protected by a backup policy in a vault. It carries backup state, policy association, recovery points, container identity, and workload metadata that operators use to monitor protection and restore data.
Backup and recovery
intermediate
6 commands
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Management and Governance
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Instant restore
Instant restore controls how quickly Azure Backup can restore VM disks or files by keeping recent snapshots close to the protected workload. Teams see it in recovery services vaults, vm backup policies. It is not point-in-time restore for databases, cross-region restore, soft delete, backup retention alone, or an unmanaged manual snapshot; confusing them can create slow recovery, unexpected snapshot storage cost. Use the term when reviewing access, monitoring, cost, recovery, or performance. It keeps architects, operators, security reviewers, and support teams focused on the same setting, resource, or behavior.
Azure Backup
Intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: Azure Backup instant restore, instant recovery snapshot, VM instant restore, instant recovery point, Instant restore
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Databases
premium
Azure SQL automated backup
Azure SQL automated backup automatically protects databases and supports point-in-time restore using service-managed backup chains.
Azure SQL Database
fundamentals
5 commands
Aliases: Azure SQL automated backup, Azure SQL automatic backups, SQL automated backups, point-in-time restore backups
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Databases
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Cosmos DB continuous backup
Azure Cosmos DB continuous backup is the backup mode that supports point-in-time restore for supported Cosmos DB resources within a configured retention tier.
Azure Cosmos DB
fundamentals
4 commands
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Databases
premium
Azure SQL logical server
An Azure SQL logical server is a logical administrative construct for Azure SQL Database and related SQL resources. Microsoft Learn describes it as the central point for managing a collection of databases, including logins, firewall rules, auditing, threat detection policies, and failover groups.
Azure SQL Database
fundamentals
16 commands
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Web
premium
App Service backup
An App Service feature for creating on-demand or scheduled backups of app content and supported configuration, with restore to an app or slot. It helps learners understand where the concept appears in Azure operations and what to verify before changing it.
App Service
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: app service backup, backup
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Databases
premium
Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server
A fully managed Azure database service for MySQL workloads with configurable compute, storage, backups, networking, maintenance, and high availability options.
Managed MySQL
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: MySQL Flexible Server
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Databases
premium
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
A fully managed Azure PostgreSQL service with configurable compute, storage, backups, networking, maintenance, extensions, and high availability options.
Managed PostgreSQL
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: PostgreSQL Flexible Server
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Storage
premium
Azure Elastic SAN
A cloud-native Azure storage area network service that provides scalable, cost-effective, high-performance block storage volumes for compute workloads.
Block storage
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: Elastic SAN
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Storage
premium
Azure NetApp Files
Azure NetApp Files provides managed enterprise SMB and NFS volumes in Azure for performance-sensitive file workloads.
Backup and recovery
intermediate
5 commands
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Storage
premium
Azure Site Recovery vault
An Azure Site Recovery vault is a Recovery Services vault used to manage replication, failover, and recovery metadata for Site Recovery.
Backup and recovery
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: ASR vault, Azure Site Recovery vault, Recovery Services vault, Site Recovery Recovery Services vault
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Databases
premium
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database is a fully managed relational database service in Azure that provides SQL Server-compatible engines as single databases, elastic pools, and serverless or provisioned compute choices. Microsoft Learn presents it as platform as a service with built-in availability, backups, patching, scaling, and security integration.
Database
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: Azure SQL DB, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL pooled database, Azure SQL single database, SQL Database
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Databases
premium
Azure SQL geo-restore
Azure SQL geo-restore uses geo-replicated backups to restore a database to any logical server in any Azure region when primary-region access is unavailable.
Azure SQL Database
fundamentals
5 commands
Aliases: Azure SQL geo-restore, SQL geo restore, geo-replicated backup restore, geo-restore, regional backup restore
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Databases
premium
Azure SQL hyperscale
Azure SQL Database Hyperscale is a service tier built for very large databases, fast storage scaling, rapid backups and restores, and high throughput. Microsoft Learn describes its distinct architecture, including separated compute and storage, page servers, log service, and optional replicas.
