Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

Course Overview

This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage their Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer the 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 your solution.

Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

Module 1: Identity

• Azure Active Directory
• Users and Groups

Lab : Manage Azure Active Directory Identities

• Secure and manage identities with Azure Active Directory.
• Implement and manage users and groups.

Module 2: Governance and Compliance

• Subscriptions and Accounts
• Azure Policy
• Role-based Access Control (RBAC)

Lab : Manage Subscriptions and RBACLab : Manage Governance via Azure Policy

• Implement and manage Azure subscriptions and accounts.
• Implement Azure Policy, including custom policies.
• Use RBAC to assign permissions.

Module 3: Azure Administration

• Azure Resource Manager
• Azure Portal and Cloud Shell
• Azure PowerShell and CLI
• ARM Templates

Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using the Azure Portal

• Leverage Azure Resource Manager to organize resources.
• Use the Azure Portal and Cloud Shell.
• Use Azure PowerShell and CLI.
• Use ARM Templates to deploy resources.

Module 4: Virtual Networking

• Virtual Networks
• IP Addressing
• Network Security groups
• Azure Firewall
• Azure DNS

Lab : Implement Virtual Networking

• Implement virtual networks and subnets.
• Configure public and private IP addressing.
• Configure network security groups.
• Configure Azure Firewall.
• Configure private and public DNS zones.

Module 5: Intersite Connectivity

• VNet Peering
• VPN Gateway Connections
• ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN

Lab : Implement Intersite Connectivity

• Configure VNet Peering.
• Configure VPN gateways.
• Choose the appropriate intersite connectivity solution.

Module 6: Network Traffic Management

• Network Routing and Endpoints
• Azure Load Balancer
• Azure Application Gateway

Lab : Implement Traffic Management

• Configure network routing including custom routes and service endpoints.
• Configure an Azure Load Balancer.
• Configure and Azure Application Gateway.

Module 7: Azure Storage

• Storage Accounts
• Blob Storage
• Storage Security
• Azure Files and File Sync
• Managing Storage

Lab : Manage Azure storage

• Create Azure storage accounts.
• Configure blob containers.
• Secure Azure storage.
• Configure Azure files shares and file sync.
• Manage storage with tools such as Storage Explorer.

Module 8: Azure Virtual Machines

• Virtual Machine Planning
• Creating Virtual Machines
• Virtual Machine Availability
• Virtual Machine Extensions

Lab : Manage virtual machines

• Plan for virtual machine implementations.
• Create virtual machines.
• Configure virtual machine availability, including scale sets.
• Use virtual machine extensions.

Module 9: Serverless Computing

• Azure App Service Plans
• Azure App Service
• Container Services
• Azure Kubernetes Service

Lab : Implement Web AppsLab : Implement Azure Container InstancesLab : Implement Azure Kubernetes Service

• Create an app service plan.
• Create a web app.
• Implement Azure Container Instances.
• Implement Azure Kubernetes Service.

Module 10: Data Protection

• File and Folder Backups
• Virtual Machine Backups

Lab : Implement Data Protection

• Backup and restore file and folders.
• Backup and restore virtual machines.

Module 11: Monitoring

• Azure Monitor
• Azure Alerts
• Log Analytics
• Network Watcher

Lab : Implement Monitoring

• Use Azure Monitor.
• Create Azure alerts.
• Query using Log Analytics.
• Use Network Watcher.