- Introduction to Azure cloud services and deployment models.
- Azure management tools and interfaces.
- Understanding Azure resource groups and management groups.
- Core Azure concepts: regions, availability zones, and resource providers.
Microsoft Certification Training Course
Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Training Course AZ-104
Master Azure administration with Accumentum’s Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Training Course (AZ-104), an in-depth program tailored for IT professionals, system administrators, and those looking to manage cloud solutions.
Course focus: Managing Azure subscriptions, securing identities, administering infrastructure, configuring virtual networking, implementing storage, scaling virtual machines, monitoring resources, and security, compliance, and governance.
Course Overview
Administer, secure, and scale Azure solutions with confidence.
The Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Training Course (AZ-104) with Accumentum provides an in-depth introduction to Azure administration, tailored for IT professionals, system administrators, and those looking to manage cloud solutions. This course covers managing Azure subscriptions, securing identities, administering infrastructure, configuring virtual networking, connecting on-premises and cloud networks, managing network traffic, implementing storage solutions, creating and scaling virtual machines, implementing web apps, backing up and sharing data, and monitoring resources. It also emphasizes security, compliance, and governance, offering practical labs and scenarios to explore real-world Azure applications, identify opportunities for cloud solutions, understand design considerations, and recognize the strategic impact of cloud computing on business strategies, preparing participants for the AZ-104 exam to become a Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
Course Objectives
Course objectives for the Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Training Course (AZ-104).
01
Administer Azure Infrastructure
Gain a thorough understanding of managing Azure subscriptions, securing identities, and administering Azure infrastructure, including compute, storage, and networking services.
02
Configure Networking and Storage
Learn to configure virtual networking, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and scale virtual machines, deploy web apps, and handle data backup and sharing.
03
Secure and Govern Azure
Acquire skills in implementing Azure security measures, understanding compliance requirements, and managing governance to ensure secure, compliant, and efficient cloud operations.
04
Pass the AZ-104 Exam
Equip yourself with the knowledge and practical experience needed to pass the AZ-104 exam, achieving Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate status, and effectively leverage Azure for business innovation and strategic decision-making.
Who Should Attend
- IT Professionals looking to advance their skills in cloud management and administration specifically with Microsoft Azure.
- System Administrators who manage or wish to transition to managing cloud infrastructure, particularly those aiming to handle Azure services.
- Cloud Enthusiasts and Aspiring Cloud Architects interested in gaining a foundational certification in Azure to kickstart or enhance their career in cloud computing.
- Business and Technical Decision Makers responsible for evaluating, adopting, or overseeing Azure solutions within their organization, needing a deep dive into Azure administration.
Prerequisites
- Basic Understanding of Cloud Concepts: Familiarity with cloud computing principles, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
- General IT Experience: At least one year of experience in IT roles like system administration, network management, or IT support, with a focus on Windows and/or Linux environments.
- Fundamental Networking Knowledge: Knowledge of network configuration and management, including TCP/IP, DNS, virtual private networks (VPNs), and firewalls.
- Azure Exposure: Preferably, some prior experience with Azure services, though not mandatory. Beginners with a strong IT background can still benefit from the course.
Pathway Map
The AZ-104 training course follows the full Azure administration lifecycle.
The curriculum moves from Azure fundamentals and governance through identity, compute, networking, storage, data protection, monitoring, security and compliance, and hybrid migration.
Course Content
- Managing Azure subscriptions and accounts.
- Implementing Azure policies for governance.
- Role-based access control (RBAC) in Azure.
- Cost management and optimization strategies.
- Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) basics and user management.
- Configuring multi-factor authentication (MFA).
- Managing self-service password reset (SSPR).
- Conditional access policies for secure access.
- Virtual machines: creation, management, and scaling.
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for container orchestration.
- App Services for web applications.
- Automation with Azure Functions and Logic Apps.
- Virtual networks, subnets, and IP addressing.
- Network security groups and application security groups.
- Azure VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute for hybrid connectivity.
- Load balancers and traffic management.
- Implementing Blob, File, Queue, and Table storage.
- Managing Storage Accounts and access keys.
- Azure Disk Storage for VMs.
- Backup and recovery options using Azure Backup.
- Data encryption at rest and in transit.
- Azure Recovery Services vault for backups.
- Geo-redundancy and data replication strategies.
- Disaster recovery solutions with Azure Site Recovery.
