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Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

Validates ability to run day-to-day Azure infrastructure.

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Validated skills

  • Identity & governance: Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, subscriptions, resource groups, policy.
  • Compute management: Deploy/maintain VMs & VMSS, extensions, images, availability sets/Zones.
  • Storage: Accounts, Blob/File/Queue, lifecycle management, replication, Azure Files/AD auth.
  • Networking: VNets, subnets, NSGs, routing, peering, VPN/ExpressRoute, DNS, load balancers.
  • Monitoring & BCDR: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerts, Backup, Site Recovery, updates.
  • Security & automation: Key Vault, disk encryption, Defender for Cloud, ARM/Bicep, Automation.

CompTIA Network+ (N10-009)

Confirms core networking needed for operations and troubleshooting.

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Validated skills

  • Fundamentals: IPv4/IPv6, subnetting/VLSM, OSI & TCP/IP models, cabling, wireless standards.
  • Implementations: Switching (VLANs, trunks, STP), routing (static/dynamic), NAT, WLAN configuration.
  • Operations: Documentation, backups, change control, performance baselining, monitoring.
  • Network services & cloud: DHCP, DNS, NTP, proxies, load balancers, virtualization/segmentation.
  • Security: Secure topologies, device hardening, ACLs, WPA3/802.1X, AAA concepts.
  • Troubleshooting: Methodology & tools (ping/trace/arp, packet capture), L1–L7 fault isolation.

CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

Baseline, hands-on security for enterprise environments.

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Validated skills

  • General concepts: CIA triad, AAA, control types, secure SDLC, change management.
  • Threats & vulnerabilities: Malware/social engineering, scanning, assessment, patching, remediation.
  • Architecture & design: Network/cloud security, segmentation/zero trust, PKI/crypto basics.
  • Implementation: Secure protocols, endpoint/wireless hardening, IAM/MFA, secrets & keys.
  • Operations & IR: SIEM logging, playbooks, containment/eradication/recovery, forensics basics.
  • GRC: Policies/standards, compliance frameworks, supply-chain & third-party risk, awareness.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)

Validates ability to design well-architected solutions on AWS.

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Validated skills

  • Resilient architectures: Multi-AZ/Region, failover, backup & restore, DR strategies.
  • Secure architectures: IAM, KMS, networking controls (SGs/NACLs), encryption in transit/at rest.
  • High performance: Right-sizing compute (EC2/Lambda/Fargate), storage patterns (S3/EFS/EBS), caching.
  • Cost optimization: Pricing models, lifecycle policies, right-sizing, data transfer & storage tiers.
  • Operational excellence: Monitoring/metrics (CloudWatch), automation, CloudFormation/IaC.
  • Networking & hybrid: VPC design, subnets/NAT/TGW, PrivateLink, Direct Connect/VPN.