Exam Prep AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate Specialization

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Exam Prep AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate Specialization

Become Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate. Master in Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate

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5 course series

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6 months

at 2 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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5 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.2

(103 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

6 months

at 2 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Gain Skills to understand the Azure Administrator Associate Certificate
Learn working with various Azure Services necessary for Associate Level

Skills you'll gain

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Specialization - 5 course series

Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate is an intermediate-level certification exam from Microsoft for those who are working as System engineers, or administrators. It is an important and fundamental exam for Azure administrators. This AZ-104 exam validates your skills such as implementing, managing, and monitoring the identity, compute, storage, virtual networks, and governance in the Azure cloud. Also, skills such as provisioning, sizing, monitoring, and adjusting resources for business requirements.

The Exam Prep AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate Specialization is divided into a set of 5 Courses. These courses cover Domain requirements for appearing in Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator

The detail of the Courses is provided below

Course 1. Manage Identities and Governance in Azure

Course 2. Storage in Azure

Course 3. Compute Resources in Azure

Course 4. Virtual Networks in Azure

Course 5. Monitoring and Backup in Azure

All these courses are further divided into Modules, Lessons, and Video Items. All the courses have a set of Practice Quiz and Graded Quiz available that test the candidate's ability to understand the concept and grasp the topics discussed in the courses.

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Whizlabs is a renowned provider of Hands-on learning opportunities in a diverse range of technologies including Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), DevOps, Java, Big Data, Snowflake, CompTIA, Cybersecurity, and Blockchain. Since its inception in 2000, Whizlabs has assisted more than 10 million professionals and learners worldwide to accomplish their career objectives by offering an extensive selection of courses, hands-on labs, practice tests, and a Cloud Sandbox.

Manage Identities and Governance in Azure

Course 17 hours

What you'll learn

Introduction Certification Overview, Azure Active Directory, Access Control Management, RBAC, Azure Subscriptions and Governance

Skills you'll gain

Category: Identity and Access Management

Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Category: Multi-Factor Authentication

Category: Microsoft Azure

Category: Authentications

Category: Security Controls

Category: Cloud Services

Category: Single Sign-On (SSO)

Category: Authorization (Computing)

Category: Self Service Technologies

Category: Scalability

Category: Cloud Management

Category: User Accounts

Category: Azure Active Directory

Category: Data Governance

Category: Virtual Machines

Category: User Provisioning

Category: Active Directory

Storage in Azure

Course 24 hours

What you'll learn

1. Introduction to Azure Storage Accounts
2. Accessing Storage Accounts
3. Managing data in Azure storage accounts

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cloud Storage

Category: Data Security

Category: Data Storage

Category: Azure Active Directory

Category: Microsoft Azure

Category: Encryption

Category: Disaster Recovery

Category: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Category: Data Management

Category: Identity and Access Management

Compute Resources in Azure

Course 37 hours

What you'll learn

Explore Azure VMs, App Services, and Container Services
Explore VM Availability and Scalability Options, Automate deployment of resources

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kubernetes

Category: Microsoft Azure

Category: Containerization

Category: Virtual Machines

Category: Application Deployment

Category: Cloud Infrastructure

Category: Scalability

Category: Platform As A Service (PaaS)

Category: Cloud Computing

Category: Command-Line Interface

Category: Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Virtual Networks in Azure

Course 46 hours

What you'll learn

1. Working with Virtual Networks
2. Load Balancing, DNS and Monitor virtual networking

Skills you'll gain

Category: Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Category: Virtual Machines

Category: Network Security

Category: Network Monitoring

Category: Load Balancing

Category: Network Administration

Category: Microsoft Azure

Category: Network Architecture

Category: Network Troubleshooting

Category: Cloud Infrastructure

Category: Virtualization

Monitoring and Backup in Azure

Course 54 hours

What you'll learn

1: Demonstration of Azure Monitor
2: Demonstration of Azure Logs, queries, and Alerts
3: Backup and Recovery

Skills you'll gain

Category: Microsoft Azure

Category: Virtual Machines

Category: Data Storage

Category: Continuous Monitoring

Category: System Monitoring

Category: Disaster Recovery

Category: Cloud Services

Category: Query Languages

Category: Cloud Management

Category: Cloud Storage

Category: Application Performance Management

Category: Network Monitoring

Category: Scalability

Category: Cloud Infrastructure

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Frequently asked questions

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There is no prerequisite for the AZ-104: Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Exam. You can get hands-on with Microsoft Azure by using an Azure free tier account and validate your skills with the Exam Prep AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate Specialization to become a Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator.

The Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator is an intermediate-level exam and passing it earns you the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Certification. Azure recommends that you should have at least six months of hands-on experience administering the Microsoft Azure environment, along with the following skills:

A strong understanding of core Azure services, Azure workloads, security, and governance.
Experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure portal, and Azure Resource Manager templates.
If you are an administrator in the cloud or an IT professional with the recommended Azure knowledge and want to grow your career in Azure administrator roles, then passing this exam is crucial.
If you are an aspiring Azure administrator or you want to specialize in the Azure administrator certification path then the skills obtained from preparing for this exam are extremely important.
In general, if you are a software administrator, cloud administrator, software engineer, and cloud engineer or work in related roles then you can take up this exam.

No, there is no specific order requirement to follow for this specialization. All the courses are Independent.

Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.