What topics are covered in the Azure Administrator Associate exam?

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Topics covered in the Azure Administrator Associate exam

The Azure Administrator Associate exam (AZ-104) measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks:

  • Manage Azure identities and governance
  • Implement and manage storage
  • Deploy and manage Azure compute resources
  • Implement and manage virtual networking
  • Monitor and maintain Azure resources

As a candidate for this exam, you should have subject matter expertise in implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment. This includes:

  • Virtual networks
  • Storage
  • Compute
  • Identity
  • Security
  • Governance

Some of the key topics covered under these areas include:

Manage Azure identities and governance

Implement and manage storage

  • Configure access to storage accounts using firewalls, SAS tokens, and access keys
  • Create and configure storage accounts
  • Manage data using Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy
  • Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage
  • Implement storage redundancy and replication

Deploy and manage Azure compute resources

  • Automate deployments using ARM templates and Bicep
  • Create and configure virtual machines
  • Provision and manage containers
  • Create and configure Azure App Service
  • Configure VM disks, sizes, availability options, and scale sets

Implement and manage virtual networking

  • Create and manage virtual networks and subnets
  • Configure network security groups and private endpoints
  • Implement Azure Bastion
  • Configure Azure DNS and load balancers

Monitor and maintain Azure resources

  • Monitor resources using Azure Monitor metrics, logs, and alerts
  • Implement backup and recovery using Azure Backup and Site Recovery
  • Configure and review backup reports

Sources

  1. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/exams/az-104/
  2. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/resources/study-guides/az-104
  3. https://www.coursera.org/specializations/exam-prep-az-104-microsoft-azure-admini
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I'm Abhay Singh, an Architect with 9 Years of It experience. AWS Certified Solutions Architect.

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