Course Overview
The Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) Training at TechHub is designed to help you build practical, job-ready skills for managing cloud infrastructure with Microsoft Azure.
You will start with the basics of cloud computing and Azure and gradually move into real administration tasks. You will learn how to create and manage virtual machines, configure networks, manage Azure Storage, secure cloud resources, control user access, monitor Azure services, and troubleshoot common problems.
The course includes practical work with the Azure Portal, Azure CLI, PowerShell, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Load Balancers, Application Gateway, App Service, Azure Monitor, Backup, and other important Azure services.
You will also learn automation and infrastructure management using ARM templates and Bicep concepts, along with practical cloud networking, security, migration, and container topics.
The training is designed in a simple and practical way, making it suitable for students, system administrators, network engineers, IT professionals, developers, and people moving into cloud careers.
What You'll Learn
- Azure subscriptions, resource groups and portal
- Identity, Microsoft Entra ID and RBAC
- Virtual machines and compute resources
- Storage accounts, blobs, files and disks
- Virtual networks, subnets and network security
- Azure Monitor, alerts and backup
- Governance, policies and resource management
- Troubleshooting and AZ-104 exam practice
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand cloud computing and Microsoft Azure fundamentals.
- Create and manage Azure subscriptions and resource groups.
- Understand Azure regions, availability zones, and availability sets.
- Deploy and manage Azure Virtual Machines.
- Manage VM disks, images, snapshots, and backups.
- Configure public and private IP addresses.
- Create and manage Azure Virtual Networks and subnets.
- Configure DNS, VNet peering, and network connectivity.
- Configure Network Security Groups and firewall rules.
- Understand Azure Storage accounts.
- Manage Azure Blob Storage and Azure Files.
- Configure storage security, replication, snapshots, and data protection.
- Manage Microsoft Entra ID users and groups.
- Configure Azure RBAC and role assignments.
- Manage Azure policies, tags, locks, and governance.
- Deploy and manage Azure App Services.
- Configure load balancing and application gateways.
- Understand VM Scale Sets and autoscaling.
- Use Azure CLI and PowerShell for administration.
- Understand ARM templates and Bicep.
- Monitor Azure resources using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
- Configure backup and understand disaster recovery concepts.
- Understand Azure migration concepts.
- Work with containers and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Troubleshoot common Azure infrastructure problems.
- Prepare for the Microsoft AZ-104 certification exam.
Course Curriculum
Structured learning from fundamentals to advanced administration
- Introduction to cloud computing
- What is Microsoft Azure?
- Cloud service models
- IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
- Public, private, and hybrid cloud
- Azure global infrastructure
- Azure regions
- Availability Zones
- Availability Sets
- Azure subscriptions
- Azure accounts
- Azure pricing and billing basics
- Azure Portal introduction
- Azure Cloud Shell
- Azure Resource Manager
- Resource groups
- Azure subscriptions
- Management groups
- Resource tags
- Resource locks
- Azure Policy
- Azure governance
- Azure budgets and cost alerts
- Azure Advisor
- Managing resources through the Azure Portal
- Azure Virtual Machines
- VM sizes
- VM images
- Windows and Linux VMs
- Creating and configuring VMs
- Public and private IP addresses
- Network interfaces
- VM disks
- Managed disks
- Disk snapshots
- VM images
- VM backup
- VM availability
- VM Scale Sets
- Spot Virtual Machines
- VM troubleshooting
- Networking fundamentals
- IP addressing
- CIDR and subnetting
- Azure Virtual Network (VNet)
- Subnets
- Network interfaces
- Public IP addresses
- Private IP addresses
- Route tables
- User-defined routes
- VNet peering
- Hub-and-spoke network architecture
- Azure DNS
- Private DNS
- Service endpoints
- Private endpoints
- Azure Bastion
- Network troubleshooting
- Network Security Groups (NSGs)
- Inbound rules
- Outbound rules
- NSGs with subnets
- NSGs with network interfaces
- Application Security Groups
- Azure Firewall
- Azure DDoS protection concepts
- Secure network design
- Troubleshooting network access
- Azure Storage overview
- Storage accounts
- Storage account types
- Storage redundancy
- Azure Blob Storage
- Containers
- Blob access tiers
- Blob versioning
- Blob snapshots
- Soft delete
- Lifecycle management
- Azure Files
- File shares
- File snapshots
- Storage security
- Shared Access Signatures (SAS)
- Access keys
- Azure Storage Explorer
- AzCopy
- Introduction to Microsoft Entra ID
- Tenants
- Users
- Groups
- Guest users
- User licenses
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Microsoft Entra roles
- Azure RBAC
- Role assignments
- Scope of permissions
- Service principals
- Managed identities
- Conditional access concepts
- Identity security
- Introduction to Azure App Service
- App Service Plans
- Creating Web Apps
- Deploying applications
- Configuration settings
- Environment variables
- Custom domains
- TLS/SSL certificates
- Deployment slots
- Application backups
- Scaling App Services
- Connecting applications to databases
- Git-based deployment
- App Service troubleshooting
- Load balancing concepts
- Azure Load Balancer
- Public Load Balancer
- Internal Load Balancer
- Backend pools
- Health probes
- Load-balancing rules
- NAT rules
- VM Scale Sets with Load Balancer
- Azure Application Gateway
- Routing rules
- Path-based routing
