AZ-104T00: Microsoft Azure Administrator
The Azure cloud platform is a collection of over 200 products and cloud services intended to assist you in creating new solutions to tackle present challenges and shape the future. You can utilize your preferred tools and frameworks to construct, operate, and supervise applications across multiple clouds, on-premises, and at the edge.
If you are in charge of deploying, operating, and supervising identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment, the Azure cloud certification might be the ideal option for you.
In this Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate four-day course, you will gain knowledge on how to manage Microsoft Azure identities and governance, set up and maintain storage, deploy and operate Azure compute resources, configure and maintain virtual networking, as well as monitor and back up Azure resources.
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About this course
The utilization of cloud infrastructure has enabled businesses worldwide to reduce expenses, increase security, simplify administration, and achieve other benefits. Azure administrators possess the necessary skills to leverage the advantages of cloud computing for their organizations, utilizing Azure’s unified data governance, scalability, and resiliency to the fullest. In addition, these professionals understand how to employ cloud technology to support newly remote business operations and assist businesses in becoming more adaptable in the midst of today’s rapid digital transformation. It is not surprising that certified Azure administrators are in high demand.
The Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate course, AZ-104T00, equips IT professionals with the skills to manage their Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer infrastructure, configure virtual networking, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and scale virtual machines, implement web apps and containers, back up and share data, and monitor their solution.
Who should attend?
This Azure Cloud training course is for Azure Administrators. The Azure Administrator implements, manages, and monitors identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment. The Azure Administrator will provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources as appropriate.
Prerequisites
Successful Azure Administrators start this role with experience in virtualization, networking, identity, and storage.
- Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.
- Understanding of network configurations, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
- Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including users, groups, and role-based access control.
- Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.
Attending the AZ-900T00: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals training course can fulfill the necessary prerequisites for individuals who are interested in undergoing this training.
Course Content
Module 1: Configure Azure Active Directory
Learn how to configure Azure Active Directory, including features like Azure AD join and self-service password reset.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn how to:
- Define Azure AD concepts, including identities, accounts, and tenants.
- Describe Azure AD features to support different configurations.
- Understand differences between Azure AD and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
- Choose between supported editions of Azure AD.
- Implement the Azure AD join feature.
- Use the Azure AD self-service password reset feature
Module 2: Configure user and group accounts
Learn how to configure user and group accounts.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn how to:
- Configure users accounts and user account properties.
- Create new user accounts.
- Import bulk user accounts with a template.
- Configure group accounts and assignment types.
Module 3: Configure subscriptions
Learn how to configure Azure subscriptions, including how to obtain a subscription, implement cost management, and apply Azure resource tags.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn how to:
- Determine the correct region to locate Azure services.
- Review features and use cases for Azure subscriptions.
- Obtain an Azure subscription.
- Understand billing and features for different Azure subscriptions.
- Use Microsoft Cost Management for cost analysis.
- Discover when to use Azure resource tagging.
- Identify ways to reduce costs.
Module 4: Configure Azure Policy
Learn how to configure Azure Policy to implement compliance requirements.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn how to:
- Create management groups to target policies and spending budgets.
- Implement Azure Policy with policy and initiative definitions.
- Scope Azure policies and determine compliance.
Module 5: Configure role-based access control
Learn how to use role-based access control (RBAC) to ensure resources are protected, but users can still access the resources they need.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn how to:
- Identify features and use cases for role-based access control.
- List and create role definitions.
- Create role assignments.
- Identify differences between Azure RBAC and Azure Active Directory roles.
- Manage access to subscriptions with RBAC.
- Review built-in Azure RBAC roles.
Module 6: Configure Azure resources with tools
You will learn how to select a tooling option such as Azure portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, or Azure Cloud Shell.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Manage resources with the Azure portal.
- Manage resources with Azure Cloud Shell.
- Manage resources with Azure PowerShell.
- Manage resources with Azure CLI.
Module 7: Use Azure Resource Manager
You will learn to use resource groups to organize your organization’s Azure resources.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify the features and usage cases for Azure Resource Manager.
