AZ-104 Exam Study Guide (Microsoft Azure Administrator)

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Preparing for the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator exam? Don’t know where to start? This post is the AZ-104 Certificate Study Guide (with links to each exam objective).

I have curated a list of articles from Microsoft documentation for each objective of the AZ-104 exam. Please share the post within your circles so it helps them to prepare for the exam.

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Manage Azure Identities and Governance (20-25%)

Manage Microsoft Entra Users and Groups

Create users and groups

How to create, invite, and delete users?

Manage Microsoft Entra groups and group membership

Manage user and group properties

Add or change profile information

How to manage groups – Microsoft Entra

Manage licenses in Microsoft Entra ID

Assign or remove licenses

Change license plans for users and groups – Microsoft Entra ID

Manage external users

Manage access for external users

Configure self-service password reset

Using Microsoft Entra self-service password reset

Manage Access to Azure Resources

Manage built-in Azure roles

Azure built-in roles – Azure RBAC

Azure roles, Microsoft Entra roles, and classic subscription administrator roles

Steps to assign an Azure role

Assign roles at different scopes

Assign Microsoft Entra roles at different scopes

Interpret access assignments

List Azure role assignments using the Azure portal – Azure RBAC

Understand Azure role assignments – Azure RBAC

Manage Azure Subscriptions and Governance

Implement and manage Azure Policy

Create and manage policies to enforce compliance

Configure resource locks

Lock resources to prevent unexpected changes

Apply and manage tags on resources

Use tags to organize your Azure resources

[Video]: Resource Groups & Tagging

Manage resource groups

Manage Azure Resource Manager resource groups

Manage costs by using alerts, budgets, and recommendations

Create and manage Azure budgets

Azure Cost Management Overview

Monitor usage and spending with cost alerts in Cost Management

Set budgets and alerts

Reduce Azure costs with recommendations

Configure management groups

Quickstart: Create a management group

Implement and Manage Storage (15-20%)

Configure Access to Storage

Configure Azure Storage firewalls and virtual networks

Configure Azure Storage firewalls and virtual networks

Create and use shared access signature (SAS) tokens

Grant limited access to Azure Storage resources using SAS

Configure stored access policies

Define a stored access policy

Manage access keys

Managing storage account access keys

Configure identity-based access for Azure Files

Azure Files identity-based authentication

Configure and Manage Storage Accounts

Create and configure storage accounts

Create a storage account

Configure storage accounts

Configure Azure Storage redundancy

Data redundancy – Azure Storage

Change how a storage account is replicated

Configure object replication

Object replication for block blobs

Configure object replication for block blobs

Configure storage account encryption

Azure Storage encryption for data at rest

Manage data by using Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy

Get started with AzCopy

Copy or move data to Azure Storage by using AzCopy v10

Get started with Storage Explorer

Upload, download, and manage data with Azure Storage Explorer

Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage

Create and configure a file share in Azure Storage

Creating an Azure file share

Create an SMB Azure file share and connect it to a Windows VM

Create and configure a container in Blob Storage

Quickstart: Upload, download & list blobs with the Azure portal

Create a blob container with .NET

Configure storage tiers

Azure Blob storage: hot, cool & archive access tiers

Configure snapshots and soft delete for Azure Files

Overview of Azure Files share snapshots

Enable soft delete for Azure Files

Configure blob lifecycle management

Azure Blob Storage lifecycle management is Generally Available

Azure Blob Storage lifecycle management

Configure blob versioning

Enable and manage blob versioning

Blob versioning – Azure Storage

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Deploy and Manage Azure Compute Resources (20-25%)

Automate Deployment of Resources By Using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates or Bicep Files

Interpret an Azure Resource Manager template or a Bicep file

Template structure and syntax

Bicep file structure and syntax

Modify an existing Azure Resource Manager template

Updating a resource in an ARM template

Modify an existing Bicep file

Reference existing resources in Bicep

Deploy resources by using an Azure Resource Manager template or a Bicep file

Deploy resources with Azure CLI and Bicep files

Create and deploy template – Azure Resource Manager

Export a deployment as an Azure Resource Manager template or convert an Azure Resource Manager template to a Bicep file

Export template in Azure portal

Decompile ARM template JSON to Bicep

Create and Configure Virtual Machines

Create a virtual machine

Create a Windows VM in the Azure portal

Configure Azure Disk Encryption

Quickstart: Create & encrypt a Windows VM with the Azure portal

Move a virtual machine to another resource group, subscription, or region

Moving Windows VMs between resource groups or subscriptions

Move Azure VMs across regions with Azure Resource Mover

Manage virtual machine sizes

Sizes for virtual machines in Azure

Manage virtual machine disks

Attach a data disk to a Windows VM with PowerShell

Deploy virtual machines to availability zones and availability sets

Create & deploy highly available VMs by Azure PowerShell

Azure High Availability (Availability Zone) Demo for VM

Quickstart: Create a VM scale set in the Azure portal

Deploy and configure an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Create a Virtual Machine Scale Set in the Azure portal

Deploy an application to an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set

Provision and Manage Containers in the Azure Portal

Create and manage an Azure container registry

Quickstart – Create registry in portal – Azure Container Registry

Manage container images in Azure Container Registry

Provision a container by using Azure Container Instances

Deploy the Docker container to the container instance

How To Deploy A Container To Azure Container Instances?

