Course Overview
The Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) course is designed for IT professionals responsible for implementing, managing, and monitoring Microsoft Azure environments. This instructor-led course provides the knowledge and hands-on experience required to administer Azure subscriptions, identities, governance, storage, virtual networking, compute resources, security, monitoring, and backup solutions.
Participants will learn how to deploy and manage Azure resources using the Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), and Bicep. The course also covers Microsoft Entra ID, Azure governance, virtual machines, containers, Azure App Service, Azure Storage, Azure Backup, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Monitor, and Azure networking services.
Through extensive hands-on labs and real-world scenarios, learners will develop the practical skills needed to administer enterprise Azure environments and prepare for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification exam.
Course Objective
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Manage Azure subscriptions, management groups, resource groups, and governance.
- Configure and administer Microsoft Entra ID users, groups, and identity services.
- Implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Azure Policy, and resource governance.
- Deploy and manage Azure resources using the Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM Templates, and Bicep.
- Configure Azure Virtual Networks, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, and Private Link.
- Implement and manage Azure Storage accounts, Blob Storage, Azure Files, and storage security.
- Deploy and administer Azure Virtual Machines, VM Scale Sets, App Services, Azure Container Instances, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Protect workloads using Azure Backup, Recovery Services Vault, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
- Monitor Azure resources using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Network Watcher.
- Prepare for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification exam.
Pre-requisites
Participants should have:
- Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts.
- Experience with operating systems, networking, and virtualization.
- Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, and firewalls.
- Familiarity with PowerShell or Azure CLI.
- Basic understanding of identity management concepts.
- Recommended: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) certification or equivalent knowledge.
Course Curriculum
