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Microsoft Certified Azure Administration Associate

About the course

Exam Prefix

AZ-104

Level

Associate

Length

60 minutes to complete the exam

Format

40-60 questions, multiple-choice and multi-select questions

Passing Score

700 / 1000

Candidates for the Azure Administrator Associate certification should have subject matter expertise implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment.


Responsibilities for this role include implementing, managing, and monitoring identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment, plus provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources, when needed.


An Azure administrator often serves as part of a larger team dedicated to implementing an organization's cloud infrastructure.


A candidate for this certification should have at least six months of hands-on experience administering Azure, along with a strong understanding of core Azure services, Azure workloads, security, and governance. In addition, this role should have experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure portal, and Azure Resource Manager templates.

What you will learn

Skills measured

  • Manage Azure identities and governance

  • Implement and manage storage

  • Deploy and manage Azure compute resources

  • Configure and manage virtual networking

  • Monitor and back up Azure resources

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Average salary for Azure Administration professionals

£43,000.00+

The average azure administration salary in the United Kingdom is £43,000 per year or £22.05 per hour. Entry level positions start at £40,000 per year while most experienced workers make up to £75,000 per year.

Job Roles

  • Systems Administration

  • Azure Administration

  • Cloud Engineer

  • Infrastructure Engineer

Related Exams

Exam skills outline

Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator

Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment.


Responsibilities for this role include implementing, managing, and monitoring identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment, plus provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources, when needed.


An Azure administrator often serves as part of a larger team dedicated to implementing an organization's cloud infrastructure.


A candidate for this exam should have at least six months of hands-on experience administering Azure, along with a strong understanding of core Azure services, Azure workloads, security, and governance. In addition, this role should have experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure portal, and Azure Resource Manager templates


  • The content of this exam was updated on September 24, 2021. Please download the exam skills outline below to see what changed.

  • 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 (25-30%)

  • Monitor and back up Azure resources (10-15%)

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