Earn Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
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Pass the Microsoft AZ-104 exam and earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate credential. Covers Azure identity and governance, storage, compute resources, virtual networking, and monitoring. The primary certification for professionals who implement, manage, and monitor an Azure environment.
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Microsoft AZ-104 covers five skill areas: Manage Azure identities and governance (20–25%), Implement and manage storage (15–20%), Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%), Implement and manage virtual networking (15–20%), and Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%). The exam is heavily hands-on — it includes lab exercises and case study questions that require applying configuration knowledge, not just recalling concepts. Before committing to a study plan, complete Microsoft Learn's AZ-104 learning path assessment questions to establish a baseline by skill area. A free Azure account gives immediate access to the portal for hands-on practice.
Proof required
Submit your baseline assessment results (by skill area, with scores) from Microsoft Learn's AZ-104 learning path or equivalent structured source, your gap analysis (which skill areas fall below 70% and which specific services or configurations within them need attention), and your study plan showing: total planned study hours, weekly allocation, skill area sequence with hours by area, hands-on lab sessions planned (with specific services to practice), and target exam date.
What gets checked
- Baseline used questions mapped to AZ-104 skill areas — not a generic Azure quiz; the skill area breakdown identifies which gaps are real before study begins
- Study plan includes specific hands-on lab sessions with named Azure services (e.g. 'configure Azure AD RBAC', 'deploy a VNet with subnets and NSGs', 'create a Recovery Services Vault') — AZ-104 questions test applied configuration knowledge that cannot be learned from reading alone
- Target exam date is realistic — AZ-104 typically requires 80–150 hours of preparation including hands-on practice; candidates without prior Azure experience should allow more