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How to pass Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)

An independent, practice-first guide: the exam objectives, a study approach that targets your weak areas, and a free diagnostic that tells you when you're ready. Independent prep, not affiliated with Microsoft.

A five-step plan to pass AZ-104

1

Find your gaps

Take the free diagnostic. It scores you by domain so you know exactly what to study, before you spend evenings or a cent on the exam.

2

Practice what matters

Work the objectives where practice will move your score most, not the ones you already know. Original questions with explanations that teach.

3

Take mock exams

Test under realistic time and question constraints. Mocks surface pacing problems and weak domains a study guide can't.

4

Do a final review

Tighten your single weakest domain and re-check the never-miss objectives.

5

Schedule when the evidence says so

Use your readiness score and domain results to decide. Walk in prepared, not hopeful.

AZ-104 exam objectives

The published blueprint, with domain weights. Practice weighted the way the exam is weighted.

Manage Azure identities and governance

24%
  • Manage Microsoft Entra users and groups
  • Manage access to Azure resources (RBAC roles and scopes)
  • Manage Azure subscriptions and governance (Policy, locks, tags, resource groups, cost, management groups)

Implement and manage storage

18%
  • Configure access to storage (firewalls, SAS, access keys, identity-based access)
  • Configure and manage storage accounts (redundancy, replication, encryption, Storage Explorer, AzCopy)
  • Configure Azure Files and Blob Storage (tiers, soft delete, lifecycle, versioning)

Deploy and manage Azure compute resources

23%
  • Automate deployment of resources using ARM templates or Bicep
  • Create and configure virtual machines (sizes, disks, availability zones/sets, scale sets)
  • Provision and manage containers (Azure Container Registry, Container Instances, Container Apps)
  • Create and configure Azure App Service (plans, scaling, TLS, custom DNS, slots, networking)

Implement and manage virtual networking

18%
  • Configure and manage virtual networks (subnets, peering, public IPs, user-defined routes)
  • Configure secure access to virtual networks (NSGs, Bastion, service and private endpoints)
  • Configure name resolution and load balancing (Azure DNS, internal/public load balancer)

Monitor and maintain Azure resources

17%
  • Monitor resources in Azure (Azure Monitor metrics/logs/alerts, Insights, Network Watcher)
  • Implement backup and recovery (Recovery Services vault, Azure Backup, Site Recovery)

Common questions

What does the AZ-104 exam cover?

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate covers 5 domains: Manage Azure identities and governance, Implement and manage storage, Deploy and manage Azure compute resources, Implement and manage virtual networking, Monitor and maintain Azure resources. Each is weighted, so your practice should be weighted the same way.

How do I know when I'm ready for AZ-104?

Use an evidence-based readiness score (knowledge, blueprint coverage, consistency, and recency), not a completion percentage. When it says you're prepared, you are.

Are these practice questions exam dumps?

No. Every question is original and mapped to the published objectives. We never use dumps or leaked material.

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