Azure SQL Database
fundamentals
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Databases
premium
PostgreSQL backup retention
Azure Database for PostgreSQL automatically backs up flexible servers and retains the files and transaction logs for a configured window. The retention period defines how far back point-in-time restore can recover, with seven days as the default and up to thirty-five days configurable.
PostgreSQL flexible server
fundamentals
5 commands
Aliases: Azure PostgreSQL backup retention, Flexible Server backup retention, PostgreSQL PITR retention
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Databases
premium
Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed database service for NoSQL, relational, and vector workloads. It supports global distribution, elastic scale, multiple APIs, request-unit capacity, backup, and high availability so modern applications can store and query data without operating database servers.
Azure Cosmos DB
fundamentals
4 commands
Aliases: Azure Cosmos DB, Cosmos DB, Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL, Cosmos database, global NoSQL database, request-unit database
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Storage
premium
Azure Data Box
An Azure service that transfers large amounts of data to or from Azure by shipping secure, managed storage devices for offline migration.
Data transfer
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: Data Box
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Storage
premium
Azure File Sync
Azure File Sync syncs Azure file shares with Windows Server file servers so users keep familiar local access while data is centralized in Azure Files. It helps infrastructure teams modernize branch and data center file services without forcing every user and application to change paths on day one. You see it when Windows file server migrations, branch caching, cloud tiering, disaster recovery staging, or phased moves to Azure Files. It still needs ownership, network design, monitoring, and recovery planning. Operators need repeatable evidence for deployment, protection, troubleshooting, and reviews, not screenshots or tribal knowledge.
Hybrid file services
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: File Sync, Storage Sync Service
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Storage
premium
Azure Files SMB
Azure Files SMB is the Azure Files capability for mounting managed file shares through the Server Message Block protocol. It helps Windows, app, and infrastructure teams move familiar mapped-drive and application share patterns to Azure without running and patching Windows file servers for common shared storage. You see it when Windows users need mapped drives, apps expect UNC paths, profile containers need shared storage, or branch offices need cloud-backed shares. It still needs ownership, network design, monitoring, and recovery planning. Operators need repeatable evidence for deployment, protection, troubleshooting, and reviews, not screenshots or tribal knowledge.
SMB file shares
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: SMB Azure file shares, Azure Files SMB protocol
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Storage
premium
Azure Files SMB share
Azure Files SMB share is a specific Azure file share exposed through SMB for users, Windows applications, or services that need a shared UNC path. It helps application owners and desktop teams provide a managed mapped-drive style location without building another Windows Server just for one share. You see it when department folders, Windows application data, FSLogix profiles, installation repositories, or shared reports need cloud-backed SMB access. It still needs ownership, network design, monitoring, and recovery planning. Operators need repeatable evidence for deployment, protection, troubleshooting, and reviews, not screenshots or tribal knowledge.
SMB file shares
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: SMB file share, SMB Azure file share
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Databases
premium
Azure SQL transparent data encryption
Azure SQL Transparent Data Encryption helps protect Azure SQL Database data, log files, and backups at rest by encrypting and decrypting database pages without requiring application changes.
Azure SQL Database
fundamentals
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Databases
premium
Azure SQL zone redundancy
Azure SQL zone redundancy places database replicas or storage across multiple availability zones in a supported region to improve resilience against datacenter-level failures.
Azure SQL Database
intermediate
4 commands
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Storage
premium
Azure Storage Mover
Azure Storage Mover is a fully managed migration service that helps move files and folders from on-premises or AWS S3 sources to Azure Storage while minimizing workload downtime.
Storage migration
intermediate
4 commands
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Databases
premium
Backup / point-in-time restore
Backup point-in-time restore lets Azure database services restore a protected database or server to a specific earlier timestamp within the configured backup retention period.