- Azure Monitor for logs, metrics, and alerts.
- Application Insights for application performance monitoring.
- Log Analytics for querying and analyzing log data.
- Diagnostic settings for tracing and troubleshooting.
- Implementing Azure Security Center for threat protection.
- Compliance with Azure Policy and Blueprints.
- Identity protection and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
- Azure Sentinel for SIEM and security analytics.
- Azure Migrate for assessing and migrating workloads.
- Hybrid cloud scenarios with Azure Stack.
- Integration services like Azure Data Factory for ETL processes.
- Azure Arc for managing resources across on-premises and cloud environments.
Course Features
Course features of the Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Training Course (AZ-104).
Interactive Learning
Participate in training sessions, discussions, and hands-on labs with experienced instructors.
Practical Scenarios
Engage in real-world exercises and case studies to apply your knowledge.
Comprehensive Study Materials
Access extensive resources, including e-books, video lectures, and practice exams.
Certification Preparation
Receive guidance and tips to successfully pass the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification exam (AZ-104).
Certification Exam
Prepare for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate exam (AZ-104).
AZ-104 Exam Readiness
Accumentum’s AZ-104 Training Course prepares learners to manage Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer infrastructure, and apply security and compliance best practices.
Upon completing the Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Training Course (AZ-104) with Accumentum, you will be fully prepared to take the AZ-104 exam. This certification validates your foundational knowledge of Azure administration, including managing Azure subscriptions, securing identities, and overseeing infrastructure. It demonstrates your capability to implement and manage Azure solutions, apply security and compliance best practices, and effectively utilize Microsoft’s tools for cloud deployment and management. Achieving the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification will significantly enhance your career trajectory, positioning you for roles that require strategic insight into cloud infrastructure and leadership in managing Azure technologies for operational excellence.
Skills Measured
Every AZ-104 skill Microsoft publishes.
Microsoft lists the skills measured for Exam AZ-104 as of April 17, 2026. Here are all 5 domains, 15 skill groups and 82 tasks in Microsoft's own wording. Our course maps a lesson or lab to each one.
Manage Microsoft Entra users and groups
Part of Manage Azure identities and governance (20 to 25%)
- Create users and groups
- Manage user and group properties
- Manage licenses in Microsoft Entra ID
- Manage external users
- Configure self-service password reset (SSPR)
Manage access to Azure resources
Part of Manage Azure identities and governance (20 to 25%)
- Manage built-in Azure roles
- Assign roles at different scopes
- Interpret access assignments
Manage Azure subscriptions and governance
Part of Manage Azure identities and governance (20 to 25%)
- Implement and manage Azure Policy
- Configure resource locks
- Apply and manage tags on resources
- Manage resource groups
- Manage subscriptions
- Manage costs by using alerts, budgets, and Azure Advisor recommendations
- Configure management groups
Configure access to storage
Part of Implement and manage storage (15 to 20%)
- Configure Azure Storage firewalls and virtual networks
- Create and use shared access signature (SAS) tokens
- Configure stored access policies
- Manage access keys
- Configure identity-based access for Azure Files
Configure and manage storage accounts
Part of Implement and manage storage (15 to 20%)
- Create and configure storage accounts
- Configure Azure Storage redundancy
- Configure object replication
- Configure storage account encryption
- Manage data by using Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy
Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage
Part of Implement and manage storage (15 to 20%)
- Create and configure a file share in Azure Files
- Create and configure a container in Azure Blob Storage
- Configure storage tiers
- Configure soft delete for blobs and containers
- Configure snapshots and soft delete for Azure Files
- Configure blob lifecycle management
- Configure blob versioning
Automate deployment of resources by using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates or Bicep files
Part of Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20 to 25%)
- Interpret an Azure Resource Manager template or a Bicep file
- Modify an existing Azure Resource Manager template
- Modify an existing Bicep file
- Deploy resources by using an Azure Resource Manager template or a Bicep file
- Export a deployment as an Azure Resource Manager template or convert an Azure Resource Manager template to a Bicep file
Create and configure virtual machines
Part of Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20 to 25%)
- Create a virtual machine
- Configure encryption at host for Azure virtual machines
- Move a virtual machine to another resource group, subscription, or region
- Manage virtual machine sizes
- Manage virtual machine disks
- Deploy virtual machines to availability zones and availability sets
- Deploy and configure an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Provision and manage containers in the Azure portal
