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Azure Front Door vs Application Gateway vs Traffic Manager

Pick the Azure load-balancing service from the traffic the scenario states: its scope (global, regional, or internal), its protocol (HTTP(S) or TCP/UDP), and its routing layer (Layer 7 or Layer 4).

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AZ-305 Key Vault and Managed Identity Decisions

An AZ-305 customer-managed-key recommendation puts the key in Key Vault, gives the account a managed identity, and turns on soft delete and purge protection.

Azure ExpressRoute vs VPN Gateway vs Virtual WAN

Encrypted over the internet points to VPN Gateway. A private path with predictable latency points to ExpressRoute, and many branches point to Virtual WAN.

AZ-305 Data Storage Decision Guide: Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, or Table Storage?

A scenario-based AZ-305 guide for choosing Azure SQL Database, SQL Managed Instance, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, and Table Storage without memorizing service names.

AZ-305 cost governance: policy, budgets, tags, or Advisor?

In an AZ-305 cost-governance scenario, the job the requirement names picks the control, from Policy for the tag rule to budgets for the spend alert.

AZ-305 Messaging: Service Bus vs Event Grid vs Event Hubs vs Queue Storage

Match the shape of the communication to the right Azure messaging service: Service Bus for durable business commands, Event Grid for state-change events, Event Hubs for high-volume streams, and Queue Storage for simple backlogs.