AZ-104 - Microsoft Azure Administrator

Overview

Duration: 4 days

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.

Objectives

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Secure and manage identities with Azure Active Directory.
Implement and manage users and groups.
Implement and manage Azure subscriptions and accounts.
Implement Azure Policy, including custom policies.
Use RBAC to assign permissions.
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.
Implement virtual networks and subnets.
Configure public and private IP addressing.
Configure network security groups.
Configure Azure Firewall.
Configure private and public DNS zones.
Configure VNet Peering.
Configure VPN gateways.
Choose the appropriate intersite connectivity solution.
Configure network routing including custom routes and service endpoints.
Configure an Azure Load Balancer.
Configure and Azure Application Gateway.
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.
Plan for virtual machine implementations.
Create virtual machines.
Configure virtual machine availability, including scale sets.
Use virtual machine extensions.
Create an app service plan.
Create a web app.
Implement Azure Container Instances.
Implement Azure Kubernetes Service.
Backup and restore file and folders.
Backup and restore virtual machines.
Use Azure Monitor.
Create Azure alerts.
Query using Log Analytics.
Use Network Watcher.

Content

Module 1: Identity

In this module, you will learn how to secure identities with Azure Active Directory, and implement users and groups.

Lessons

Azure Active Directory
Users and Groups

Lab : Manage Azure Active Directory Identities

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Module 2: Governance and Compliance

In this module, you will learn about managing your subscriptions and accounts, implementing Azure policies, and using Role-Based Access Control.

Lessons

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

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

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Module 3: Azure Administration

In this module, you will learn about the tools an Azure Administrator uses to manage their infrastructure. This includes the Azure Portal, Cloud Shell, Azure PowerShell, CLI, and Resource Manager Templates. This module includes:

Lessons

Azure Resource Manager
Azure Administrator Tools
ARM Templates

Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using ARM Templates
Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using Azure PowerShell (optional)
Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using Azure CLI (optional)
Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using the Azure Portal

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

In this module, you will learn about basic virtual networking concepts like virtual networks and subnetting, IP addressing, network security groups, Azure Firewall, and Azure DNS.

Lessons

Virtual Networks
Network Security groups
Azure Firewall
Azure DNS

Lab : Implement Virtual Networking

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Module 5: Intersite Connectivity

In this module, you will learn about intersite connectivity features including VNet Peering, Virtual Network Gateways, and Site-to-Site Connections.

Lessons

VNet Peering
VPN Gateway Connections
ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN

Lab : Implement Intersite Connectivity

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Module 6: Network Traffic Management

In this module, you will learn about network traffic strategies including network routing and service endpoints, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure Application Gateway.

Lessons

Network Routing and Endpoints
Azure Load Balancer
Azure Application Gateway

Lab : Implement Traffic Management

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Module 7: Azure Storage

In this module, you will learn about basic storage features including storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files and File Sync, storage security, and storage tools.

Lessons

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

Lab : Manage Azure storage

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

In this module, you will learn about Azure virtual machines including planning, creating, availability and extensions.

Lessons

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

Lab : Manage virtual machines

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Module 9: Serverless Computing

In this module, you will learn how to administer serverless computing features like Azure App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes.

Lessons

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

Lab : Implement Web Apps
Lab : Implement Azure Kubernetes Service
Lab : Implement Azure Container Instances

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Module 10: Data Protection

In this module, you will learn about backing up files and folders, and virtual machine backups.

Lessons

File and Folder Backups
Virtual Machine Backups

Lab : Implement Data Protection

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Module 11: Monitoring

In this module, you will learn about monitoring your Azure infrastructure including Azure Monitor, alerting, and log analytics.

Lessons

Azure Monitor
Azure Alerts
Log Analytics
Network Watcher

Lab : Implement Monitoring

After completing this module, students will be able to:

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

Audience

This course is for Azure Administrators. The Azure Administrator implements, manages, and monitors identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment. The Azure Administrator will provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources as appropriate.

This Microsoft Official Course also prepares you for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification exam

The AZ-104 exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: manage Azure identities and governance; implement and manage storage; deploy and manage Azure compute resources; configure and manage virtual networking; and monitor and back up Azure resources.

Prerequisites

Successful Azure Administrators start this role with experience in virtualization, networking, identity, and storage.

Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking,and virtual hard disks.
Understanding of network configurations, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including users, groups, and role-based access control.
Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.

Prerequisite courses (or equivalent knowledge and hands-on experience):

This free online training will give you the experience you need to be successful in this course.

Azure Fundamentals part 1: Describe core Azure concepts - Learn | Microsoft Docs
Azure Fundamentals part 2: Describe core Azure services - Learn | Microsoft Docs
Azure Fundamentals part 3: Describe core solutions and management tools on Azure - Learn | Microsoft Docs
Azure Fundamentals part 4: Describe general security and network security features - Learn | Microsoft Docs
Azure Fundamentals part 5: Describe identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
Azure Fundamentals part 6: Describe Azure cost management and service level agreements
AZ-104: Prerequisites for Azure administrators - Learn | Microsoft Docs