Part of Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20 to 25%)
- Create and manage an Azure Container Registry
- Provision a container by using Azure Container Instances
- Provision a container by using Azure Container Apps
- Manage sizing and scaling for containers, including Azure Container Instances and Azure Container Apps
Create and configure Azure App Service
Part of Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20 to 25%)
- Provision an App Service plan
- Configure scaling for an App Service plan
- Create an App Service
- Configure certificates and Transport Layer Security (TLS) for an App Service
- Map an existing custom DNS name to an App Service
- Configure backup for an App Service
- Configure networking settings for an App Service
- Configure deployment slots for an App Service
Configure and manage virtual networks in Azure
Part of Implement and manage virtual networking (15 to 20%)
- Create and configure virtual networks and subnets
- Create and configure virtual network peering
- Configure public IP addresses
- Configure user-defined routes
- Troubleshoot network connectivity
Configure secure access to virtual networks
Part of Implement and manage virtual networking (15 to 20%)
- Create and configure network security groups (NSGs) and application security groups
- Evaluate effective security rules in NSGs
- Implement Azure Bastion
- Configure service endpoints for Azure platform as a service (PaaS)
- Configure private endpoints for Azure PaaS
Configure name resolution and load balancing
Part of Implement and manage virtual networking (15 to 20%)
- Configure Azure DNS
- Configure an internal or public load balancer
- Troubleshoot load balancing
Monitor resources in Azure
Part of Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10 to 15%)
- Interpret metrics in Azure Monitor
- Configure log settings in Azure Monitor
- Query and analyze logs in Azure Monitor
- Set up alert rules, action groups, and alert processing rules in Azure Monitor
- Configure and interpret monitoring of virtual machines, storage accounts, and networks by using Azure Monitor Insights
- Use Azure Network Watcher and Connection monitor
Implement backup and recovery
Part of Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10 to 15%)
- Create a Recovery Services vault
- Create an Azure Backup vault
- Create and configure a backup policy
- Perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup
- Configure Azure Site Recovery for Azure resources
- Perform a failover to a secondary region by using Site Recovery
- Configure and interpret reports and alerts for backups
Study Plan
Turning the AZ-104 outline into a plan.
We open with identities and governance. Microsoft Entra users and groups, role based access control, Azure Policy and resource locks shape every other task on the exam, so we set them up first in a real subscription.
Compute carries the most weight at 20 to 25 percent, alongside identity. We build virtual machines from ARM templates and Bicep files, run containers and App Service, and practice scaling and availability options until the choices feel obvious.
Storage and networking come next. You configure storage accounts, redundancy and access, then peer virtual networks, set up network security groups and troubleshoot name resolution and connectivity.
We finish with monitoring and maintenance, including Azure Monitor, alerts, Backup and Site Recovery. The last week is a full review of the skills outline, the labs you want to repeat, and a pass through the exam sandbox.
Exam Policies
Scoring, renewal and test day for AZ-104.
AZ-104 leads to Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate. Microsoft requires a score of 700 or greater to pass.
Microsoft notes that the bullets under each skill show how a skill is assessed, and related topics may also be covered. Most questions cover features that are generally available, but the exam can include Preview features if they are commonly used.
Before test day you can try the exam sandbox to see the exam interface. If you use assistive devices or need extra time, Microsoft lets you request an accommodation. If the exam is not offered in your preferred language, you can request an extra 30 minutes.
Microsoft associate certifications expire annually. You renew by passing a free online assessment on Microsoft Learn, and we show you how to keep AZ-104 current.
Career Outlook
Where AZ-104 can take you.
AZ-104 is the credential most Azure job posts ask for when the work is hands on. Common titles include Azure administrator, cloud administrator, cloud support engineer, systems administrator and cloud operations engineer. The work covers identities and governance, storage, virtual machines and containers, virtual networks, and the monitoring and backup that keep it all running.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the median annual wage for network and computer systems administrators was $99,130 in May 2025. A median is the midpoint, so half earned more and half earned less, and your own pay will depend on location, experience and employer. Source: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Funding and PathPay
Ways to pay for AZ-104 training.
Accumentum is an Army CA and Air Force COOL Approved Vendor. If you're serving, start with your education center and read our Army CA and Air Force COOL pages for the steps. We'll help you line up the course with your request.
