In Episode 167, Ben and Scott discuss some updates that allow you to deploy resources in Azure to scopes above a resource group and then break down some big changes coming to the Azure certifications.
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Show Notes

String functions for Azure Resource Manager templates

uniqueString()

Did you know you can deploy ARM templates to any scope in Azure now? #AzureRm

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Tools
Azure/Azure-Lighthouse-samples

Updates to Several Azure and Data & AI Certifications are Coming Soon
Updates to Azure certification exams announced in January 2020

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