Provision a container by using Azure Container Apps

Deploy your first container app using the Azure portal

Build and deploy your app to Azure Container Apps

Manage sizing and scaling for containers, including Azure Container Instances and Azure Container Apps

Container image sizes

Autoscaling Azure Container Instances

Scaling in Azure Container Apps

Scale an Azure Container Apps application

Create and Configure Azure App Service

Provision an App Service Plan

Manage an App Service plan in Azure

Configure scaling for an App Service plan

Scale up an app in Azure App Service

Create an App Service

Quickstart: Create an ASP.NET Core web app in Azure

Configure certificates and Transport Layer Security (TLS) for an App Service

Add and manage TLS/SSL certificates

Security in Azure App Service

Map an existing custom DNS name to an App Service

Map an existing custom DNS name to Azure App Service

Configure backup for an App Service

Back up your app in Azure

Configure backup for your Azure App Service

Configure networking settings for an App Service

Integrate your app with an Azure VNet

Set up App Service access restrictions

Configure deployment slots for an App Service

Continuous deployment to App Service

Git deployment to App Service

Implement and Manage Virtual Networking (15-20%)

Configure and Manage Virtual Networks in Azure

Create and configure virtual networks and subnets

Create a virtual network

Add, change, or delete a subnet

Create and configure virtual network peering

Azure VNET Peering Demo

Configure public IP addresses

Managing public IP addresses

Configure a private IP address for a VM using the Azure portal

Configure user-defined network routes

Route network traffic with a Route table using the Azure portal

Troubleshoot network connectivity

Troubleshoot outbound connections

Connection troubleshoot overview

Troubleshooting connectivity problems between Azure VMs

Configure Secure Access to Virtual Networks

Create and configure network security groups (NSGs) and application security groups (ASGs)

Create, change, or delete an Azure network security group

Azure application security groups overview

Evaluate effective security rules in NSGs

View effective security rules

Effective security rules – Azure Network Watcher

Implement Azure Bastion

Create an Azure Bastion host using the portal

Configure service endpoints for Azure platform as a service (PaaS)

Azure virtual network service endpoints

Restrict access to PaaS resources with service endpoints

Configure private endpoints for Azure PaaS

What is a private endpoint?

Create a private endpoint

Configure Name Resolution and Load Balancing

Configure Azure DNS

Quickstart: Create an Azure DNS Zone & a Record with the Azure portal

Quickstart: Create an Azure private DNS zone in the Azure portal

Use Azure DNS to provide custom domain settings

Configure an internal or public load balancer

Create an internal load balancer

Create a public load balancer

Troubleshoot load balancing

Troubleshooting Azure Load Balancer

Monitor and Maintain Azure Resources (10-15%)

Monitor Resources in Azure

Interpret metrics in Azure Monitor

Metrics in Azure Monitor

Configure log settings in Azure Monitor

Azure Monitor Logs overview

Diagnostic settings in Azure Monitor

Query and analyze logs in Azure Monitor

Get started with log queries in Azure Monitor

Save queries

Overview of log queries in Azure Monitor

Set up alert rules, action groups, and alert processing rules in Azure Monitor

Create, view & manage metric alerts using Azure Monitor

Create Azure Monitor metric alert rules

Azure Monitor action groups

Alert processing rules for Azure Monitor alerts

Configure and interpret monitoring of virtual machines, storage accounts, and networks by using Azure Monitor Insights

Enable VM insights overview

Chart performance with VM insights

Monitor Azure Virtual Machines

Monitor Azure Storage services with Azure Monitor Storage insights

Use Azure Network Watcher and Connection Monitor

Create an Azure Network Watcher instance

Connection monitor overview – Azure Network Watcher

Implement Backup and Recovery

Create a Recovery Services vault

Create and configure a Recovery Services vault

Create an Azure Backup vault

Overview of Backup Vaults

Create and configure a backup policy

Apply a backup policy

Perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup

Back up a virtual machine in Azure

How to restore Azure VM data in the Azure portal

Configure Azure Site Recovery for Azure resources

Set up Azure VM disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery

Perform failover to a secondary region by using Site Recovery

Failover Azure VMs to a secondary region for disaster recovery

Configure and interpret reports and alerts for backups

Configure Azure Backup reports

Monitoring and reporting solutions for Azure Backup

This brings us to the end of the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Study Guide.

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