AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator

The AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator course focuses on the practical skills needed to manage and maintain Microsoft Azure environments.

Participants will learn how to manage Azure resources, configure storage and networking, secure cloud environments and monitor Azure services. The course is designed to give IT professionals the knowledge they need to confidently work with Azure on a day-to-day basis.

Course Objectives

• By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Manage Azure subscriptions, resources and resource groups.

• Configure and manage virtual machines and compute resources.

• Implement and manage Azure storage solutions.

• Configure virtual networks, connectivity and network security.

• Manage Azure identities and access control.

• Implement security and protection for Azure resources.

• Monitor Azure resources and troubleshoot common issues.

• Manage Azure governance, policies and costs.

• Configure and maintain reliable Azure infrastructure.

Course Outline

1. Manage Azure Identities and Governance

• Microsoft Entra ID

• Users, groups and roles

• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

• Azure subscriptions

• Resource groups

• Azure Policy and governance

2. Implement and Manage Storage

• Azure Storage accounts

• Blob Storage

• Azure Files

• Storage security

• Storage redundancy and replication

• Data migration and file transfer

3. Deploy and Manage Azure Compute Resources

• Azure Virtual Machines

• VM Scale Sets

• Virtual machine availability

• Azure App Service

• Containers

• Managing and scaling compute resources

4. Configure and Manage Virtual Networking

• Virtual networks and subnets

• IP addressing

• Network Security Groups

• Azure DNS

• Network routing

• Azure Load Balancer

5. Monitor and Maintain Azure Resources

• Azure Monitor

• Azure alerts and metrics

• Log Analytics

• Azure Service Health

• Backup and recovery

• Troubleshooting Azure resources

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for Azure administrators, system administrators, IT professionals and cloud professionals who are responsible for implementing, managing and maintaining Azure environments.

What will participants gain?

Participants will gain the practical skills needed to manage Azure resources, secure cloud environments, configure networking and storage, and monitor Azure services. The course also prepares participants to work more confidently with Azure in real-world IT environments.