AZ-104 Skills measured breakdown
AZ-104 Skills Measured Breakdown
AZ-104 covers the full Azure administrator role, not only compute. Microsoft’s study guide lists five skills areas with percentage ranges and detailed task groups.
AZ-104 covers the full Azure administrator role, not only compute. Microsoft’s study guide lists five skills areas with percentage ranges and detailed task groups.
Microsoft lists five current AZ-104 skills areas: Manage Azure identities and governance (20–25%), Implement and manage storage (15–20%), Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%), Implement and manage virtual networking (15–20%), and Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%). Use these ranges as study guidance rather than local bank distribution.
Identity and governance includes Microsoft Entra users and groups, SSPR, RBAC, Azure Policy, resource locks, tags, resource groups, subscriptions, costs, and management groups. Storage includes SAS, access keys, identity-based Azure Files access, redundancy, blob tiers, soft delete, lifecycle management, and storage network security. Compute includes ARM or Bicep, VMs, disks, availability options, scale sets, containers, Azure Container Registry, App Service plans, TLS, custom domains, backups, networking, and deployment slots. Networking includes VNets, subnets, peering, public IPs, UDRs, NSGs, ASGs, Bastion, service endpoints, private endpoints, Azure DNS, and load balancers. Monitoring and maintenance includes Azure Monitor metrics and logs, Log Analytics, alerts, action groups, Network Watcher, Connection Monitor, Recovery Services vaults, Azure Backup, Site Recovery, failover, and backup reports.
Use these DotCreds paths when you are ready to practice, compare options, or keep studying.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate is the credential this DotCreds guide is organized around. Use this page to understand the topic, then move into practice or the guided course when you are ready.
Start with the beginner guide and study roadmap, then use practice questions to find weak areas before you spend time rereading everything.
It can be worth studying when the skills match your target role, current experience, and next job move. The related certifications page can help compare nearby options.
Study time depends on your background. Use a self-paced plan, review missed questions, and keep the official objectives close while you practice.
Start with a focused practice set, then use your missed questions to decide what to study next.
Official and vendor docs used to ground this page.
Official Microsoft certification page for Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, including the role, exam, candidate profile, exam duration, and assessed skills.
Official AZ-104 study guide with the current skills measured, audience profile, domain ranges, and detailed Azure administration objectives.
Explains Azure role-based access control, role assignments, scopes, and access management concepts used in AZ-104 identity and governance tasks.
Explains Azure Storage authorization options, including identity-based access and access keys, relevant to AZ-104 storage administration.
Covers Azure Container Instances concepts used when AZ-104 candidates compare lightweight container deployment options.
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