The Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) is one of the most recognised cloud credentials in the industry. This Specialization gives you a structured, hands-on path to earn it — covering every exam domain through practical Azure administration work, not just theory. Across four courses, you’ll build real Azure skills in sequence. You’ll start with identity and governance: Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Azure Policy, and infrastructure automation with ARM Templates and Bicep. You’ll then build Azure networking — VNETs, NSGs, VPN Gateways, Load Balancer, and Application Gateway.
The third course covers storage redundancy and access controls, VM deployment and scale sets, and PaaS hosting with App Service and container options. The final course covers Day 2 operations — Azure Backup, Site Recovery, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics with KQL, and Alerts — and closes with mock exams that test readiness across all AZ-104 exam domains. Every module includes role play scenarios that place you in real Azure administration situations, building the independent problem-solving ability the exam tests. Who this is for: IT professionals transitioning to cloud, junior systems administrators, and cloud engineers preparing for the AZ-104 exam.
