Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

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Passed

Today I took and passed AZ-104 obtaining the Azure Administrator Associate accreditation.

Renewed

Update 2024-03-31: I have recently renewed this certification, extending my accreditation until 2025-06-27.

Exam AZ-104

Candidates for the Azure Administrator Associate certification should have subject matter expertise in implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment, including virtual networks, storage, compute, identity, security, and governance.

An Azure administrator often serves as part of a larger team dedicated to implementing an organization’s cloud infrastructure. Azure administrators also coordinate with other roles to deliver Azure networking, security, database, application development, and DevOps solutions.

Candidates for this certification should be familiar with operating systems, networking, servers, and virtualization. In addition, professionals in this role should have experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, the Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates), and Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra.

Skills measured

  • Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)
  • Implement and manage storage (15–20%)
  • Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)
  • Configure and manage virtual networking (20-25%)
  • Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%)

Earning Azure Administrator Associate certification validates the skills and knowledge to implement, manage, and monitor an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment. Candidates have a deep understanding of each implementing, managing, and monitoring identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment, plus provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources, when needed.

Links

  • You can view the latest details on the certification here.
  • You can view the latest details of the exam here here.
  • You can view my certificate here.

My certification profiles

  • You can find a complete list of my certifications here.
  • More details on my Microsoft Certifications can be found on my Microsoft Learn profile.

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