1.0
Manage Azure identities and governance
20-25%
Microsoft Entra users and groups, access assignments, Azure RBAC, subscriptions, resource groups, management groups, Azure Policy, locks, tags, budgets, alerts, and Advisor recommendations.
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Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104
A practical Microsoft Azure administration track for learners who need readiness in identity, governance, storage, compute, virtual networking, monitoring, backup, and recovery operations.
Exam facts
Exam code
AZ-104
Questions
Varies by Microsoft exam delivery
Duration
Check the official Microsoft exam page for current scheduling details
Format
Multiple-choice and other Microsoft certification item types
Passing score
700 on a 1,000-point scale
Recommended experience
Hands-on Azure administration experience with virtual networks, storage, compute, identity, security, governance, PowerShell, Azure CLI, the Azure portal, and ARM/Bicep deployments
CertVector bank: 600 managed questions.
Last updated: May 29, 2026
Last reviewed: May 29, 2026
AZ-104 skills measured
2.0
Implement and manage storage
15-20%
Storage firewalls, virtual networks, SAS tokens, access keys, Azure Files identity access, redundancy, encryption, object replication, Storage Explorer, AzCopy, blob tiers, soft delete, snapshots, versioning, and lifecycle management.
3.0
Deploy and manage Azure compute resources
20-25%
ARM and Bicep deployments, virtual machines, VM disks, availability sets and zones, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Azure Container Registry, Azure Container Instances, Azure Container Apps, App Service plans, TLS, custom DNS, backup, networking, scaling, and deployment slots.
4.0
Implement and manage virtual networking
15-20%
Virtual networks, subnets, peering, public IP addresses, user-defined routes, NSGs, ASGs, effective security rules, Azure Bastion, service endpoints, private endpoints, Azure DNS, internal and public load balancers, and connectivity troubleshooting.
5.0
Monitor and maintain Azure resources
10-15%
Azure Monitor metrics and logs, alert rules, action groups, alert processing, VM/storage/network insights, Network Watcher, Connection monitor, Recovery Services vaults, Backup vaults, backup policies, restore operations, Azure Site Recovery, failover, and backup reporting.
Public demo
AZ-104 demo scenario
This is an original sample format preview. It is not pulled from the live question bank.
An administrator needs to let an auditor view resources in one production resource group without making changes. Which action best fits the requirement?
A. Assign the Reader role at the resource group scope.
B. Assign Owner at the management group scope.
C. Share the subscription administrator account.
D. Remove all Azure Policy assignments.
Show answer and rationale
Answer: A
Reader at the resource group scope grants view-only access to the targeted resources. Broader owner access or shared accounts violate least privilege.
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Start with identity and governance drills, rotate through storage, compute, and networking scenarios, then use monitoring and recovery review to close operational gaps.