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Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

28h 35m 23s
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Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) is a 203-lesson 28 hours 35 minutes self-paced course by James Lee. Comprehensive preparation for one of the most in-demand Azure exams The AZ-104 exam, "Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator," is among the most sought-after Microsoft Azure certifications.

Course facts

Lessons
203
Duration
28 hours 35 minutes
Level
All levels
Language
English
Updated
Instructor
James Lee
Price
Premium

Comprehensive preparation for one of the most in-demand Azure exams

The AZ-104 exam, "Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator," is among the most sought-after Microsoft Azure certifications. This course provides thorough coverage of key cloud services and technologies essential for the everyday responsibilities of an administrator, emphasizing practical skills that are directly applicable to real-world scenarios.

In this course, you'll gain all the necessary knowledge and skills to pass the AZ-104 exam successfully. However, the course objective goes beyond the examination. The program is crafted to ensure you truly understand where, when, and how to employ various Azure services effectively.

We will analyze real-world scenarios, provide step-by-step practical demonstrations, and develop skills that will empower you to confidently take on the role of an Azure administrator.

Who is this course suitable for?

This course is designed for individuals with various levels of experience. We will progressively explore Azure's capabilities, starting with fundamental concepts and advancing to more sophisticated features and configurations.

For instance, you will engage with the web application Aus-E-Mart, which will help you master CI/CD and containerization concepts—even if you are new to these topics.

Course Highlights:

  • Foundations and setup of virtual machines, networks, and data storage
  • Identity and access management with Azure AD
  • Techniques for monitoring, backup, and security
  • Hands-on demonstrations and assignments focused on practical, real-world tasks

Who teaches Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)? James Lee

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James Lee is a software engineering educator publishing technical course material on Microsoft Azure infrastructure and certification preparation.

His CourseFlix listing carries AZ-700 Microsoft Azure Networking — a focused preparation course for the AZ-700 Azure Network Engineer Associate certification covering virtual networks, private connectivity, name resolution, network security, and routing.

Material is paid and aimed at engineers preparing for the AZ-700 cert or otherwise picking up Azure networking deeply. For the broader Azure track on CourseFlix, see the Azure category page.

