The AZ-104 Azure Administrator exam replaces the older AZ-103 exam. This exam is Generally Available now. If you haven't read about the exam changes and how they will impact your certification journey, read here
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AZ-104 Azure Administrator Online Course
LinkedIn Learning [Free trial] AZ-104: Azure Administrator Certificate Prep Skylines Academy Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Udemy Administrator Role Certification Course Pluralsight (Learning Path) Azure Administrator Preparation [Free Trial]
AZ-104 Azure Administrator Practice Test
Whizlabs Tests [AZ-104] 220 Practice questions & [Online Course] Udemy Practice Tests Azure Admin. (165 Practice Test Questions)
AZ-104 Azure Administrator Other Material
Skylines Labs Microsoft AZ-104 Lab Guide Amazon e-book (PDF) Azure Administrator Exam Guide
AZ-104 Sample Practice Exam Questions
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Manage Azure Identities and Governance (15-20%)
Manage Azure AD Objects
Create users and groups
Add or Delete users using Azure AD
Create a basic group & add members using Azure AD
Manage user and group properties
Add or update a user's profile information by Azure AD
Editing group information using Azure AD
Manage device settings
Managing device identities using the Azure portal
Perform bulk user updates
Active Directory Bulk User Modification
Manage guest accounts
Quickstart: Adding guest users to your directory in Azure portal
Configure Azure AD Join
Joining work device to organization's network
Configuring hybrid Azure AD join for managed domains
Configure self-service password reset
Manage Role-based Access Control (RBAC)
Create a custom role
Creating Azure custom role by Azure PowerShell
Provide access to Azure resources by assigning roles
Subscriptions
[Video]: Introduction to Subscriptions & Accounts
Add or change Azure subscription administrators
Resource groups
Add or remove Azure role assignments using Azure portal
Resources (VM, disk, etc.)
Grant user access to Azure resources using the Azure portal
Interpret access assignments
Understand Azure deny assignments
Manage multiple directories
Manage Subscriptions and Governance
Configure Azure policies
Create and manage policies to enforce compliance
Configure resource locks
Lock resources to prevent unexpected changes
Apply tags
Use tags to organize your Azure resources
[Video]: Resource Groups & Tagging
Create and manage resource groups
Manage Azure Resource Manager resource groups
Move resources
Moving resources to a new resource group or subscription
Remove RGs
Quickstart: Create & deploy ARM templates with Azure portal
Manage subscriptions
Pluralsight Course on Managing Subscriptions
Configure Cost Management
Azure Cost Management overview
Configure management groups
Implement and Manage Storage (10-15%)
Manage Storage Accounts
Configure network access to the storage account
Configure Azure Storage firewalls and virtual networks
Create and configure the storage account
Creating an Azure Storage account
Manage storage account access keys
Generate shared access signature
Grant limited access to Azure Storage resources using SAS
Manage access keys
Managing storage account access keys
Implement Azure storage replication
MSDN Blog: Azure Storage Replication Implementation
Configure Azure AD Authentication for a storage account
Acquire a token from Azure AD for authorizing client requests
Manage Data in Azure Storage
Export from Azure job
Azure Export service to export data from Azure Blob storage
Import into Azure job
Azure Import service to import data from Azure Blob storage
Install and use Azure Storage Explorer
Get started with Storage Explorer
Copy data by using AZCopy
Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage
Create an Azure file share
Create and configure Azure File Sync service
Configure Azure blob storage
Quickstart: Upload, download & list blobs with the Azure portal
Configure storage tiers for Azure blobs
Amazon link (affiliate)
Deploy & Manage Azure Compute Resources (25-30%)
Configure VMs for High Availability and Scalability
Configure high availability
Create & deploy highly available VMs by Azure PowerShell
Azure High Availability (Availability Zone) Demo for VM
Deploy and configure scale sets
Automate Deployment and Configuration of VMs
Modify Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template
Updating a resource in an ARM template
Configure VHD template
Create a Windows VM from a specialized disk using PowerShell
Deploy from template
Create a Windows VM from an ARM template
Save a deployment as an ARM template
Automate configuration management by using custom script extensions
Create and Configure VMs
Configure Azure Disk Encryption
