Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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In Azure news this week, James Lee joins the team and spills the beans on some of the latest stories! If you’ve ever wanted to get a feel for an Azure exam without the stress of actually needing to pass, check out the newly released Microsoft Exam Sandbox. Confidential Compute now gives you a cheaper way to keep your secrets…secret, and you can now monitor your monitoring in Azure Monitor with Log Queries!

0:00 Introduction
1:05 Microsoft Exam Sandbox Released
1:50 Confidential Compute Price Reductions
3:02 Azure Monitor Log Queries & Auditing

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Microsoft Exam Sandbox Released
techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/new-to-microsoft-certification-exams-we-have-something-you-need/ba-p/3041520

Price Reductions for Confidential Compute
azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/announcing-price-reductions-for-azure-confidential-computing

Azure Monitor Log Queries now support Auditing
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