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#1: Welcome to the Course
All Course Lessons (203)
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1
Welcome to the Course Demo
03:50
2
Let's Connect
03:22
3
[SHARED] Entra ID Overview
11:23
4
[SHARED] Demo - Exploring your Entra ID Tenant
05:13
5
[SHARED] Demo - About the Free Azure Subscription
04:51
6
[SHARED] Demo - Create and Manage Entra ID Tenants
07:45
7
[SHARED] Demo - Create and Manage Azure Subscriptions
10:03
8
[SHARED] Demo - Configure Domains for Entra ID
06:43
9
[SHARED] Entra ID User Identities
03:41
10
[SHARED] Demo - Create and Manage User Identities
06:17
11
[SHARED] Demo - Bulk Create User Identities
02:41
12
[SHARED] Entra ID Application Identities
05:17
13
[SHARED] Demo - Register an Application in Entra ID
10:04
14
[SHARED] Managed Identities
06:21
15
[SHARED] Demo - Configure Managed Identities (System-Assigned)
10:55
16
[SHARED] Demo - Configure Managed Identities (User-Assigned)
06:23
17
[SHARED] Entra ID Groups
06:57
18
[SHARED] Demo - Create and Manage Groups
06:37
19
[SHARED] Demo - Manage Entra ID Licenses
07:54
20
[SHARED] Entra ID Dynamic Groups
05:18
21
[SHARED] Demo - Create and Manage Dynamic Groups
04:58
22
[SHARED] Entra ID Administrative Units
08:27
23
[SHARED] Demo - Configure Administrative Units
06:26
24
Case Study - Administer Entra ID
13:55
25
[SHARED] Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
10:02
26
[SHARED] Demo - Manage Azure Resource Security with RBAC
10:12
27
[SHARED] Entra ID Roles
04:50
28
[SHARED] Demo - Manage Entra ID Permissions
05:56
29
[SHARED] Azure RBAC Custom Roles
09:24
30
[SHARED] Demo - Configure a Custom RBAC Role
07:48
31
[SHARED] Entra ID Custom Roles
03:39
32
[SHARED] Demo - Configure a Custom Entra ID Role
03:49
33
Case Study - Administer IAM
11:15
34
[SHARED] Entra Connect
08:19
35
[SHARED] Entra Domain Services
04:22
36
[SHARED] Entra ID External Identities
10:09
37
[SHARED] Demo - Invite a Guest with B2B Collaboration
10:06
38
Demo - Configure B2B Collaboration with Google
12:35
39
[SHARED] Entra ID Governance Overview
07:17
40
[SHARED] Entra ID Entitlement Management
07:03
41
[SHARED] Demo - Create and Use an Access Package
11:46
42
[SHARED] Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
05:50
43
[SHARED] Demo - Configure Privileged Access with PIM
09:01
44
[SHARED] Entra ID Access Reviews
07:18
45
[SHARED] Demo - Create and Run an Access Review (Entra Roles)
08:32
46
[SHARED] Entra ID Protection
08:23
47
[SHARED] Demo - Explore ID Protection Policies
05:05
48
[SHARED] Entra ID Conditional Access
07:41
49
[SHARED] Demo - Configure Conditional Access Policies
12:33
50
[SHARED] Entra ID Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR)
07:06
51
[SHARED] Demo - Configure SSPR
07:23
52
[SHARED] Entra ID App Proxy
07:02
53
[SHARED] Demo - Configure Entra ID App Proxy for a Web App
12:20
54
Case Study - Administer Extended Entra ID Services
10:58
55
Virtual Networks
11:20
56
Demo - Configuring a VNet
05:32
57
IP Addressing
11:01
58
Demo - Create a Public IP Address and NAT Gateway
06:21
59
Network Security Groups (NSG)
14:21
60
Demo - Configure NSGs
10:21
61
Augmented Security Rules
07:04
62
Demo - Configure an NSG to use Augmented Security Rules
09:11
63
Case Study - Administering Virtual Networks
10:57
64
Virtual Machine Overview
11:41
65
Demo - Configure and Manage VMs
10:28
66
VM Storage Overview
08:56
67
Demo - Configure VM Storage
07:04
68
Virtual Machine Networking
04:27
69
Demo - Configure VM Networking
09:40
70
VM Images and the Compute Gallery
07:09
71
Demo - Create an Image from a VM
10:00
72
VM Configuration Management Overview
13:54
73
Demo - Custom Script Extension
06:35
74
Demo - Automation State Configuration
09:57
75
Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS)
13:19
76
Demo - Creating and Managing a Uniform VMSS
10:23
77
Demo - Creating and Managing a Flexible VMSS
08:57
78
Demo - Configuring VMSS Autoscale
12:19
79
Virtual Machine High Availability
14:36
80
Demo - Configuring VM High Availability and Placement Groups
14:54
81
VM Encryption with Azure Disk Encryption (ADE)
05:31
82
Demo - Configure Azure Disk Encryption (ADE) for a VM
04:33
83
Case Study - Administering VMs
12:19
84
Azure Storage Overview
10:36
85
Demo - Creating Azure Storage Accounts
06:43
86
Azure Blob Storage Overview
08:40
87
Demo - Working with Blob Storage
11:39
88
Azure Storage Access Control
13:52
89
Demo - Access Storage with Keys and Shared Access Signatures (SAS)
13:02
90
Demo - Access Azure Storage using Azure AD Identities and RBAC
05:10
91
Azure Storage Redundancy
10:56
92
Demo - Managing Storage Redundancy and Failover
08:24
93
Blob Storage Access Tiers
09:17
94
Demo - Configure Access Tiers
03:43
95
Blob Storage Lifecycle Management
04:19
96
Demo - Configure Lifecycle Management Policies
08:33
97
Block Blob Object Replication
05:17
98
Demo - Configure Block Blob Object Replication
04:58
99
Immutable Blob Storage
06:25
100
Demo - Configuring Immutable Storage Access Policies
08:41
101
Azure Storage Encryption
05:41
102
Demo - Configure Azure Storage Encryption
07:18
103
Azure Files
08:11
104
Demo - Create and Connect to an Azure Files Share
07:22
105
Azure Files Connectivity and Access Control
09:42
106
Demo - Configure Identity Auth for Azure Files (using Azure AD DS)
12:07
107
Azure File Sync
11:22
108
Demo - Configure and Connect Azure File Sync
11:33
109
Azure Storage Data Transfer Tools
09:00
110
Case Study - Administering Storage
08:13
111
User Defined Routing
13:28
112
Demo - Configure User Defined Routes
12:31
113
VNet Peering
07:24
114
Demo - Configure VNet Peering
07:59
115
Service Endpoints
05:04
116
Demo - Service Endpoints
04:32
117
Private Link
07:14
118
Demo - Configure a Private Endpoint for Azure Files
07:39
119
Demo - Private Link Service
12:40
120
Resource Firewalls
05:56
121
Demo - Configure a Storage Account Firewall
07:49
122
VPN Gateway
07:13
123
Demo - Connect VNets with S2S VPN
13:34
124
ExpressRoute
07:28
125
Virtual WAN
07:44
126
Azure DNS
10:47
127
Demo - Configure Azure DNS Private Zones
06:04
128
Case Study - Administering Advanced Networking
09:01
129
Azure App Service
11:21
130
Demo - Creating a Web App with Azure App Service
12:11
131
App Service Deployments
08:17
132
Demo - Deploying a Web App to App Service
03:36
133
Demo - Updating our Web App using Deployment Slots
09:33
134
App Service Networking
05:54
135
App Service Autoscaling
08:07
136
App Service Security
03:47
137
Case Study - Administering App Hosting
07:52
138
Azure Container Registry
06:47
139
Demo - Create a Container Registry and Push a Container
08:01
140
Demo - Build and Push an Image with ACR Tasks
03:33
141
Azure Container Instances
08:14
142
Demo - Create an Azure Container Instance
06:57
143
Demo - Create a Container Group
09:29
144
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
09:56
145
Azure Container Apps
08:27
146
Demo - Getting Started with Container Apps
08:39
147
Case Study - Administering Container Hosting
06:36
148
Azure Load Balancer
07:45
149
Azure Load Balancer Considerations
07:31
150
Demo - Configure a Load Balancer for a Web App on a VM
13:22
151
Application Gateway
09:16
152
Demo - Application Gateway
13:44
153
Azure Bastion
05:53
154
Demo - Configure Azure Bastion
05:01
155
Azure Firewall
09:27
156
Demo - Azure Firewall
14:55
157
Case Study - Administering Load Balancing and Connectivity
08:03
158
Management Groups
08:09
159
Demo - Creating Management Groups
06:01
160
Resource Tagging
03:12
161
Demo - Create and Query Resource Tags
04:56
162
Resource Locks
04:26
163
Demo - Resource Locks
05:23
164
Azure Cost Management
07:14
165
Demo - Cost Management Overview
09:08
166
Demo - Create an Azure Budget
04:36
167
Azure Policy
11:25
168
Demo - Manage Azure Policies
11:50
169
ARM Template Overview
12:25
170
Demo - Working with ARM Templates
11:53
171
Bicep Templates
07:51
172
Demo - Deploy a Storage Account using a Bicep Template
09:25
173
Advanced Templates
09:51
174
Demo - Deploy a Nested ARM Template
07:28
175
Demo - Deploy a Linked ARM Template
07:11
176
Moving Azure Resources
07:10
177
Key Vault
07:52
178
Demo - Configure and Use Key Vault from a VM
12:13
179
Case Study - Administering Governance and Security
12:56
180
Azure Backup Overview
10:57
181
Demo - Manage Azure Backups for VMs
12:48
182
Demo - Backup Machines using the MARS Agent
09:35
183
Demo - Configure Azure Backup for a File Share
04:58
184
Demo - Deleting a Recovery Services Vault
07:56
185
App Service Backups
05:56
186
Demo - App Service Backups
11:35
187
Azure Site Recovery
11:37
188
Demo - Configure ASR for Hyper-V
11:06
189
Demo - Configure ASR for Azure VMs
12:59
190
Case Study - Administering Backup and Recovery
07:15
191
Azure Monitor Overview
11:38
192
Demo - Monitor VM Metrics
09:07
193
Activity Log
04:15
194
Demo - Review and Archive Activity Logs
03:31
195
Azure Monitor Logs Overview
06:35
196
Demo - Azure Monitor Logs
11:15
197
Azure Monitor Alerts
05:13
198
Demo - Configure Azure Monitor Alerts
11:26
199
Network Watcher
12:08
200
Demo - Monitor Connections with Network Watcher
07:11
201
Demo - Network Diagnostics with Network Watcher
07:46
202
Demo - NSG Flow Logs and Traffic Analytics
05:11
203
Case Study - Administering Monitoring
07:50
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Frequently asked questions

