Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ-104 guide exam help

Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) is the exam for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification. Microsoft updated the skills measured as of April 17, 2026, and states that candidates should have subject matter expertise implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization's Azure environment, including virtual networks, storage, compute, identity, security, and governance. Candidates should be familiar with operating systems, networking, servers, virtualization, PowerShell, Azure CLI, the Azure portal, ARM templates or Bicep files, and Microsoft Entra ID. Microsoft requires a score of 700 or greater to pass. The current skill areas are Manage Azure identities and governance (20-25%), Implement and manage storage (15-20%), Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20-25%), Implement and manage virtual networking (15-20%), and Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10-15%). Preparation should include hands-on work with Entra users and groups, RBAC, subscriptions, Azure Policy, storage accounts, Azure Files, Blob Storage, virtual machines, containers, App Service, virtual networks, NSGs, private endpoints, load balancing, Azure Monitor, Network Watcher, Azure Backup, and Azure Site Recovery.