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Associate-level certification for Azure administrators who manage identity, governance, storage, compute, networking, and monitoring.
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About this exam
AZ-104 validates the skills of an Azure administrator who implements, manages, and monitors an organization's Microsoft Azure environment — identities, governance, storage, compute, virtual networking, and monitoring.
Who should take this exam
IT professionals who administer Azure cloud resources day to day, and anyone moving from on-premises administration into the cloud. Familiarity with the Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, ARM/Bicep templates, and core networking is expected.
Career benefits
Azure administration is one of the most in-demand cloud skill sets. AZ-104 is the anchor certification for cloud operations roles and a prerequisite mindset for Azure architect and DevOps engineer paths.
How to prepare
Get hands-on in a free Azure subscription: create resource groups, VMs, storage accounts, and virtual networks; configure RBAC and policy; and practice with both the portal and the CLI. Reinforce weak objectives with targeted practice and a timed mock exam.
Quick facts
Exam cost$165 USD
Valid for1 year (free annual renewal)
Length120 minutes
Questions on exam50
Passing score700 / 1000
FormatMultiple choice, multiple response, and case studies
Practice questions150
Objectives5
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What's covered
1. Manage Azure identities and governance
20–25%Manage Microsoft Entra ID users and groups, assign roles with RBAC, and apply subscriptions, management groups, resource locks, tags, and Azure Policy.
2. Implement and manage storage
15–20%Configure storage accounts, access control and security, blob lifecycle and tiers, and Azure Files and File Sync.
3. Deploy and manage Azure compute resources
20–25%Provision and manage virtual machines, availability options, scale sets, containers, and Azure App Service.
4. Implement and manage virtual networking
15–20%Configure virtual networks, subnets, peering, NSGs, name resolution, load balancing, and network routing.
5. Monitor and maintain Azure resources
10–15%Use Azure Monitor, alerts, Log Analytics, and Network Watcher, and implement backup and recovery.
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