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AI and Machine Learning
expanded
Semantic cache
A semantic cache stores previous prompts and responses with vector representations so later requests with similar meaning can reuse a cached response. In Azure, this pattern is used with services such as API Management and Azure Managed Redis to reduce latency, backend load, and LLM calls.
Azure Managed Redis and API Management
advanced
4 commands
Aliases: semantic caching, LLM semantic cache, AI gateway semantic cache, vector response cache
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Databases
premium
Azure Managed Redis
Azure Managed Redis is a Microsoft-managed in-memory data store based on Redis Enterprise, used for low-latency caching, session storage, messaging, and semantic cache scenarios.
Managed cache
intermediate
6 commands
Aliases: Managed Redis, Redis Enterprise on Azure, Azure Redis Enterprise
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Integration
premium
API Management backend
An API Management backend is the HTTP service that implements a frontend API and its operations behind the API Management gateway.
API Management
intermediate
4 commands
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Integration
premium
API Management gateway
The API Management gateway is the component that receives API requests, applies policies, routes traffic to backends, and returns responses to callers.
API Management
intermediate
4 commands
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Integration
premium
API Management self-hosted gateway
An API Management self-hosted gateway is a containerized copy of the API Management gateway that runs where your APIs live, such as on-premises, another cloud, or an Azure Kubernetes environment. Azure API Management remains the place where teams define APIs, products, policies, and observability..
Application delivery and API edge
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: APIM self-hosted gateway, self-hosted API gateway
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Integration
complete
API Management policy
An API Management policy is a rule the gateway runs while handling an API call. Policies can validate tokens, add or remove headers, rewrite URLs, limit rates, cache responses, transform payloads, choose a backend, or return a custom response. They are written as ordered XML statements and can.
Application delivery and API edge
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: APIM policy, API policy in API Management
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Integration
field-manual-complete
API Management
Azure API Management is a hybrid, multicloud API management platform with a gateway, management plane, and developer portal for the full API lifecycle.
API Management
intermediate
3 commands
Aliases: APIM
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Integration
strict-validated
API Management named value
An API Management named value is a reusable name/value pair for policies, supporting plain values, encrypted secrets, policy expressions, and Key Vault references.
API Management policies
intermediate
3 commands
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Integration
premium
API Management operation
An API Management operation is one callable action inside an API, such as GET /orders or POST /claims. It tells Azure API Management which HTTP method, URL template, parameters, and display name should be exposed to consumers. The operation can map to a backend route, return a mock response, accept.
Application delivery and API edge
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: APIM operation, API operation in API Management
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Integration
premium
API Management version
An API Management version is a separate version of an API that helps teams handle breaking changes. Clients can keep using an older version while newer clients adopt the new version when ready. Versions can be identified through a path, header, or query parameter, depending on the versioning.
Application delivery and API edge
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: APIM version, API version in API Management
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Databases
premium
Azure Cache for Redis
A managed in-memory data store based on Redis that improves application performance by caching frequently accessed data close to workloads.
Cache
fundamentals
4 commands
Aliases: Azure Redis Cache, Redis cache, managed Redis cache
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Storage
premium
Azure Managed Lustre
Azure Managed Lustre is a managed parallel file system for high-performance computing and AI workloads that need scalable, low-latency file storage in Azure.
Parallel file systems
advanced
5 commands
Aliases: Managed Lustre, Azure Managed Lustre File System, AMLFS
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AI and Machine Learning
premium
Azure OpenAI managed identity
Azure OpenAI managed identity uses Microsoft Entra identities so Azure workloads can call model endpoints without stored keys.
Azure OpenAI
intermediate
5 commands
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Integration
premium
API Management revision
An API Management revision is a safe working copy of an API for changes that should not break consumers. You create a revision, adjust operations, descriptions, policies, or backend settings, test the changes, and then make that revision current when it is ready. Existing consumers keep using the.
Application delivery and API edge
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: APIM revision, API revision
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Storage
premium
Azure Tables API
Azure Cosmos DB for Table provides an API for table-style key-value data where entities are identified by partition key and row key, supporting applications written for Azure Table storage that need premium capabilities.
Table Storage
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: Azure Table API, Cosmos DB for Table API, Azure Table Storage API
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AI and Machine Learning
top-250-pre130-priority-upgraded
Customer managed key for Azure OpenAI
Customer managed key for Azure OpenAI is a production Azure concept tied to Azure OpenAI.
Azure OpenAI
advanced
4 commands
Aliases: Customer-managed key for Azure OpenAI, Customer managed key for Azure OpenAI
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Storage
premium
SFTP for Azure Blob Storage
SFTP for Azure Blob Storage lets clients connect to a storage account through SSH File Transfer Protocol for file access, transfer, and management. It requires a supported storage account with hierarchical namespace enabled, then local users and scoped permissions control access to containers and paths.
