In the beginning of April 2020 the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator (beta) exam was released replacing exam AZ-103.
AZ-103 retires on August 31, 2020, this video covers the AZ-104 study guide and 80% off market price code when booking the beta exam.
The first 300 people who takes the AZ-104 beta exam on or before May 31, 2020, can get 80% off market price.
PLEASE NOTE: As of 16/04/2020 – The first 300 people have now registered using the code for the AZ-104 beta exam. They were limited to 300.
See more information at https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/az-update-az-104-beta-exam-available-azure-feedback-azure-edge/ba-p/1276104
Exam code: AZ104WAGONER
Book here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-104
Skills measured on the AZ-104 exam https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE4pCWy
- Manage Azure identities and governance (15-20%)
- Implement and manage storage (10-15%)
- Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (25-30%)
- Configure and manage virtual networking (30-35%)
- Monitor and back up Azure resources (10-15%)
Please see below links to exam study guide resources and training videos to meet the skills measured here for the AZ-104 exam.
Microsoft Learn free videos that are relevant for the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate Certification.
Architect storage infrastructure in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/architect-storage-infrastructure
Administer infrastructure resources in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/administer-infrastructure-resources-in-azure
Architect network infrastructure in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/architect-network-infrastructure
Architect infrastructure operations in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/architect-infrastructure-operations
Architect migration, business continuity, and disaster recovery in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/architect-migration-bcdr
Architect compute infrastructure in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/architect-compute-infrastructure
Manage resources in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/manage-resources-in-azure
Manage identity and access in Azure Active Directory
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/manage-identity-and-access
Manage security operations in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/manage-security-operations
Administer containers in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/administer-containers-in-azure
Implement resource management security in Azure
https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/implement-resource-mgmt-security
Here are the relevant Microsoft documentation for the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate Certification.
Manage Azure identities and governance (15-20%) ----------------------------------------------- Add or delete users using Azure Active Directory https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/add-users-azure-active-directory https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/azure/active-directory/new-user-sample https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/azuread/new-azureaduser manage user and group properties https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/active-directory-users-profile-azure-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/active-directory-groups-settings-azure-portal manage device settings https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/devices/device-management-azure-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/devices/manage-stale-devices perform bulk user updates https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/groups-bulk-import-members manage guest accounts https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/b2b/what-is-b2b https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/governance/manage-guest-access-with-access-reviews https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/b2b/b2b-quickstart-add-guest-users-portal configure Azure AD Join https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/devices/azureadjoin-plan https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/devices/hybrid-azuread-join-managed-domains configure self-service password reset https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/howto-sspr-deployment https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/concept-sspr-howitworks https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/concept-sspr-licensing Manage role-based access control (RBAC) create a custom role https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/tutorial-custom-role-powershell https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/tutorial-custom-role-cli provide access to Azure resources by assigning roles https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-assignments-portal interpret access assignments https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-assignments-list-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/deny-assignments manage multiple directories https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/licensing-directory-independence Manage subscriptions and governance configure Azure policies https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/assign-policy-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/policy/tutorials/create-and-manage configure resource locks https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/lock-resources apply tags https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/tag-resources create and manage resource groups https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/manage-resource-groups-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/manage-resources-powershell manage subscriptions https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/create-subscription https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/switch-azure-offer configure Cost Management https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/cost-management-billing-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/quick-acm-cost-analysis configure management groups https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/management-groups/create https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/governance/management-groups/manage Implement and manage storage (10-15%) ------------------------------------- Manage storage accounts configure network access to storage accounts https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-network-security create and configure storage accounts https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-create https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-upgrade generate shared access signature https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/storageservices/delegate-access-with-shared-access-signature https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-sas-overview manage access keys https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-keys-manage implement Azure storage replication https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy configure Azure AD Authentication for a storage account https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-auth-aad Manage data in Azure Storage export from Azure job https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-import-export-data-from-blobs import into Azure job https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-import-export-data-to-blobs install and use Azure Storage Explorer https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vs-azure-tools-storage-manage-with-storage-explorer copy data by using AZCopy https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/what-is-azure-cli https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/get-started-with-azure-cli Configure Azure files and Azure blob storage create an Azure file share https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-how-to-use-files-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-how-to-create-file-share create and configure Azure File Sync service https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-sync-files-planning https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-sync-files-extend-servers configure Azure blob storage https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-portal configure storage tiers for Azure blobs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blob-storage-tiers Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (25-30%) -------------------------------------------------- Configure VMs for high availability and scalability configure high availability https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/availability https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/manage-availability deploy and configure scale sets https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/overview Automate deployment and configuration of VMs