Leverage Azure's storage, security, networking, and compute services to ace the AZ-104 exam and excel in your daily tasks
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Key Features
- Prepare for the AZ-104 exam with the latest exam objectives and content
- Gain hands-on Azure experience with practical labs for real-world administrative tasks
- Assess your exam readiness with challenging mock exams
Book Description
Take the first step toward excellence in Azure management and earning your Microsoft certification with this hands-on guide!
This third edition of Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond offers comprehensive insights and step-by-step instructions that follow the latest AZ-104 exam objectives. You’ll work your way from foundational topics such as Azure identity management and governance to essential skills such as deploying and managing storage solutions, configuring virtual networks, and monitoring Azure resources. Each chapter includes practice questions to reinforce your understanding and enhance your practical skills. The book also provides you with access to online mock exams, interactive flashcards, and expert exam tips, helping you assess your readiness and boost your confidence before the exam.
By the end of this book, you won’t just be prepared to pass the AZ-104 exam – you’ll also have the expertise needed to efficiently manage Azure environments in real-world scenarios.
What you will learn
- Manage Azure AD users, groups, and RBAC
- Handle subscription management and governance implementation
- Customize and deploy Azure Resource Manager templates
- Configure containers and Azure app services
- Manage and secure virtual networks comprehensively
- Utilize Azure Monitor for resource monitoring
- Implement robust backup and recovery solutions
Who this book is for
This book is for cloud administrators, engineers, and architects looking to understand Azure better and get a firm grasp on administrative functions or anyone preparing to take the Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) exam. A basic understanding of the Azure platform is needed, but astute readers can comfortably learn all the concepts without having worked on the platform before by following all the examples present in the book.
Table of Contents
- Managing Microsoft Entra ID Objects
- Devices in Microsoft Entra ID
- Managing Role-Based Access Control in Azure
- Creating and Managing Governance
- Managing Governance and Costs
- Understanding Storage Accounts
- Copying Data To and From Azure
- Securing Storage
- Storage Management and Replication
- Azure Resource Manager Templates
- Azure Bicep
- Understanding Virtual Machines
- Managing Virtual Machines
- Creating and Configuring Containers
- Creating and Configuring App Service
- Implementing and Managing Virtual Networking
- Securing Access to Virtual Networks
- Configuring Load Balancing
- Integrating On-Premises Networks with Azure
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting Virtual Networking
- Monitoring Resources with Azure Monitor
- Implementing Backup and Recovery Solutions
Donovan Kelly is a Senior Architect Lead with extensive experience engineering, selling, and architecting in the Azure space. He has over 8 years of experience in the public cloud space and over 10 years working in both solution and technical architecture. Donovan has many Microsoft Azure certifications including AZ-900, AZ-103, AZ-104, AZ-303, AZ-304 and AZ-500. His passion for training and sharing knowledge with others has culminated in the work on this book in the hopes that those who read it will find value in its pages and learn from the experiences of others that live this environment daily. One of his favorite quotes: "Two roads diverged in a wood, I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost
