Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate (AZ104) - Qualification

Part-Time, GCS Training

Microsoft Vendor Certification

TBC

Four days

Telephone: 01792 284400 Email: training@gcs.ac.uk

Overview

This qualification teaches IT professionals how to:

Manage Azure subscriptions
Secure identities
Administer infrastructure
Configure virtual networking
Connect Azure and on-premises sites
Manage network traffic
Implement storage solutions
Create and scale virtual machines
Implement web apps and containers
Backup and share data
Monitor your solution

Learners will be provided with the means and post-delivery support to undertake the Microsoft AZ104 exam, and to achieve AZ104 certified status.

Sitting the AZ104 exam is a requirement of the qualification funding, and all participants will be expected to share the exam outcome with Gower College Swansea.

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Key information

Learners should have experience in virtualisation, networking, identity and storage as detailed below:

Understanding of on-premises virtualisation technologies including VMs, virtual networking and virtual hard disks
Understanding of network configurations including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls and encryption technologies
Understanding of Active Directory concepts including users, groups and role-based access control
Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations

Learning path 1: Prerequisites for Azure administrators

Use Azure Resource Manager
Introduction to Azure Cloud Shell
Introduction to Bash
Introduction to PowerShell
Configure resources with Azure Resource Manager templates

Learning path 2: Manage identities and governance in Azure

Understand Microsoft Entra ID
Configure user groups accounts
Configure subscriptions
Configure Azure Policy
Configure role-based access control
Create Azure users and groups in Microsoft Entra ID
Secure your Azure resources with Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC)
Allow users to reset their password with Microsoft Entra self-service password reset

Learning path 3: Configure and manage virtual networks for Azure administrators

Configure virtual networks
Configure network security groups
Configure Azure Virtual Network peering
Configure network routing and endpoints
Configure Azure Load Balancer
Configure Azure Application Gateway
Design an IP addressing schema for your Azure deployment
Distribute your services across Azure virtual networks and integrate them by using virtual network peering
Host your domain on Azure DNS
Manage and control traffic flow in your Azure deployment with routes
Improve application scalability and resiliency by using Azure Load Balancer

Learning path 4: Implement and manage storage in Azure