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AZ-104 Study Notes

Exam Overview​

  • Exam: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
  • Skills measured: Manage Azure identities and governance, implement and manage storage, deploy and manage compute resources, configure and manage virtual networking, monitor and maintain Azure resources

Key Topics​

1. Identity & Governance​

  • Azure AD / Entra ID
  • RBAC roles and custom roles
  • Management groups, subscriptions, resource groups
  • Azure Policy (assign, audit, deny, remediate)
  • Resource locks

2. Storage​

  • Storage account types (Standard, Premium, Blob, File, Queue, Table)
  • Access tiers (Hot, Cool, Archive)
  • SAS tokens and access keys
  • Azure Files and Azure File Sync
  • Storage replication (LRS, ZRS, GRS, RA-GRS)

3. Compute​

  • Virtual Machines (availability sets, scale sets, dedicated hosts)
  • App Service (plans, deployment slots, configuration)
  • Azure Container Instances
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (basics)

4. Networking​

  • VNets, subnets, NSGs, ASGs
  • VNet peering and VPN Gateway
  • Azure Load Balancer vs Application Gateway
  • Azure DNS (public and private zones)
  • Network Watcher

5. Monitoring​

  • Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights
  • Alerts and action groups
  • Diagnostic settings
  • Azure Backup and Recovery Services vault

Notes in progress — adding content as I study each module.