AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
Prepare for AZ-104 with 14 hands-on labs covering identity management, governance, virtual networking, storage, VMs, PaaS compute, data protection, and monitoring in live Azure environments.
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About This Course
Prepare for the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator certification exam with this comprehensive, hands-on course featuring 14 interactive labs that cover every exam domain. You'll work in live Azure environments with real subscriptions, building the practical skills that Azure administrators use daily.The course covers identity and access management with Microsoft Entra ID, including user and group management, role-based access control, and multi-factor authentication. You'll master governance and compliance through Azure Policy, resource locks, and management groups. Deep dives into Azure networking cover virtual networks, subnets, network security groups, VPN gateways, virtual network peering, Azure DNS, load balancers, and Application Gateway.You'll gain hands-on experience deploying and managing virtual machines across availability zones, configuring Azure Storage accounts with blob, file, table, and queue services, and implementing data protection strategies with backup and site recovery. The course also covers PaaS compute options including Azure App Service, container instances, and Azure Kubernetes Service, plus monitoring and troubleshooting with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and alerts.Each lab is guided by an AI instructor who teaches concepts interactively, walks you through exercises step-by-step, and validates your work with assessment questions mapped directly to the AZ-104 exam objectives. This course is designed for IT professionals with some Azure experience who are ready to become certified Azure Administrators.
Course Curriculum
29 Lessons
Manage Microsoft Entra ID Identities
Learn about users and groups in Microsoft Entra ID. Create and configure user accounts, invite external users, and manage group memberships.
Manage Microsoft Entra ID Identities - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for managing users and groups in Microsoft Entra ID. Create and configure user accounts, invite external users, and manage group memberships.
Manage Subscriptions and RBAC
Implement management groups, assign built-in Azure roles, create custom RBAC roles, and monitor role assignments with the Activity Log.
Manage Subscriptions and RBAC - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for implementing management groups, assigning built-in Azure roles, creating custom RBAC roles, and monitoring role assignments.
Manage Governance via Azure Policy
Create and assign Azure policies to enforce resource tagging, implement policy remediation, and configure resource locks.
Manage Governance via Azure Policy - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for creating and assigning Azure policies, implementing policy remediation, and configuring resource locks.
Manage Azure Resources by Using ARM Templates
Create, edit, and deploy Azure Resource Manager templates and Bicep templates using the portal, PowerShell, and CLI.
Manage Azure Resources by Using ARM Templates - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for creating, editing, and deploying Azure Resource Manager templates and Bicep templates.
Implement Virtual Networking
Create and configure virtual networks, subnets, network security groups, and DNS zones in Azure.
Implement Virtual Networking - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for creating virtual networks, configuring subnets, NSGs, ASGs, and DNS zones.
Implement Intersite Connectivity
Configure virtual network peering, test connectivity between virtual machines across peered networks, and work with route tables.
Implement Intersite Connectivity - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for configuring VNet peering, testing VM connectivity, and creating custom routes.
Implement Network Traffic Management
Configure Azure Load Balancer and Application Gateway to manage and distribute network traffic across virtual machines.
Implement Network Traffic Management - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for configuring Azure Load Balancer and Application Gateway.
Manage Azure Storage
Create and configure storage accounts, manage blob storage and file shares, configure networking and security for storage.
Manage Azure Storage - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for creating storage accounts, managing blob storage, file shares, and configuring security.
Manage Virtual Machines
Create and configure Azure virtual machines, manage VM scale sets, and work with custom script extensions.
Manage Virtual Machines - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for deploying Azure VMs, managing VMSS, configuring extensions, and monitoring.
Implement Web Apps
Create and configure Azure App Service web apps, manage deployment slots, and implement scaling.
Implement Web Apps - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for creating Azure App Service web apps, deployment slots, and autoscaling.
Implement Azure Container Instances
Create and configure Azure Container Instances to run containerized workloads.
Implement Azure Container Instances - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for deploying and configuring Azure Container Instances.
Implement Azure Container Apps
Create and configure Azure Container Apps for serverless container hosting.
Implement Azure Container Apps - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for deploying and configuring Azure Container Apps with scaling and revisions.
Implement Data Protection
Configure Azure Backup with Recovery Services vaults to protect virtual machines and implement data protection strategies.
Implement Data Protection - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for configuring Azure Backup, Recovery Services vaults, and Site Recovery.
Implement Monitoring
Configure Azure Monitor, Log Analytics workspaces, alerts, and diagnostic settings to monitor Azure resources.
Implement Monitoring - Lab Exercises
Hands-on lab exercises for configuring Azure Monitor, alerts, action groups, and Log Analytics queries.
AZ-104 Final Challenge
A comprehensive challenge that tests your Azure Administrator skills across identity, governance, networking, compute, storage, and monitoring.
This course includes:
- 24/7 AI Instructor Support
- Live Lab Environments
- 29 Hands-on Lessons
- Exam Prep Included
- 3 Months Access
- Completion Badge
- Certificate of Completion
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AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
Awarded for completing the AZ-104 course covering Azure administration including identity, governance, compute, networking, and storage.
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