This course runs for a duration of 4 days.
The class will run daily from 8 AM CT to 4 PM CT.
Class Location: Virtual LIVE Instructor Led - Virtual Live Classroom.
About This Course
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.
Who Should Attend:
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. Successful Azure Administrators start this role with experience in virtualization, networking, identity, and storage.
Use Azure Resource Manager
Understand Azure Resource Manager benefits
Understand Azure resource terminology
Set up resource groups
Set up Azure Resource Manager locks
Reorganize Azure resources
Remove resources and resource groups
Identify resource limits
Get Started with Azure Cloud Shell, Bash, and PowerShell
Introduction to Azure Cloud Shell
Understand how Azure Cloud Shell works
When should you use Azure Cloud Shell?
Introduction to Bash
Bash fundamentals
Bash commands and operators
Introduction to PowerShell
Locate commands
Deploy Resources with Azure Templates
Understand Azure Resource Manager template advantages
Examine the Azure Resource Manager template schema
Examine the Azure Resource Manager template parameters
Consider Bicep templates
Understand QuickStart templates
Manage Identity with Microsoft Entra ID
Examine Microsoft Entra ID
Distinguish between Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory Domain Services
Examine Microsoft Entra ID as a directory service for cloud apps
Distinguish between Microsoft Entra ID P1 and P2 plans
Examine Microsoft Entra Domain Services
Manage Users and Groups
Set up user accounts
Administer user accounts
Set up bulk user accounts
Set up group accounts
Set up administrative units
Manage Subscriptions and Cost Controls
Identify Azure regions
Deploy Azure subscriptions
Get started with an Azure subscription
Identify Azure subscription usage
Deploy Microsoft Cost Management
Apply and manage resource tagging
Apply and manage cost savings
Enforce Governance with Azure Policy
Set up management groups
Deploy Azure policies
Set up Azure policies
Set up policy definitions
Set up an initiative definition
Scope the initiative definition
Identify compliance
Control Access with Azure RBAC
Deploy role-based access control
Set up a role definition
Set up a role assignment
Distinguish between Azure roles and Microsoft Entra roles
Apply and manage role-based access control
Understand fundamental Azure RBAC roles
Manage Identities in Microsoft Entra ID
What are user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID?
Administer app and resource access using Microsoft Entra groups
Collaborate using guest accounts and Microsoft Entra B2B
Enable Password Self-Service
Introduction to self-service password reset in Microsoft Entra ID
Deploy Microsoft Entra self-service password reset
Design and Configure Virtual Networks
Plan virtual networks
Set up subnets
Set up virtual networks
Plan IP addressing
Set up public IP addressing
Associate public IP addresses
Allocate or assign private IP addresses
Secure Network Traffic with NSGs and Peering
Deploy network security groups
Identify network security group rules
Identify network security group effective rules
Set up network security group rules
Deploy application security groups
Integrate Networks with Peering and Routing
Identify Azure Virtual Network peering use cases
Identify gateway transit and connectivity options
Set up virtual network peering
Extend peering with user-defined routes and service chaining
Understand system routes
Identify user-defined routes
Identify service endpoint uses and supported services
Identify private link use cases
Distribute and Balance Traffic
Identify Azure Load Balancer use cases
Deploy a public load balancer
Deploy an internal load balancer
Identify load balancer SKUs
Create backend pools, health probes, and load balancing rules
Implement Azure Application Gateway
Determine Application Gateway routing
Configure Application Gateway components
Host and Route Domains
What is Azure DNS?
Configure Azure DNS to host your domain
Dynamically resolve resource names with alias records
Manage Storage Accounts and Services
Implement Azure Storage
Explore storage services and account types
Choose replication strategies
Secure storage endpoints and access
Use Azure Blob Storage
Implement Azure Blob Storage
Create blob containers
Assign blob access tiers
Add blob lifecycle management rules
Understand blob object replication
Upload blobs
Review Blob Storage pricing
Secure and Access Azure Storage
Review Azure Storage security strategies
Create shared access signatures (SAS)
Identify URI and SAS parameters
Understand Azure Storage encryption
Create customer-managed keys
Apply Azure Storage security best practices
Work with File Storage and Sync
Compare storage options for file shares and blobs
Manage Azure file shares and snapshots
Enable soft delete
Use Azure Storage Explorer
Deploy Azure File Sync
Provision Storage and Manage Data Access
Decide how many storage accounts you need
Choose account settings and creation tools
Use SAS to delegate storage access
Use stored access policies
Upload and Manage Data with Azure Storage Explorer
Connect Storage Explorer to a storage account
Connect to Azure Data Lake Storage
Deploy and Manage Virtual Machines
Understand cloud service responsibilities
Plan VMs (size, storage, networking)
Create and connect to VMs in the Azure portal
Ensure VM Availability
Plan for maintenance and downtime
Create availability sets and zones
Understand update and fault domains
Compare vertical and horizontal scaling
Implement and autoscale VM scale sets
Deploy and Manage Azure App Services
Implement and scale App Service plans
Understand pricing and autoscale features
Create and manage App Services
Deploy apps, configure slots, and enable CI/CD
Secure apps and use custom domains
Back up and restore apps
Use Application Insights for monitoring
Work with Azure Containers
Compare containers to VMs
Review and deploy Azure Container Instances
Implement container groups
Explore Azure Container Apps
Manage Infrastructure with Azure CLI
What is the Azure CLI?
Create and Configure Windows VMs
Create a Windows VM in Azure
Use RDP to connect
Configure network settings
Host Web Apps in Azure App Service
Create a web app in the portal
Prepare and deploy code to App Service
Back Up and Restore with Azure
What is Azure Backup?
How Azure Backup works
When to use Azure Backup
Protect VM data with snapshots
Set up Recovery Services vault
Back up and restore VMs
Enable soft delete
Implement Azure Site Recovery
Monitor and Analyze with Azure Monitor
Describe key capabilities and components
Define metrics, logs, and monitoring tiers
Understand activity log events and how to query them
Analyze Logs with Log Analytics
Determine use cases for Log Analytics
Create a workspace
Write and structure KQL queries
Use Network Watcher
Explore Network Watcher features
Review IP flow and next-hop diagnostics
Visualize network topology
Respond to Incidents with Azure Monitor Alerts
Understand metric, log, and activity log alerts
Use action groups and alert rules
Query and Monitor Azure Infrastructure
Analyze infrastructure with Monitor logs
Query logs to extract key information
Monitor VM metrics and event logs with VM Insights
Before attempting AZ-104, attendees should have taken or have equivalent knowledge and hands-on experience of Introduction to Microsoft Azure (AZ-900).