- TLS termination
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Azure CLI fundamentals
- Azure Cloud Shell
- Managing Azure resources with CLI
- Azure PowerShell basics
- Automation concepts
- Azure Resource Manager
- ARM templates
- Understanding JSON templates
- Introduction to Bicep
- Infrastructure as Code concepts
- Deploying resources through templates
- Managing repeatable cloud deployments
- Containers overview
- Containers vs Virtual Machines
- Azure Container services
- Azure Container Instances
- Azure Kubernetes Service
- Creating an AKS cluster
- Deploying a container application
- Kubernetes Services
- Exposing applications
- Load Balancer services
- AKS scaling concepts
- AKS monitoring
- AKS security and maintenance
- Azure Monitor
- Metrics
- Alerts
- Activity Logs
- Diagnostic settings
- Log Analytics Workspace
- Azure Monitor Insights
- VM monitoring
- Resource monitoring
- Application monitoring
- Querying logs
- Azure dashboards
- Identifying performance problems
- Troubleshooting Azure resources
- Azure Backup
- Recovery Services Vault
- VM backup
- Backup policies
- Restore operations
- Site Recovery concepts
- Disaster recovery
- Business continuity
- Azure migration concepts
- Migrating on-premises workloads
- VMware migration concepts
- Planning cloud migration
- Real-world Azure administration scenarios
- Resource management exercises
- Compute administration labs
- Networking labs
- Storage labs
- Identity and security labs
- Monitoring and troubleshooting labs
- Azure CLI practice
- PowerShell practice
- Scenario-based exercises
- Practice assessments
- AZ-104 exam preparation
- Exam time management
- Final hands-on practice
You do not need advanced Azure experience to start this course.
The following knowledge is recommended:
- Basic computer and IT knowledge.
- Basic networking concepts.
- Understanding of IP addresses and subnets.
- Basic knowledge of DNS and network services.
- Basic Linux or Windows administration.
- Basic understanding of servers and virtualization.
- Basic command-line knowledge is helpful.
- Previous Azure experience is helpful but not required.
- Basic PowerShell or Azure CLI knowledge is helpful.
- CCNA-level networking knowledge can be useful but is not mandatory.
- Learn Azure through practical administration tasks.
- Build skills that are useful in real cloud environments.
- Learn how to manage Azure Virtual Machines, storage, networking, and identities.
- Practice Azure Portal, CLI, and PowerShell.
- Understand cloud security and access management.
- Learn how to monitor and troubleshoot Azure resources.
- Gain practical experience with Azure networking.
- Learn automation and Infrastructure as Code concepts.
- Understand containers and Azure Kubernetes Service.
- Prepare for the AZ-104 certification exam.
- Build a strong foundation for DevOps and cloud engineering.
- Create a pathway toward advanced Azure and cloud careers.
This course is suitable for:
- IT students
- Computer Science students
- Fresh IT graduates
- Linux System Administrators
- Windows System Administrators
- Network Engineers
- System Engineers
- IT Support Professionals
- Cloud Support Engineers
- Cloud Administrators
- DevOps Engineers
- Infrastructure Engineers
- Software Developers
- Database Administrators
- Virtualization professionals
- IT professionals moving into cloud computing
- Professionals preparing for AZ-104
After developing practical Azure skills, you can work toward roles such as:
- Azure Administrator
- Azure Cloud Administrator
- Cloud Engineer
- Azure Cloud Engineer
- Cloud Support Engineer
- Infrastructure Engineer
- System Administrator
- Cloud Systems Administrator
- DevOps Engineer
- Junior DevOps Engineer
- Cloud Operations Engineer
- Site Reliability Engineer
- Azure Infrastructure Engineer
- Cloud Consultant
- Cloud Security Administrator
With additional experience and certifications, you can progress toward roles such as Cloud Architect, Senior Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Cloud Solutions Architect.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Certification | Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate |
| Exam | AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator |
| Exam Code | AZ-104 |
| Level | Associate |
| Provider | Microsoft |
| Exam Type | Role-based certification exam |
| Passing Score | 700 / 1000 |
| Exam Duration | 100 minutes |
| Question Count | Typically varies; Microsoft states most certification exams contain 40–60 questions |
| Exam Delivery | Online proctored or approved testing options |
| Main Skills | Identity & Governance, Storage, Compute, Networking, Monitoring |
| Certification Renewal | Microsoft role-based certifications require annual renewal |
Microsoft's current AZ-104 skills are organized into five major areas: 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%).
Our Learning Methodology
A structured approach to building practical skills
Learn
Understand the concept through expert-led instruction
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Follow guided exercises to reinforce learning
Build
Complete practical labs in real environments
Validate
Take quizzes and exam simulations to test your skills
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Experienced technology professional with real-world expertise
TechHub Instructor
A certified professional with extensive experience in the field. Passionate about helping students build practical skills that lead to rewarding careers.
Prepare For Your Certification With Confidence
Comprehensive exam preparation for industry-recognized certifications
AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
- Exam Code: AZ-104
- Format: Online proctored or approved testing options
- Duration: 100 minutes
- Passing Score: 700 / 1000
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