Lab 07 — Secure Storage Access and Data Movement
Continue the AZ-104-based azure administrator series with AzCopy, Storage Explorer, SAS policies, storage firewalls, Azure Files REST and access-key rotation. Follow a synthetic dataset through controlled faults, recovery and SHA-256 verification.
Christos Panagiotidis
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Azure DCsv3 and DCdsv3 Retirement: The 2029 Deadline Has a 2026 Capacity Checkpoint
DCsv3 and DCdsv3 retire in October 2029, but capacity restrictions start in November 2026. Inventory dependencies and validate the replacement security model.
Christos Panagiotidis
4 min read
Azure Lasv5 and Laosv5 Reach GA: Size for Local NVMe Performance and Recovery
Lasv5 and Laosv5 reach GA with dense local NVMe storage. Check per-SKU limits, steady-state performance, regional availability, and node-recovery behavior.
Christos Panagiotidis
4 min read