- Describe each Azure Resource Manager component and its usage.
- Organize your Azure resources with resource groups.
- Apply Azure Resource Manager locks.
- Move Azure resources between groups, subscriptions, and regions.
- Remove resources and resource groups.
- Apply and track resource limits.
Module 8: Configure resources with Azure Resource Manager templates
You’ll learn how to use Azure Resource Manager templates to consistently deploy assets.
Learning objectives
- List the advantages of Azure templates.
- Identify the Azure template schema components.
- Specify Azure template parameters.
- Locate and use Azure Quickstart Templates.
Module 9: Configure virtual networks
You will learn to configure virtual networks and subnets, including IP addressing.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe virtual network features and components.
- Identify features and usage cases for subnets and subnetting.
- Identify usage cases for private and public IP addresses.
- Create and determine which resources require public IP addresses.
- Create and determine which resources require private IP addresses.
- Create virtual networks.
Module 10: Configure network security groups
You will learn how to implement network security groups and ensure network security group rules are correctly applied.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Determine when to use network security groups.
- Implement network security group rules.
- Evaluate network security group effective rules.
Module 11: Configure Azure Firewall
You will learn how to configure the Azure Firewall including firewall rules.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Determine when to use Azure Firewall.
- Implement Azure Firewall including firewall rules
Module 12: Configure Azure DNS
You will learn how to configure Azure DNS including custom domain names and record sets.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify features and usage cases for domains, custom domains, and private zones.
- Verify custom domain names using DNS records.
- Implement DNS zones, DNS delegation, and DNS record sets
Module 13: Configure virtual network peering
You will learn to configure a VNet peering connection and address transit and connectivity concerns.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify usage cases and product features of virtual network peering.
- Configure gateway transit, connectivity, and service chaining
Module 14: Configure VPN Gateway
You will learn how to create VPN gateways and securely connect your company sites to Azure.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify features and usage cases for VPN gateways.
- Implement high availability scenarios.
- Configure site-to-site VPN connections using a VPN gateway.
Module 15: Configure ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN
You will learn how to configure ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN to provide connection services.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify features and usage cases for ExpressRoute.
- Coexist site-to-site and ExpressRoute networks.
- Identify features and usage cases for virtual WAN.
Module 16: Configure network routing and endpoints
You will learn how to configure routes including endpoints and private links.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Implement system routes and user-defined routes.
- Configure a custom route.
- Implement service endpoints.
- Identify features and usage cases for private links and endpoint services.
Module 17: Configure Azure Load Balancer
You will learn how to configure an internal or public load balancer.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify features and usage cases for Azure load balancer.
- Implement public and internal Azure load balancers.
- Configure load balancer SKUs, backend pools, session persistence, and health probes.
Module 18: Configure Azure Application Gateway
You will learn how to configure an Azure Application Gateway.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify features and usage cases for Azure Application Gateway.
- Implement Azure Application Gateway, including selecting a routing method.
- Configure gateway features such as routing rules.
Module 19: Configure storage accounts
Learn how to configure storage accounts, including replication and endpoints.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn how to:
- Identify features and usage cases for Azure storage accounts.
- Select between different types of Azure Storage and storage accounts.
- Select a storage replication strategy.
- Configure network access to storage accounts.
- Secure storage endpoints.
Module 20: Configure Azure Blob Storage
Learn how to configure Configure Azure Blob Storage, including tiers and object replication.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn how to:
- Identify features and usage cases for Azure Blob Storage.
- Configure Blob Storage and Blob access tiers.
- Configure Blob lifecycle management rules.
- Configure Blob object replication.
- Upload and price Blob Storage.
Module 21: Configure Azure Storage security
Learn how to configure common Azure Storage security features like storage access signatures.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn how to:
- Configure a shared access signature (SAS), including the uniform resource identifier (URI) and SAS parameters.
- Configure Azure Storage encryption.
- Implement customer-managed keys.
- Recommend opportunities to improve Azure Storage security.
