A Udemy course preparing you for the AZ-104 Azure Administrator exam — managing Azure identities, storage, networking and compute. It is a step up from the fundamentals, aimed at people with some cloud experience. It is exam prep; the certification comes from passing Microsoft's separate AZ-104 exam.
Good for: People with some Azure or IT experience preparing for the AZ-104 exam.
Less suitable if: You are new to cloud, or you do not plan to sit the exam.
Skills you'll gain
Microsoft AzureAzure administrationIdentityStorageNetworkingCompute
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You have some Azure or IT background
You are targeting AZ-104
You want structured prep
Consider something else if you…
You are new to cloud
You do not plan to certify
You want a fundamentals overview
Requirements: Some cloud or IT experience; AZ-900 first is a common route; intermediate.
Realistic time: About 17 hours of course; most people study several weeks before the exam.
About this course
AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator is Scott Duffy's exam prep course for the certification that qualifies you to manage Azure cloud infrastructure. The AZ-104 is the natural next step after AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals — where AZ-900 is conceptual, AZ-104 is operational: configuring virtual machines, managing virtual networks, setting up Azure Active Directory, monitoring resources, and implementing backup and recovery.
What you'll learn
Pass the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator certification exam
Deploy and manage Azure Virtual Machines and VM scale sets
Configure and manage Azure Virtual Networks, VPNs, and ExpressRoute
Implement and manage Azure Active Directory and identity governance
Monitor Azure resources using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
Configure backup, site recovery, and disaster recovery solutions
This course includes
17h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
A paid Udemy course, usually on sale for around $12 to $20. The AZ-104 exam is separate and, as an associate-level role-based exam, costs around $165 (more than the $99 fundamentals exams).
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Scott Duffy is a Microsoft MVP and Azure trainer who has published over a dozen Azure courses on Udemy. He has been teaching cloud and Microsoft platform technologies for over 15 years and is recognised for making complex Azure concepts accessible to IT professionals transitioning to cloud.
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