Quickstart: Create & encrypt a Windows VM with the Azure portal
Move VMs from one resource group to another
Moving Windows VMs between resource groups or subscriptions
Manage VM sizes
Sizes for virtual machines in Azure
Add data discs
Attach a data disk to a Windows VM with PowerShell
Configure networking
Virtual networks and virtual machines in Azure
Redeploy VMs
Create and Configure Containers
Create and configure Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Quickstart: Deploy an AKS cluster using the Azure portal
Create and configure Azure Container Instances (ACI)
Create and Configure Web Apps
Create and configure App Service
Quickstart: Create an ASP.NET Core web app in Azure
Create and configure App Service Plans
Configure and Manage Virtual Networking (30-35%)
Implement and Manage Virtual Networking
Create and configure VNET peering
Configure private and public IP addresses, network routes, network interface, subnets, and virtual network
Configure a private IP address for a VM using the Azure portal
Route network traffic with a route table using the Azure portal
Create, change, or delete a network interface
Configure Name Resolution
Configure Azure DNS
Quickstart: Create an Azure DNS zone & record with Azure portal
Configure custom DNS settings
Use Azure DNS to provide custom domain settings
Configure a private or public DNS zone
Quickstart: Create an Azure private DNS zone in the Azure portal
Secure Access to Virtual Networks
Create security rules
Associate an NSG to a subnet or network interface
Associate/dissociate a NSG to/from a subnet/network interface
Evaluate effective security rules
Deploy and configure Azure Firewall
Deploy & configure Azure Firewall using the Azure portal
Deploy and configure Azure Bastion Service
Configure Load Balancing
Configure Application Gateway
Direct web traffic with Azure Application Gateway using Azure PowerShell
Configure an internal load balancer
Standard load balancer in the Azure portal
Configure load balancing rules
Create outbound rule configuration
Configure a public load balancer
Load balancing VMs using Azure PowerShell
Troubleshoot load balancing
Monitor and Troubleshoot Virtual Networking
Monitor on-premises connectivity
Monitoring On-Premise AD via Azure AD Connect Health
Use Network resource monitoring
Network Performance Monitor Solution in Azure
Use Network Watcher
Create an Azure Network Watcher instance
Troubleshoot external networking
Troubleshooting: An Azure site-to-site VPN connection issues
Troubleshoot virtual network connectivity
Integrate an On-premises Network with an Azure Virtual Network
Create and configure Azure VPN Gateway
Create and manage a VPN gateway using PowerShell
Create and configure VPNs
Create a Site-to-Site connection in the Azure portal
Configure ExpressRoute
Create and modify an ExpressRoute circuit
Verify on premises connectivity
Verify a VPN Gateway connection
Configure Azure Virtual WAN
Monitor and Back up Azure Resources (10-15%)
Monitor Resources by Using Azure Monitor
Configure and interpret metrics
Analyze metrics across subscriptions
Advanced features of Azure Metrics Explorer
Configure Log Analytics
Create a Log Analytics workspace in the Azure portal
Manage access to log data & workspaces in Azure Monitor
Implement a Log Analytics workspace
Collect data from Azure virtual machine into Log Analytics
Send resource logs to Log Analytics workspace
Configure diagnostic settings
Create diagnostic settings to send platform logs to Log Analytics
ARM template to collect logs into a Log Analytics workspace
CDN: Send core analytics to Log Analytics
Query and analyze logs
Get started with log queries in Azure Monitor
Overview of log queries in Azure Monitor
Create a query
Save a query to the dashboard
Interpret graphs
Visualize a log query in Log Analytics
Set up alerts and actions
Create, view & manage metric alerts using Azure Monitor
Create and test alerts
How To Create And Test Azure Monitor Alerts
Create action groups
Create and manage action groups in the Azure portal
View alerts in Azure Monitor
Analyze alerts across subscriptions
Manage alert instances with unified alerts
Configure Application Insights
Implement Backup and Recovery
Configure and review backup reports
Configure Azure Backup reports
Perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup Service
Back up a virtual machine in Azure
How to restore Azure VM data in Azure portal
Create a Recovery Services Vault
Create and configure a Recovery Services vault
Use soft delete to recover Azure VMs
Soft delete for virtual machines in Azure Backup
Create and configure a backup policy
Perform site-to-site recovery by using Azure Site Recovery
This brings us to the end of AZ-104 Study Guide
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