AZ-104 - Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification
Learn how to manage and monitor Azure services with detailed, hands-on demonstrations designed for administrators. Prepare to take, and pass, the Microsoft Azure AZ-104 exam through structured sections, modules, and practical labs. Develop a comprehensive understanding of core Azure services, governance, and management, with real-world scenarios that equip you to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of an Azure Administrator confidently.
What You Will Learn
Azure Setup & Administration
Master the core tasks of Azure administration, including using Azure PowerShell and CLI to manage resources. Set up and manage accounts, subscriptions, and Azure Active Directory (AD) identity objects. Implement governance and policies to secure and maintain compliance across your Azure environment.
Networking, Monitoring, and Backup
Design and implement robust network architectures for your Azure environment. Learn how to monitor performance, detect threats, and optimize your infrastructure using Azure tools like Azure Monitor and Network Watcher. Deploy and manage backup solutions to ensure data protection and disaster recovery readiness.
Infrastructure and Application Management
Manage Azure resources efficiently by deploying and configuring various storage types and virtual machines (VMs) tailored to specific workloads. Automate resource deployment using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, run containerized applications for optimized performance, and configure scalable web apps.
Join the Refactored Community
Connect with fellow students and industry professionals through the Refactored community, where you can share insights, collaborate on challenges, and expand your Azure expertise.
Prerequisites
Participants are expected to have a foundational understanding of Azure services and general technology concepts, including networking, storage, computing, and virtualization. Familiarity with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and basic IT knowledge is recommended. Prior experience with Azure is helpful but not required.
Who Should Enroll
IT professionals responsible for managing Azure environments.
System administrators seeking to deepen their Azure expertise.
DevOps engineers focused on infrastructure as code and automation in Azure.
Individuals looking to pursue a career as an Azure administrator.
Course Format
The course includes interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and practice exams. Delivered digitally, it offers a blend of online self-paced learning, real-world scenarios, and practical demos. Most students complete the course within 3-4 weeks, depending on their pace.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course and passing the AZ-104 exam via a Microsoft Testing center, participants will earn the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification. This certification validates their ability to manage Azure resources, implement security, and monitor Azure environments.
Last Updated 07 / 2024
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Created By Nick Colyer
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Course Curriculum
- Demo: Resource Groups and Tagging (4:27)
- Demo: Moving Resources Between Resource Groups (3:19)
- Lecture: Resource Locks (1:17)
- Demo: Resource Locks (6:32)
- Lecture: Azure Policies (1:12)
- Demo: Azure Policies and Management Groups (11:54)
- Demo: Quotas, Cost Analysis and Tagging (7:30)
- Artifact: Tagging Standards Spreadsheet
- Artifact: Naming Standards Spreadsheet
- Lecture: Types of Data (2:17)
- Lecture: SQL Services Overview (4:22)
- Lecture: Azure Storage (3:47)
- Lecture: Storage Account Overview (4:56)
- Demo: Storage Account Portal (18:19)
- Article: Storage Replication Options Explained
- Demo: Storage Account PowerShell (7:43)
- Demo: Use Storage Explorer with Azure Storage (3:22)
- Artifact: PowerShell Script
- Demo: AZ Copy v10 (14:48)
- Artifact: AZ Copy Script File
- Lecture: Manage Permissions (5:25)
- Demo: Create and Manage Shared Access Signatures (SAS) (4:24)
- Lecture: Storage Keys (0:59)
- Lecture: Custom Domains (2:14)
- Lecture: Import/Export (3:48)
- Demo: Azure Files (3:35)
- Demo: Azure File Sync (11:55)
- Lecture: VMs Overview (5:01)
- Lecture: VM Azure Compute Units (ACUs) (2:16)
- Lecture: VM - Supported OS Versions (2:50)
- Lecture: VM Limitations (1:41)
- Demo: Create a VM (14:01)
- Demo: Deploy VM with Powershell (9:39)
- Artifact: Script - Deploy VM with PowerShell
- Lecture: VM Images (0:50)
- Demo: Create a Custom Image (3:40)
- Lecture: PowerShell DSC Overview (4:52)
- Demo: PowerShell DSC Example (4:43)
- Lecture: Custom Script Extension (1:22)
- Lecture: VM Availability Overview (4:14)
- Lecture: Availability Zones (1:49)
- Demo: Configure Availability Set for 2 VMs (5:58)
- Lecture: VM Scaling Overview (2:46)
- Demo: Create a VM Scale Set (4:01)
- Lecture: VM Storage Overview (7:25)
- Demo: Add Disk (2:58)
- Lecture: Disk Caching (1:25)
- Demo: Enable Disk Caching (3:28)
- Lecture: Disk Encryption (7:27)
- Demo: Create a Key Vault for Disk Encryption (2:56)
- Demo: Configure Disk Encryption on Windows (4:33)
- Lecture: ARM Overview (1:29)
- Lecture: ARM Templates Overview (3:22)
- Demo: Using PowerShell and Azure CLI to Query Resource Providers (3:50)
- Demo: Demo: Creating and Deploying ARM Templates (11:20)
- Lecture: ARM Functions and Linking Templates (2:53)
- Demo: ARM Count Loops (3:32)
- Demo: Save Deployment as ARM Template (1:45)
- Lecture: App Services Overview (10:09)
- Demo: Create an App Service Plan in the Azure Portal (4:59)
- Demo: Create and Deploy a Web App (6:00)
- Lecture: App Service Monitoring (8:12)
- Lecture: App Service Settings Overview (4:52)
- Demo: Configure Application Settings (3:03)
- Lecture: Deployment Slots (2:24)
- Demo: Swapping Deployments with Deployment Slots (5:31)
- Lecture: Network Overview (3:32)
- Demo: Create VNet in Azure Portal (5:46)
- Demo: Create VNet in PowerShell (9:25)
- Artifact: Create a VNet in PowerShell Demo Script
- Lecture: Internet Access and DNS (3:08)
- Demo: Azure Private DNS Zones (10:48)
- Demo: Azure Public DNS Zone (4:10)
- Lecture: Network Security Overview (5:26)
- Lecture: Network Security Groups (NSGs) (6:48)
- Demo: Create and Configure a Network Security Group (NSG) (3:51)
- Lecture: Azure Firewall (3:28)
- Demo: Configure Azure Firewall (21:50)
- Lecture: Azure Load Balancer Technologies (14:35)
- Demo: Configure App Gateway (7:39)
- Demo: Create and Configure an Azure Load Balancer (8:01)
- Demo: Azure VM Networking Review (6:24)
- Lecture: Hybrid Connectivity Options (12:18)
- Lecture: Routing and Peering (3:26)
- Demo: Create User-defined Routes and VNet Peering (6:06)
- Lecture: Hybrid Scenarios (3:23)
- Lecture: Azure Backup Overview (7:25)
- Demo: Configuring Azure Backup, Backing up and Restoring a Windows VM (8:19)
- Demo: Configuring the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) Agent (6:14)
- Lecture: Azure Site Recovery (ASR) (5:54)
- Demo: Azure Site Recovery - Prepare Azure (5:32)
- Demo: Azure Site Recovery - Setup Recovery from VMware (22:08)
- Lecture: Recovery Options Review (2:45)
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