Description

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Prepare for Microsoft Exam AZ-104 and demonstrate your real-world mastery and knowledge of Microsoft Azure administration. Designed for working Azure administrators, this Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:

• Manage Azure identities and governance
• Implement and manage storage
• Deploy and manage Azure compute resources
• Implement and manage virtual networking
• Monitor and maintain Azure resources

This Microsoft Exam Ref:

• Organizes its coverage by the Skills Measured list published for the exam
• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you
• Assumes you want to validate and demonstrate your command of managing Microsoft Azure cloud environments

About the Exam

Exam AZ-104 focuses on knowledge needed to manage Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, subscriptions, and governance; manage storage accounts and Azure Storage data; configure Azure files and blob storage; configure VMs for high availability and scalability; automate VM deployment and configuration; create and configure VMs, containers, and Web Apps; implement, manage, secure, monitor, and troubleshoot virtual networking; configure name resolution and load balancing; integrate on-premises networks; monitor resources with Azure Monitor; implement backup and recovery.

About Microsoft Certification

Passing this exam fulfills your requirements for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate credential, demonstrating your readiness to implement, manage, and monitor identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment, and to provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources as appropriate.

See full details at: microsoft.com/learn

About the Author

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Charles Pluta is a technical consultant and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) who has authored several certification exams, lab guides, and learner guides for various technology vendors. As a technical consultant, Charles has assisted small, medium, and large organizations by deploying and maintaining their IT infrastructure. He is also a speaker, a staff member, or a trainer at several large annual industry conferences. Charles has a degree in Computer Networking and holds over 15 industry certifications. He makes a point to leave the United States to travel to a different country every year. When not working or traveling, he plays pool in Augusta, Georgia.