What are the prerequisites for enrolling in this course?
The Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) course is designed to accommodate individuals with varying levels of experience. While no specific prerequisites are required, familiarity with basic cloud computing concepts and general IT skills can be beneficial. The course begins with foundational topics such as virtual machines, networks, and data storage setup, which allows those new to Azure to ease into more advanced features and configurations.
What practical skills will I learn from this course?
This course emphasizes practical skills directly applicable to real-world scenarios. You will learn to manage Entra ID tenants, configure domains, create and manage user identities, and utilize Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for resource security. Additionally, there are hands-on demonstrations for setting up virtual networks, configuring IP addressing, and using Network Security Groups (NSG), equipping you with the knowledge to confidently handle the responsibilities of an Azure administrator.
Who would benefit most from taking this course?
The course is ideal for aspiring Azure administrators and IT professionals looking to deepen their understanding of Azure services. It's also suitable for those preparing for the AZ-104 certification exam. Individuals new to cloud technologies will find value in the foundational lessons on virtual machines, networks, and identity management, while experienced users can benefit from advanced topics such as Entra ID governance and RBAC custom roles.
How does this course compare in depth and scope to others?
This course offers comprehensive coverage of the topics necessary for the AZ-104 certification, focusing on both theoretical knowledge and practical application. Unlike some courses that may only cover exam content, the program also includes real-world scenario analysis and practical demonstrations. The course's 203 lessons ensure a detailed exploration of key Azure services, from initial setup to advanced identity and access management.
What specific tools and platforms are covered in the course?
The course extensively covers Microsoft Azure tools such as Entra ID for identity management and Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for resource security. Practical demonstrations include configuring virtual networks, setting up public IP addresses, and managing Network Security Groups (NSG). Additionally, the course covers Azure Active Directory, Azure subscriptions, and Entra domain services, providing a broad foundation in Azure administration tools.
What topics are not covered in this course?
While the course covers a wide array of topics essential for an Azure administrator, it does not delve into areas like Azure DevOps, advanced machine learning models, or non-Azure cloud platforms. The focus remains on the core responsibilities of an Azure administrator, including identity management, network configuration, and security implementations, as aligned with the AZ-104 certification requirements.
How much time should I allocate to complete the course?
The course consists of 203 lessons, but the total runtime is not specified. Given the extensive content, including practical demonstrations and case studies, students should be prepared to dedicate a significant amount of time. Allocating regular study sessions over several weeks or months would be advisable to thoroughly understand the material and prepare for the AZ-104 certification exam effectively.