AZ-500 Core Services & Categories
A quick map of core services by category to reduce confusion in scenarios.
Quick answers
- You don’t need every service: know categories + common ones.
- Practice matching scenarios to services (that’s the exam).
- Learn common confusion pairs and constraints.
- Repeat short mini tests until it becomes automatic.
AZ-500 questions often test 'which service solves this security need' in a specific scenario.
This page helps you map scenarios to the right Azure security services, then practice them with questions.
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Core services by category (high-level)
- Core categories: compute, storage, networking, identity, governance.
- Practice: match scenarios to the right category and control.
- Repeat: short mini tests until it becomes automatic.
Topics & Skills Covered
- Azure AD, RBAC, PIM
- Key Vault
- Defender for Cloud
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Azure Policy & governance
- Network protections
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sentinel vs Defender for Cloud — what’s the difference?
Defender focuses on security posture and workload protection; Sentinel is SIEM/SOAR for collecting signals and responding to incidents.
Do AZ-500 questions mix services together?
Yes — many scenarios require combining identity, logging, and protection controls.
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