Paying on your own? AZ-104 prep is eligible for PathPay, our monthly payment plan. Terms of 3, 4 and 6 months carry no added fee. 9, 12 and 18 month terms add 5%, 10% and 15%. Course access opens when your first payment clears.
Our funding page has every other option, and you can always talk with us or email info@accumentum.net before you enroll.
Frequently Asked Questions
Understand how Accumentum’s Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Training Course (AZ-104) supports certification readiness, course delivery, and career advancement.
The Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification, earned by passing exam AZ-104, validates your knowledge of Azure administration, including managing Azure subscriptions, securing identities, and overseeing infrastructure. Accumentum’s training course provides an in-depth introduction to Azure administration with practical labs and scenarios that explore real-world Azure applications.
The course is tailored for IT professionals looking to advance their skills in cloud management and administration with Microsoft Azure, system administrators who manage or wish to transition to managing cloud infrastructure, cloud enthusiasts and aspiring cloud architects, and business and technical decision makers responsible for evaluating, adopting, or overseeing Azure solutions.
Recommended prerequisites include a basic understanding of cloud concepts (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS), at least one year of general IT experience in roles like system administration, network management, or IT support with a focus on Windows and/or Linux environments, fundamental networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, and firewalls), and preferably some prior Azure exposure, though beginners with a strong IT background can still benefit.
The curriculum spans ten modules: Azure Fundamentals, Azure Subscriptions and Governance, Identity and Access Management, Azure Compute Services, Azure Networking, Azure Storage Services, Data Protection and Recovery, Monitoring and Diagnostics, Security, Compliance, and Governance, and Migration and Hybrid Integration.
Yes. A dedicated module covers Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) basics and user management, configuring multi-factor authentication (MFA), managing self-service password reset (SSPR), and conditional access policies for secure access.
Yes. The networking module covers virtual networks, subnets, and IP addressing, network security groups and application security groups, Azure VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute for hybrid connectivity, and load balancers and traffic management, while the storage module covers Blob, File, Queue, and Table storage, storage accounts and access keys, Azure Disk Storage, and Azure Backup.
The course emphasizes security, compliance, and governance throughout, with modules covering Azure policies and RBAC, Azure Security Center for threat protection, compliance with Azure Policy and Blueprints, identity protection and Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Azure Sentinel for SIEM and security analytics.
The course features interactive learning with training sessions, discussions, and hands-on labs led by experienced instructors, plus practical scenarios where you engage in real-world exercises and case studies to apply your knowledge.
Achieving the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification will significantly enhance your career trajectory, positioning you for roles that require strategic insight into cloud infrastructure and leadership in managing Azure technologies for operational excellence.
Enroll in the Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Training Course (AZ-104) with Accumentum to enhance your cloud administration skills and earn a prestigious certification. For comprehensive details and to reserve your place, visit Accumentum’s registration page linked below.
Microsoft requires a score of 700 or greater to pass.
Microsoft lists these domains:
- Manage Azure identities and governance, 20 to 25%
- Implement and manage storage, 15 to 20%
- Deploy and manage Azure compute resources, 20 to 25%
- Implement and manage virtual networking, 15 to 20%
- Monitor and maintain Azure resources, 10 to 15%
Manage Azure identities and governance is the largest at 20 to 25%. We give it the most lab time.
Microsoft lists 82 tasks across 15 skill groups as of April 17, 2026. Our course covers all of them.
Microsoft associate certifications expire annually. You renew by passing a free online assessment on Microsoft Learn, and we show you how to keep AZ-104 current.
Yes. Microsoft offers an exam sandbox that shows you the exam interface and question types.
Accumentum is an Army CA and Air Force COOL Approved Vendor. Start with your education center, and we'll help you with the rest.
Microsoft says most questions cover generally available features, but Preview features can appear if they are commonly used.
Yes. AZ-104 prep is eligible for PathPay. Terms of 3, 4 and 6 months add no fee, and longer terms add 5% to 15%.
Enrollment
Enroll in the Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Training Course (AZ-104).
Enroll in the Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Training Course (AZ-104) with Accumentum to enhance your cloud administration skills and earn a prestigious certification. This course is your gateway to becoming a Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate. For comprehensive details and to reserve your place, visit Accumentum’s registration page linked below.
Advance your cloud career with AZ-104 Azure administration training.
Prepare for the AZ-104 exam, build hands-on Azure administration skills, and learn to manage subscriptions, identities, networking, storage, and governance with confidence.