Applied Skills

Microsoft Applied Skills: Deploy and administer Linux virtual machines on Microsoft Azure

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To earn this Microsoft Applied Skills credential, learners demonstrate the ability to deploy and administer Linux virtual machines (VMs) on Azure. Candidates perform tasks in the context of the current LTS version of the Ubuntu Server distribution.

Candidates for this credential should be familiar with the fundamentals of Azure and Linux and should have experience administering VMs on Azure.

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