Become a Certified Azure Administrator

The AZ-104 is the most widely held Azure certification, and it is the baseline for every cloud administration role. This course covers the full exam scope — identity and governance, storage, compute, networking, and monitoring. At 16 hours, this is a thorough walk through every service an Azure administrator touches daily.

You will deploy virtual machines, configure availability sets and scale sets, set up virtual networks with subnets and NSGs, configure Azure DNS and load balancers, and manage storage accounts with blob access tiers and lifecycle policies. The governance section covers RBAC, Azure Policy, management groups, and resource locks. Monitoring covers Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and diagnostic settings.

Every module includes portal demonstrations, Azure CLI examples, and ARM template references. This course does not just prepare you for the exam — it prepares you for the day-one tasks of an Azure administrator. If you are managing Azure resources or plan to, the AZ-104 is where you start.

Curriculum

Identity and Governance

• Microsoft Entra ID users, groups, and administrative units
• Role-based access control and custom roles
• Azure Policy assignments and initiatives
• Management groups, subscriptions, and resource locks

Azure Storage

• Storage account types and replication options
• Blob storage access tiers and lifecycle management
• Azure Files and File Sync configuration
• Storage security with SAS tokens and access keys

Compute Resources

• Virtual machine deployment and sizing
• Availability sets, zones, and scale sets
• Azure App Service and container instances
• Azure Kubernetes Service basics

Networking and Monitoring

• Virtual networks, subnets, and peering
• Network security groups and application security groups
• Azure Load Balancer, Application Gateway, and DNS
• Azure Monitor, alerts, and Log Analytics

Who Is This For

This course is for IT professionals moving into Azure administration, system administrators transitioning from on-premises infrastructure, and anyone preparing for the AZ-104 exam. You should have a basic understanding of networking, storage, and identity concepts. If you manage Azure resources as part of your job, this certification validates your ability to do it well.