Storage platform
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: Azure Blob Storage SFTP, SFTP support for Azure Blob Storage, storage account SFTP, Blob SFTP endpoint, SFTP for Azure Blob Storage
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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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Databases
premium
Cosmos DB API for Cassandra
Managed Cosmos DB API for Cassandra-style wide-column applications using familiar Cassandra drivers, CQL concepts, and Azure Cosmos DB operations.
Azure Cosmos DB
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: Azure Cosmos DB for Apache Cassandra, API for Cassandra, Cassandra API
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Analytics
premium
Data Factory managed identity
The Microsoft Entra identity assigned to a Data Factory so pipelines and linked services can access Azure resources without embedded passwords.
Data integration and orchestration
Intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: Data Factory managed identity, ADF managed identity, data factory managed identity
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Databases
verified
Redis access key
A single primary or secondary secret used by Redis clients when key-based authentication is enabled for an Azure Redis cache.
Cache
intermediate
7 commands
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Databases
verified
Redis cache
A managed in-memory Redis data store on Azure used to improve application latency, throughput, and resilience of frequently accessed data.
Azure Managed Redis
intermediate
7 commands
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Databases
verified
Redis Enterprise
Redis Enterprise is the commercial Redis platform used by Azure Managed Redis and Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise tiers. It adds managed clustering, high-throughput shard placement, modules, active geo-replication, persistence options, and enterprise operations around the familiar Redis API.
Cache
fundamentals
5 commands
Aliases: Redis Enterprise software, Enterprise Redis
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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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Integration
premium field-manual
Managed connector
A managed connector is a Microsoft-managed connector that provides workflow triggers and actions for SaaS applications, Azure services, and supported systems. Teams use it when a workflow must integrate with another service without custom hosting code. In plain English, it gives operators a named control for reliable integration, authentication reuse, and clearer workflow ownership instead of leaving the decision hidden in a portal setting, script, or deployment file. Treat it as production-ready only when the owner, dependencies, permission boundary, monitoring signal, and rollback evidence are clear.
Logic Apps connectors
intermediate
3 commands
Aliases: Managed connector, Azure Logic Apps, Logic Apps connectors
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Security
premium field-manual
Managed HSM
Managed HSM is a fully managed, single-tenant hardware security module service for storing and using cryptographic keys. Teams use it when regulated workloads require hardware-backed keys, strong isolation, controlled key operations, and auditable administration. In plain English, it gives operators a named control for stronger key governance, compliance evidence, and separation of duties for cryptographic operations instead of leaving the decision hidden in a portal setting, script, or deployment file. Treat it as production-ready only when the owner, dependencies, permission boundary, monitoring signal, and rollback evidence are clear.
Key management
intermediate
3 commands
Aliases: Managed HSM, Azure Key Vault Managed HSM, Key management
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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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Analytics
learning-path-anchor
Synapse workspace managed identity
A Synapse workspace managed identity is the workspace's own identity in Microsoft Entra ID. Instead of saving passwords, keys, or connection strings inside pipelines and notebooks, Synapse can use this identity to ask for tokens and reach trusted Azure resources. It is commonly used for Data Lake Storage, Key Vault, SQL, and linked service...
Synapse Analytics
intermediate
8 commands
Aliases: Synapse managed service identity, Synapse MSI, workspace system-assigned identity, Synapse workspace identity
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Compute
premium
Azure Functions
Azure Functions is Azure serverless compute for running code from triggers such as HTTP requests, queues, timers, events, and service integrations without managing servers.
Serverless compute
intermediate
6 commands
Aliases: Functions, Function App, serverless functions
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Analytics
premium
Databricks managed resource group
The Azure resource group created or referenced for Databricks-managed infrastructure that supports a workspace and its classic compute resources.
Azure Databricks
intermediate
6 commands
Aliases: managed resource group, Azure Databricks managed resource group, workspace managed resource group
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AI and Machine Learning
premium
Azure AI Foundry
Create a governed project boundary where AI teams can build agents, evaluations, files, and model deployments without unmanaged sprawl.; Compare, evaluate, and approve model deployments before a generative AI feature is
AI platform
fundamentals
5 commands
Aliases: AI Foundry, Microsoft Foundry, Foundry resource, Foundry project, Azure AI Foundry, azure ai foundry
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AI and Machine Learning
premium
Azure AI Search indexer
An Azure AI Search indexer is the automated worker that fills a search index from another data source. Instead of your application pushing every document into Azure AI Search, the indexer pulls from places such as Blob Storage, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, or Data Lake Storage. It can map fields, detect changes, crack documents, and run enrichment skills before writing searchable documents. It is useful when source data changes regularly.
AI platform and search
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: Azure AI Search indexer, search indexer, indexer, azure-ai-search-indexer
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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 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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Management and Governance
premium
Azure Lighthouse
Azure Lighthouse enables secure delegated management of Azure resources across customer tenants, supporting service providers and central teams with scalable cross-tenant governance.
