AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Exam Prep

Sections

Below are the main sections of the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Exam Prep Udemy course. Each section includes key topics and areas to focus on during your study:

• 1. Azure Concepts
  • Understanding cloud computing models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
  • Azure global infrastructure (regions, availability zones)
  • Azure resource hierarchy (management groups, subscriptions, resource groups)
• 2. PowerShell and Azure CLI
  • Basic PowerShell commands for Azure management
  • Azure PowerShell Documentation | Microsoft Learn
  • (Get-AzVM ; New-AzVM ; Remove-AzVM) → common verbs/cmds
  • Azure CLI syntax and common operations
  • Automating tasks using scripts
  • Azure Cloud shell
• 3. Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID)
  • Understanding Azure AD concepts and features
  • Configuring and managing Azure AD tenants
  • Implementing Azure AD Connect
• 4. Manage Microsoft Entra Users and Groups
• Creating and managing user accounts
  • Bulk user creation and management
  • Configuring user properties and licenses
  • Managing guest users and external access
• Configuring group types and membership
  • Security groups vs. Microsoft 365 groups
  • Static vs. dynamic group membership
  • Nested groups and group-based licensing
• Implementing self-service password reset
  • Configuring authentication methods
  • Setting up registration and usage policies
  • Monitoring and reporting on SSPR usage
• Managing administrative units
  • Creating and configuring administrative units
  • Delegating permissions within administrative units
• Implementing access reviews
  • Setting up periodic access reviews for users and groups
  • Automating access revocation based on review results
• 5. Manage RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
  • Understanding built-in roles
  • Creating custom roles
  • Assigning roles at different scopes
• 6. Manage Subscriptions and Governance
  • Implementing Azure Policy
  • Using Azure Blueprints
  • Managing costs with Azure Cost Management
• 7. Configure Access to Storage
  • Understanding storage account types
  • Configuring shared access signatures (SAS)
  • Implementing Azure AD authentication for storage
• 8. Miscellaneous Storage Account Topics
  • Implementing Azure Storage replication
  • Configuring storage tiers
  • Using Azure Storage Explorer
• 9. Manage Data in Azure Storage Accounts
  • Working with Azure Blob storage
  • Implementing lifecycle management policies
  • Using Az Copy for data transfer
• 10. Configure Azure Files
  • Setting up Azure File shares
  • Implementing Azure File Sync
  • Configuring Azure File share snapshots
• 11. Azure VMs
  • Creating and configuring VMs
  • Understanding VM sizes and types
  • Implementing VM scale sets
• 12. Automate Deployment of Resources Using Templates
  • Creating ARM templates
  • Using Azure Bicep for infrastructure as code
  • Deploying resources with templates