
AZ-104T00-A: Microsoft Azure Administrator
32 hoursCareer Outcomes
Advance your career as a certified AZ-104T00-A: Microsoft Azure Administrator professional with increased earning potential.
Target Audience
Ideal for IT professionals, administrators, and consultants seeking intermediate certification.
Master managing Azure infrastructure, from virtual networks to identity. Prepare to pass the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator exam.
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Market Dynamics Driving Azure Administrator Demand
The cloud computing industry continues experiencing unprecedented growth, with Microsoft Azure capturing significant market share. AWS is the leader with 31% of market share, Azure closely follows with 25%, and in only 7 years, Microsoft has doubled its market share (from 12% to 25%)
Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 20.4% to total $675.4 billion in 2024, up from $561 billion in 2023, with this growth being driven by generative AI (GenAI) and application modernization
Gartner predicts that more than 50% of enterprises will use industry cloud platforms by 2028 to accelerate their business initiatives, with most organizations leveraging cloud as a business necessity
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Learning Path Modules
Total learning time: 18 hours across 28 modules
Prerequisites
Recommended Prior Certifications
Required Knowledge
- Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies (VMs, virtual networking, virtual hard disks)
- Network configurations (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, encryption)
- Active Directory concepts (users, groups, role-based access control)
- Resilience and disaster recovery practices
- PowerShell and Azure CLI basics
- Familiarity with Azure portal and Azure Resource Manager templates
The AZ-104T00-A: Microsoft Azure Administrator course is meticulously designed for IT professionals aspiring to master the administration of Azure environments. This intermediate-level training equips you with the foundational and advanced skills necessary to implement, manage, and monitor identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud setting. You will gain hands-on experience with core Azure services, learning to efficiently provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources as needed, ensuring optimal performance and cost-effectiveness for your organization's cloud infrastructure. This certification pathway is critical for anyone looking to solidify their expertise in Microsoft's cloud platform. Through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical labs, participants will become adept at securing Azure resources, implementing virtual machines, configuring and managing storage accounts, setting up virtual networks, and implementing robust backup and disaster recovery solutions. The course also delves into managing Azure Active Directory, ensuring secure access and identity management within the cloud ecosystem. By the end of this program, you will possess a comprehensive skill set highly valued in today's cloud-centric IT landscape, preparing you not just for the certification exam but for real-world challenges. This professional certification from Microsoft validates your capability to perform the day-to-day administrative tasks of an Azure Administrator, significantly boosting your career prospects and opening doors to specialized roles within cloud computing.
Course Overview
The AZ-104T00-A: Microsoft Azure Administrator course teaches IT professionals how to manage Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer infrastructure, configure virtual networking, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and scale virtual machines, implement web apps and containers, back up and share data, and monitor solutions.
What You'll Learn
- Configure and manage virtual networks for Azure administrators
- Implement and manage storage solutions including blob, files, and disk storage
- Deploy and manage Azure compute resources including VMs, containers, and serverless
- Configure and manage identities using Microsoft Entra ID
- Implement Azure governance solutions including policies and RBAC
- Monitor resources using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and alerts
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for Azure Administrators who implement, manage, and monitor identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment. Responsibilities include provisioning, sizing, monitoring, and adjusting resources as appropriate.
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