Database continuity
advanced
4 commands
Aliases: PITR, point in time restore, point-in-time restore
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Databases
premium
Cosmos DB backup policy
Account-level Cosmos DB setting that controls backup mode, restore behavior, retention expectations, and recovery options for databases and containers.
Azure Cosmos DB
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: Azure Cosmos DB backup policy, Cosmos DB periodic backup, Cosmos DB continuous backup policy
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Databases
premium
Long-term backup retention
Long-term backup retention is the Azure SQL feature for keeping selected automated full database backups in redundant Azure Blob storage for months or years, up to supported policy limits, so databases can be restored for compliance, audit, and recovery needs.
Azure SQL
intermediate
4 commands
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Databases
premium
MySQL backup retention
MySQL backup retention means the configured recovery window for automated backups on Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server. You see it when teams decide how long production database backups must remain available for restore, compliance, and incident response. Think of it as a recovery promise measured in days, not a paperwork checkbox. It matters because the setting changes how teams design, secure, operate, and troubleshoot the workload. Before changing it in production, know the owner, dependency, evidence, expected result, and rollback path.
MySQL flexible server
fundamentals
4 commands
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Storage
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Azure Files
Azure Files provides managed SMB and NFS file shares in Azure for applications, users, containers, and virtual machines that still need file-system access.
Managed file shares
fundamentals
5 commands
Aliases: Azure file shares, Azure managed file shares, cloud file shares
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Databases
complete
SQL managed instance backup retention
Microsoft Learn explains that automated backups for Azure SQL Managed Instance let teams restore a managed database to a specific point in time within the configured retention period, up to 35 days, while long-term retention policies can preserve selected backups for years when compliance requires it.
SQL Managed Instance
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: SQL MI backup retention, managed instance PITR retention, MI short-term retention, SQL MI restore window
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AI and Machine Learning
premium
Azure OpenAI resource
An Azure OpenAI resource is the Azure control-plane boundary that hosts deployments, endpoints, access, networking, and billing context.
Azure OpenAI
fundamentals
12 commands
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Databases
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Continuous backup
Continuous backup is the Azure Cosmos DB backup mode that keeps restore points available over time instead of relying only on periodic snapshots.
Azure Cosmos DB
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: Azure Cosmos DB continuous backup, Cosmos DB point-in-time restore, continuous backup mode
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Databases
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Periodic backup
Periodic backup is the scheduled backup option for Azure Cosmos DB.
Cosmos DB
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: Cosmos DB periodic backup, periodic backup mode, scheduled Cosmos DB backup, backup interval, backup retention period, Azure Cosmos DB periodic backup, periodic backup policy
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AI and Machine Learning
premium
Azure OpenAI Service
Azure OpenAI Service provides managed access to OpenAI model capabilities through Azure endpoints and enterprise controls.
Generative AI
fundamentals
11 commands
Aliases: Azure OpenAI
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AI and Machine Learning
premium
Azure OpenAI
Azure OpenAI provides OpenAI model capabilities through Azure resources, deployments, identity, networking, quota, and monitoring controls.
Azure OpenAI
intermediate
8 commands
Aliases: Azure OpenAI Service
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Management and Governance
premium
Azure Policy
Azure Policy is a governance service for creating, assigning, and managing rules that evaluate Azure resources.
Azure Policy
fundamentals
7 commands
Aliases: Policy
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Developer Tools
premium
Azure PowerShell
Azure PowerShell is Microsoft’s Az module collection for managing Azure resources from PowerShell.
Command line
fundamentals
7 commands
Aliases: Az PowerShell module, Az module, Azure PowerShell, Azure PowerShell cmdlets, PowerShell for Azure
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Management and Governance
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Azure subscription
An Azure subscription is a management, billing, and scale unit for Azure resources.
Azure scope
fundamentals
7 commands
Aliases: subscription
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Developer Tools
premium
Azure CLI
A cross-platform command-line tool for connecting to Azure and executing administrative commands on Azure resources.
Command line
fundamentals
6 commands
Aliases: az, Azure command-line interface
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