modify Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/building-blocks/extending-templates https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/templates/overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/templates/template-tutorial-create-first-template configure VHD template https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/create-vm-specialized-portal deploy from template https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/templates/quickstart-create-templates-use-the-portal save a deployment as an ARM template https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/download-template automate configuration management by using custom script extensions https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/custom-script-windows https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/custom-script-linux configure Azure Disk Encryption https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disk-encryption-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-overview move VMs from one resource group to another https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/move-vm manage VM sizes https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/resize-vm add data discs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/attach-managed-disk-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/attach-disk-ps configure networking https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/ps-common-network-ref https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/nsg-quickstart-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/multiple-nics redeploy VMs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/troubleshooting/redeploy-to-new-node-windows Create and configure containers create and configure Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/intro-kubernetes https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-walkthrough-portal create and configure Azure Container Instances (ACI) https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-instances/container-instances-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-instances/container-instances-quickstart-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-instances/container-instances-quickstart Create and configure Web Apps create and configure App Service https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/app-service-web-get-started-dotnet create and configure App Service Plans https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/overview-hosting-plans https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/app-service-plan-manage Configure and manage virtual networking (30-35%) ------------------------------------------------ Implement and manage virtual networking create and configure VNET peering https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-peering-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-faq#vnet-peering https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/tutorial-connect-virtual-networks-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/create-peering-different-deployment-models https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-manage-peering#requirements-and-constraints configure private and public IP addresses, network routes, network interface, subnets, and virtual network https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/quick-create-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-udr-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/azure-subscription-service-limits#networking-limits https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-public-ip-address https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-network-interface-addresses https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/associate-public-ip-address-vm https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/subnet-extension https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-udr-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-network-interface-vm Configure name resolution configure Azure DNS https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/private-dns-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-getstarted-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-faq configure custom DNS settings https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-name-resolution-for-vms-and-role-instances https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-custom-domain configure a private or public DNS zone https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/dns-delegate-domain-azure-dns https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dns/private-dns-getstarted-portal Secure access to virtual networks create security rules https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/manage-network-security-group associate an NSG to a subnet or network interface https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/manage-network-security-group evaluate effective security rules https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-network-interface deploy and configure Azure Firewall https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall/tutorial-firewall-deploy-portal deploy and configure Azure Bastion Service https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bastion/bastion-create-host-portal Configure load balancing configure Application Gateway https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/application-gateway/configuration-overview configure an internal load balancer https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/tutorial-load-balancer-basic-internal-portal configure load balancing rules https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-get-started-ilb-arm-ps configure a public load balancer https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-public-portal troubleshoot load balancing https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-troubleshoot Monitor and troubleshoot virtual networking monitor on-premises connectivity https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/network-watcher-diagnose-on-premises-connectivity use Network Performance Monitor https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/insights/network-performance-monitor-performance-monitor use Network Watcher https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/network-watcher-monitoring-overview troubleshoot external networking https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/network-watcher-troubleshoot-manage-cli troubleshoot virtual network connectivity https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/network-watcher-connectivity-portal Integrate an on-premises network with an Azure virtual network create and configure Azure VPN Gateway https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/create-routebased-vpn-gateway-portal create and configure VPNs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-howto-site-to-site-resource-manager-portal configure ExpressRoute https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/expressroute-introduction https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/expressroute-howto-circuit-portal-resource-manager configure Azure Virtual WAN https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-wan/virtual-wan-about https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-wan/virtual-wan-site-to-site-portal Monitor and back up Azure resources (10-15%) -------------------------------------------- Monitor resources by using Azure Monitor configure and interpret metrics https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/data-platform-metrics https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/learn/quick-monitor-azure-resource configure Log Analytics https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/log-query/get-started-portal query and analyze logs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/log-query/log-query-overview set up alerts and actions https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/alerts-metric https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/alerts-dynamic-thresholds https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/platform/alerts-metric-logs configure Application Insights https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/powershell Implement backup and recovery configure and review backup reports https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/configure-reports perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup Service https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/quick-backup-vm-portal https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/tutorial-restore-disk create a Recovery Services Vault https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-create-rs-vault create and configure backup policy https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-manage-vms perform site-to-site recovery by using Azure Site Recovery https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/site-recovery-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/vmware-physical-secondary-disaster-recovery