Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-304-and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of designing and implementing solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including key aspects such as compute, network, storage, and security. Designed for modern IT professionals, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Expert level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: * Design monitoring * Design identity and security * Design data storage * Design business continuity * Design infrastructure This Microsoft Exam Ref: * Organizes its coverage by exam objectives * Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you * Assumes you are an IT professional with significant experience and knowledge of IT operations, and expert-level Azure administration skills, and experience with Azure development and DevOps processes About the Exam Exam AZ-304 focuses on knowledge needed to design for cost optimization; design logging and monitoring solutions; design authentication, authorization, governance, and application security; design database solutions and data integrations; select storage accounts; design for backup/recovery and high availability; design compute and network infrastructure; design application architectures, and design migrations. About Microsoft Certification Passing this exam and Exam AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert credential, demonstrating your expertise in compute, network, storage, and security for designing and implementing modern cloud-based solutions that run on Microsoft Azure. See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

Prepare to achieve AWS Machine Learning Specialty certification with this complete, up-to-date guide and take the exam with confidence Key Features Get to grips with core machine learning algorithms along with AWS implementation Build model training and inference pipelines and deploy machine learning models to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud Learn all about the AWS services available for machine learning in order to pass the MLS-C01 exam Book DescriptionThe AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty exam tests your competency to perform machine learning (ML) on AWS infrastructure. This book covers the entire exam syllabus using practical examples to help you with your real-world machine learning projects on AWS. Starting with an introduction to machine learning on AWS, you'll learn the fundamentals of machine learning and explore important AWS services for artificial intelligence (AI). You'll then see how to prepare data for machine learning and discover a wide variety of techniques for data manipulation and transformation for different types of variables. The book also shows you how to handle missing data and outliers and takes you through various machine learning tasks such as classification, regression, clustering, forecasting, anomaly detection, text mining, and image processing, along with the specific ML algorithms you need to know to pass the exam. Finally, you'll explore model evaluation, optimization, and deployment and get to grips with deploying models in a production environment and monitoring them. By the end of this book, you'll have gained knowledge of the key challenges in machine learning and the solutions that AWS has released for each of them, along with the tools, methods, and techniques commonly used in each domain of AWS ML. What you will learn Understand all four domains covered in the exam, along with types of questions, exam duration, and scoring Become well-versed with machine learning terminologies, methodologies, frameworks, and the different AWS services for machine learning Get to grips with data preparation and using AWS services for batch and real-time data processing Explore the built-in machine learning algorithms in AWS and build and deploy your own models Evaluate machine learning models and tune hyperparameters Deploy machine learning models with the AWS infrastructure Who this book is forThis AWS book is for professionals and students who want to prepare for and pass the AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty exam or gain deeper knowledge of machine learning with a special focus on AWS. Beginner-level knowledge of machine learning and AWS services is necessary before getting started with this book.

Pass the PMP 2021 exam with confidence with the help of practical and up-to-date coverage of project management practices from the 6th edition of the PMBOK (R) Guide Key Features Written by J. Ashley Hunt, an experienced PMP (R) trainer with over 20 years of project management experience Learn with the help of PMP (R) practice tests, exam tips, and best practices from the PMBOK (R) Guide Effectively plan core project work aspects such as scope, cost, quality, procurement, and communication Book DescriptionOne of the five most prestigious certifications in the world, the PMP (R) exam is said to be the most difficult non-technical certification exam. With this exam guide, you'll be able to address the challenges in learning advanced project management concepts. This PMP study guide covers all of the 10 project management knowledge areas, 5 process groups, 49 processes, and aspects of the Agile Practice Guide that you need to tailor your projects. With this book, you will understand the best practices found in the sixth edition of the PMBOK (R) Guide and the newly updated exam content outline. Throughout the book, you'll learn exam objectives in the form of a project for better understanding and effective implementation of real-world project management tasks, helping you to not only prepare for the exam but also implement project management best practices. Finally, you'll get to grips with the entire application and testing processes in PMP (R) and discover numerous tips and techniques for passing the exam on your first attempt. By the end of this PMP (R) exam prep book, you'll have a solid understanding of everything you need to pass the PMP (R) certification exam, and be able to use this handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide to overcome challenges in project management. What you will learn Understand how to fill out the exam application and what to expect on the day of the exam Get a comprehensive overview of project management processes, knowledge areas, and project execution Explore project and organization structures and other factors influencing projects Manage risk, scheduling, and cost using expert tips and insights Acquire and manage resources and communication in project work Monitor and control projects from planning to execution Discover professional responsibility, study tips, and what's in store for certified project management professionals Who this book is forIf you are an experienced project manager looking for a common language and best practices in the project management space and want to achieve the PMP certification to accelerate your career growth, this book is for you. A minimum of 3 to 7 years of experience in leading and directing projects for a variety of industries will be useful.

Become a certified Azure Architect and learn how to design effective solutions that span compute, security, networking, and development Key Features Discover how you can design and architect powerful and cost-effective solutions on Microsoft Azure Prepare to achieve AZ-303 certification with the help of mock tests and practice questions Enhance your computing, networking, storage, and security skills to design modern cloud-based solutions Book DescriptionFrom designing solutions on Azure to configuring and managing virtual networks, the AZ-303 certification validates your knowledge and skills for all this and much more. Whether you want to take the certification exam or gain hands-on experience in administering, developing, and architecting Azure solutions, this study guide will help you get started. Divided into four modules, this book systematically takes you through the wide range of concepts and features covered in the AZ-303 exam. The first module demonstrates how to implement and monitor infrastructure. You'll develop the skills required to deploy and manage core Azure components such as virtual machines, networking, storage, and Active Directory (AD). As you progress, you'll build on that knowledge and learn how to create resilient and secure applications before moving on to working with web apps, functions, and containers. The final module will get you up to speed with data platforms such as SQL and Cosmos DB, including how to configure the different high availability options. Finally, you'll solve mock tests and assess yourself with the answers provided to get ready to take the exam with confidence. By the end of this book, you'll have learned the concepts and techniques you need to know to prepare for the AZ-303 exam and design effective solutions on Microsoft Azure. What you will learn Manage Azure subscriptions and resources Ensure governance and compliance with policies, roles, and blueprints Build, migrate, and protect servers in Azure Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot virtual networks Manage Azure AD and implement multi-factor authentication Configure hybrid integration with Azure AD Connect Find out how you can monitor costs, performance, and security Develop solutions that use Cosmos DB and Azure SQL Database Who this book is forThis book is for solution architects and experienced developers who advise stakeholders and translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Technical architects interested in learning more about designing cloud solutions will also find this book useful. Prior experience and knowledge of various aspects of IT operations, including networking, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, budgeting, and governance, will assist with understanding the concepts covered in the book.