Delegated resource management
advanced
5 commands
Aliases: Lighthouse, delegated resource management, Microsoft Managed Services delegation
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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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Monitoring and Observability
premium
Azure Resource Health
Azure Resource Health reports current and past health for individual Azure resources and helps diagnose service-impacting problems.
Operational hygiene
fundamentals
5 commands
Aliases: Azure Resource Health, Azure resource health status, Resource Health, resource availability status
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Databases
premium
Azure SQL General Purpose tier
Azure SQL General Purpose tier is a vCore service tier for common workloads that need balanced compute and storage at budget-oriented pricing.
Azure SQL Database
fundamentals
5 commands
Aliases: Azure SQL General Purpose tier, GP tier, General Purpose tier, GeneralPurpose, SQL General Purpose
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
premium
Azure Virtual Desktop
Azure Virtual Desktop is a desktop and app virtualization service that runs on Azure, delivering Windows desktops and RemoteApp experiences with host pools, session hosts, and flexible control.
Virtual desktops
fundamentals
5 commands
Aliases: AVD
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Databases
premium
Cosmos DB Table API
Cosmos DB Table API is the Cosmos DB API that supports applications written for Azure Table Storage-style key-value tables with Cosmos DB capabilities. It lets teams keep a familiar table model while using Cosmos DB account management, global distribution, throughput, and monitoring. You see it when applications use PartitionKey and RowKey entities, Azure Table SDKs, or migrations from Azure Table Storage. The production check is whether the table access pattern, partition key, throughput model, and consistency expectations fit Cosmos DB rather than basic storage tables. Document the decision in code, templates, metrics, and runbooks.
Azure Cosmos DB
intermediate
5 commands
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Web
premium
Serverless API deployment
Serverless API deployment in Azure commonly means publishing HTTP-triggered Azure Functions, often with zip deployment, run-from-package, Static Web Apps APIs, or API Management integration. The deployment packages code, configuration, identity, routing, and monitoring so an API endpoint can scale without dedicated server management.
Azure Functions
intermediate
5 commands
Aliases: serverless API release, Azure Functions API deployment, HTTP trigger deployment, function API deployment
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Management and Governance
premium
API version
An API version is the version selector Azure uses when a tool, template, script, SDK, or REST call asks a resource provider to do something. It usually looks like a date, such as 2023-05-01, but it is not just a label and it is not the same as a product release number. Microsoft Learn anchors this term in Azure resource providers and types, but this field-manual definition is intentionally wider than an older short glossary entry because the page must teach what to inspect, what can break, who owns the.
Resource providers
fundamentals
4 commands
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AI and Machine Learning
premium
Azure AI Content Safety
Azure AI Content Safety is the Azure AI service used to detect harmful text and image content before it reaches users, moderators, or automated workflows. In Azure, teams encounter it when applications accept user posts, comments, uploads, prompts, or model outputs that need moderation and policy review. The useful question is what behavior it proves,
Responsible AI
advanced
4 commands
Aliases: Content Safety, Azure Content Safety, harm detection, content moderation API
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AI and Machine Learning
premium
Azure AI Search
Azure AI Search is a managed retrieval service for full-text, vector, hybrid, and semantic search across application and enterprise content. It provides search services, indexes, indexers, skillsets, ranking features, security controls, and APIs used by apps, copilots, and knowledge portals.
Search
fundamentals
4 commands
Aliases: Azure AI Search, AI Search, Azure Cognitive Search, enterprise search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, Search service
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AI and Machine Learning
premium
Azure AI Search data source
Azure AI Search data source is the connection definition an Azure AI Search indexer uses to read content from a supported external data store.
AI platform and search
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: Search data source, SearchIndexerDataSourceConnection, data source connection, indexer data source, search data source connection
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AI and Machine Learning
premium
Azure AI services
Azure AI services is the family of Azure cloud AI APIs and resources, surfaced through Foundry Tools, for vision, speech, language, translation, content, and generative scenarios.
AI services
fundamentals
4 commands
Aliases: AI services, Azure AI services account, Cognitive Services, Foundry Tools
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Hybrid and Multicloud
premium
Azure Arc-enabled server
A Windows or Linux physical server or virtual machine outside Azure that is connected to Azure Arc and managed as an Azure resource.
Hybrid management
fundamentals
4 commands
Aliases: Arc-enabled server, Azure Arc server, connected machine, hybrid machine
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Storage
premium
Azure Container Storage
A cloud-based volume management, deployment, and orchestration service built natively for containers and integrated with Kubernetes persistent volumes.
Container storage
intermediate
4 commands
Aliases: ACS for containers
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Monitoring and Observability
premium
Azure dashboard
A customizable Azure portal view for organizing resource tiles, metrics, charts, links, and operational context into private or shared dashboards.
Visualization
fundamentals
4 commands
Aliases: Azure portal dashboard, Portal dashboard
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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
4 commands
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