Module 22: Configure Azure Files and Azure File Sync
Learn how to configure Azure Files and Azure File Sync.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn how to:
- Identify storage for file shares and blob data.
- Configure Azure Files shares and file share snapshots.
- Identify features and usage cases of Azure File Sync.
- Identify Azure File Sync components and configuration steps.
Module 23: Configure Azure Storage with tools
Learn how to configure Azure Storage with tools like Azure Storage Explorer and AZCopy.
Learning objectives
In this module, you learn how to:
- Configure and use Azure Storage Explorer.
- Configure the Azure Import/Export service.
- Use the WAImportExport tool with the Azure Import/Export service.
- Configure and use AZCopy.
Module 24: Configure virtual machines
You will learn to configure virtual machines including sizing, storage, and connections.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Create a virtual machine planning checklist.
- Determine virtual machine locations and pricing models.
- Determine the correct virtual machine size.
- Configure virtual machine storage.
Module 25: Configure virtual machine availability
You will learn how to configure virtual machine availability including vertical and horizontal scaling.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Implement availability sets and availability zones.
- Implement update and fault domains.
- Implement Virtual Machine Scale Sets.
- Autoscale virtual machines.
Module 26: Configure virtual machine extensions
You will learn how to use virtual machine extensions to automate virtual machine deployments.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify features and usage cases for virtual machine extensions.
- Identify features and usage cases for custom script extensions.
- Identify features
Module 27: Configure app service plans
You will learn how to configure the App Service Plan including pricing and scaling.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify features and usage cases of the Azure App Service.
- Select an appropriate Azure App Service plan pricing tier.
- Scale the App Service Plan.
- Scale out the App Service Plan.
Module 28: Configure Azure App Services
You’ll learn how to configure and monitor the Azure App Service including deployment slots.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Identify features and usage cases for the Azure App Service.
- Create an App Service.
- Configure deployment settings, specifically deployment slots.
- Secure the App Service.
- Configure custom domain names.
- Back up the App Service.
- Configure Application Insights.
Module 29: Configure Azure Container Instances 33 min Module 8 Units
You will learn how to configure Azure Container Instances including container groups.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify when to use containers versus virtual machines.
- Identify the features and usage cases of Azure Container Instances.
- Implement Azure Container Groups.
Module 30: Configure Azure Kubernetes Service
You will learn how to configure Azure Kubernetes including networking, storage, and scaling.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify AKS components including pods, clusters, and nodes.
- Configure network connections for AKS.
- Configure storage options for AKS.
- Implement security options for AKS.
- Scale AKS including adding Azure Container Instances
Module 31: Configure file and folder backups
You will learn how to configure backup and restore policies that meet your company’s regulatory needs.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify features and usage cases for Azure Backup.
- Configure Recovery Services Vault backup options.
- Implement on-premises file and folder backup.
- Configure the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent.
Module 32: Configure virtual machine backups
You will learn how to configure virtual machine backups including restore operations.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify features and usage cases for different Azure backup methods.
- Configure virtual machine snapshots and backup options.
- Implement virtual machine backup and restore, including soft delete.
- Compare the Azure Backup (MARS) agent to the Azure Backup Server (MABS).
- Perform site-to-site recovery by using Azure Site Recovery.
Module 33: Configure Azure Monitor
You will learn how to configure Azure Monitor including querying the activity log.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify the features and usage cases for Azure Monitor.
- Configure and interpret metrics and logs.
- Identify the Azure Monitor components and data types.
- Configure the Activity Log.
Module 34: Configure Azure alerts
You will learn how to configure Azure alerts including action groups.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Configure Azure Monitor alerts.
Module 35: Configure Log Analytics
You will learn how to configure Log Analytics including structuring queries.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify the features and usage cases for Log Analytics.
- Create a Log Analytics workspace.
- Structure a Log Analytics query and review results.
Module 36: Configure Network Watcher
You will learn how to configure Network Watcher and troubleshoot common networking problems.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Identify the features and usage cases for Azure Network Watcher.
- Configure diagnostic capabilities like IP Flow Verify, Next Hop, and Network Topology.

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