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Azure Administrator Associate

A beginner-to-advanced path through the topics on the Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) exam: Microsoft Entra ID and governance, RBAC and policy, compute (VMs, App Service, containers, AKS, Functions), storage accounts and data protection, VNet networking and load balancing, and monitoring, backup, and cost management. Original content teaching the exam domains from the ground up.

Beginner5 sections · 15 lessons · ~10h total · 60-question self-test

01

Identity & governance

3 lessonsTest yourself

01Microsoft Entra IDUsers, groups, MFA, Conditional Access, PIM.30 min 02Azure RBACAssignments, scope, least privilege, two planes.30 min 03Governance: Policy, locks & tagsManagement groups, Azure Policy, locks, cost.30 min

02

Compute

3 lessonsTest yourself

01Virtual Machines & availabilitySizing, availability sets/zones, VM Scale Sets.30 min 02App Service & FunctionsPaaS web hosting and serverless code.30 min 03Containers: ACI, AKS & ACRSingle containers, managed Kubernetes, registry.30 min

03

Storage

3 lessonsTest yourself

01Storage accounts & redundancyServices, LRS/ZRS/GRS, securing access.30 min 02Blob storage & lifecycleAccess tiers, lifecycle policies, cost.25 min 03Azure Files & BackupShared file shares and data protection.30 min

04

Networking

3 lessonsTest yourself

01Virtual networks & NSGsSubnets, NSGs/ASGs, peering, gateways.35 min 02Load balancing & BastionLoad Balancer, App Gateway/WAF, Bastion, DNS.30 min 03Private EndpointsPrivate PaaS access, no public exposure.25 min

05

Monitoring & management

3 lessonsTest yourself

01Azure Monitor & Log AnalyticsMetrics, logs, diagnostics, alerts, App Insights.30 min 02Backup, DR & updatesBackup vs Site Recovery, update management.30 min 03Cost managementVisibility, reservations, right-sizing, waste.25 min

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Final exam

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60 questions drawn from all 5 sections — every answer explained as you pick.

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