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The Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification enables you to learn how to implement, manage, and monitor your or your organization’s Microsoft Azure environment while leveraging the tools and services available on Azure. This is an intermediate level certification, so I would recommend you to set aside some time to study for the exam and practice using some of the services related to this exam - ‘Practice makes perfect
In this study guide, I will share with you some of the useful resources you can use to guide you during your learning path to get this certification.
NOTE
This study guide is aligned with the content changes implemented on September 24, 2021. To understand the content changes done, please visit this link and download the exam skills outline. |
Certification Path
Exam Name |
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Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator |
Exam Details |
Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
The AZ-104 has a length of two hours. There are 50+ questions and you need a minimum of 700 of 1000 points to pass the exam.
The first place to go is the Microsoft Learn platform where a dedicated learning path is available, for free. Also, you should have a look at the Resources section in this study guide where you have useful resources to help you consolidate the knowledge that will help you get the exam and certification. If you prefer to watch videos, instead of reading, explaining these core concepts, and showing how to get prepared for the exam, then I invite you to have a look at the Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104), available on Pluralsight.
Skills measured
Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)
Manage Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) objects
- Create users and groups
- Create administrative units
- Manage user and group properties
- Manage device settings
- Perform bulk user updates
- Manage guest accounts
- Configure Azure AD join
- Configure self-service password reset
Manage role-based access control (RBAC)
- Create a custom role
- Provide access to Azure resources by assigning roles at different scopes
- Interpret access assignments
- Configure Azure policies
- Configure resource locks
- Apply and manage tags on resources
- Manage resource groups
- Manage subscriptions
- Manage costs
- Configure management groups
Implement and manage storage (15–20%)
Secure storage
- Configure network access to storage accounts
- Create and configure storage accounts
- Generate shared access signature (SAS) tokens
- Manage access keys
- Configure Azure AD authentication for a storage account
- Configure access to Azure Files
Manage storage
- Export from Azure job
- Import into Azure job
- Install and use Azure Storage Explorer
- Copy data by using AZCopy
- Implement Azure Storage replication
- Configure blob object replication
Configure Azure files and Azure Blob Storage
- Create an Azure file share
- Create and configure Azure File Sync service
- Configure Azure Blob Storage
- Configure storage tiers
- Configure blob lifecycle management
Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)
Automate deployment of virtual machines (VMs) by using Azure Resource Manager templates
- Modify an Azure Resource Manager template
- Configure a virtual hard disk (VHD) template
- Deploy from a template
- Save a deployment as an Azure Resource Manager template
- Deploy virtual machine extensions
Configure VMs
- Configure Azure Disk Encryption
- Move VMs from one resource group to another
- Manage VM sizes
- Add data disks
- Configure networking
- Redeploy VMs
- Configure high availability
- Deploy and configure scale sets
Create and configure containers
- Configure sizing and scaling for Azure Container Instances
- Configure container groups for Azure Container Instances
- Configure storage for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Configure scaling for AKS
- Configure network connections for AKS
- Upgrade an AKS cluster
Create and configure Azure App Service
- Create an App Service plan
- Configure scaling settings in an App Service plan
- Create an App Service
- Secure an App Service
- Configure custom domain names
- Configure backup for an App Service
- Configure networking settings
- Configure deployment settings
Configure and manage virtual networking (25–30%)
Implement and manage virtual networking
- Create and configure virtual networks, including peering
- Configure private and public IP addresses
- Configure user-defined network routes
- Implement subnets
- Configure endpoints on subnets
- Configure private endpoints
- Configure Azure DNS, including custom DNS settings and private or public DNS zones
Secure access to virtual networks
- Create security rules
- Associate a network security group (NSG) to a subnet or network interface
- Evaluate effective security rules
- Implement Azure Firewall
- Implement Azure Bastion
Configure load balancing
- Configure Azure Application Gateway
- Configure an internal or public load balancer
- Troubleshoot load balancing
Monitor and troubleshoot virtual networking
- Monitor on-premises connectivity
- Configure and use Azure Monitor for Networks
- Use Azure Network Watcher
- Troubleshoot external networking
- Troubleshoot virtual network connectivity
Integrate an on-premises network with an Azure virtual network
- Create and configure Azure VPN Gateway
- Create and configure Azure ExpressRoute
- Configure Azure Virtual WAN
Monitor and back up Azure resources (10–15%)
Monitor resources by using Azure Monitor
- Configure and interpret metrics
- Configure Azure Monitor logs
- Query and analyze logs
- Set up alerts and actions
- Configure Application Insights
Implement backup and recovery
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Create a Recovery Services vault
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Create a Backup vault
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Create and configure backup policy
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Perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup
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Perform site-to-site recovery by using Azure Site Recovery
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Configure and review backup reports
Additional resources
Below follows the list of additional resources that you should consider and a quick note to the Microsoft Learn collection shared there. I tried to extend the learning paths you have available on the exam’s page with some extra modules that I consider relevant to the exam.
Best of Luck and share your results with the community once you get certified! 😊💪
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