Microsoft Azure — AZ-104 Administrator Track
From AZ-900 fundamentals to AZ-104 admin-grade Azure. VNets, Storage, Compute, Identity, Backup, Monitor — production-ready.
Who Is This For
- System / network admins moving to cloud
- Engineers targeting AZ-900 + AZ-104
- DevOps engineers managing Azure subscriptions
- Cloud architects building Azure landing zones
Prerequisites
- Basic IT and networking
- Free Azure account (we walk through setup)
Full Syllabus — 14 Modules
M 1Cloud Concepts & AZ-900 Recap
- IaaS / PaaS / SaaS
- Regions, Availability Zones, geographies
- Subscriptions, Management Groups
- Pricing & cost tools
M 2Resource Manager, Resource Groups & ARM
- ARM model
- Resource Groups & tags
- Locks & Policy
- ARM templates & Bicep intro
M 3Identity — Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Tenants, users, groups, devices
- Custom domains, MFA, conditional access basics
- SSPR, password protection
- RBAC overview
M 4RBAC & Governance
- Built-in vs custom roles
- Scope & assignment
- Azure Policy & Initiatives
- Blueprints (legacy) & landing zones
M 5Virtual Networks (VNet)
- VNet, subnets, address space
- NSG & ASG
- VNet peering, hub-spoke
- User-defined routes (UDR)
M 6Hybrid Connectivity
- VPN Gateway — point-to-site, site-to-site
- ExpressRoute basics
- Virtual WAN
- DNS — Private DNS Zones, Azure DNS
M 7Compute — VMs & VMSS
- VM creation, sizing, images
- Availability Sets, Availability Zones, VMSS
- Scaling rules
- Disk types, snapshots
M 8Containers & PaaS
- App Service basics
- Container Instances
- AKS — high level
- Function Apps
M 9Storage Accounts
- Account types, redundancy (LRS / ZRS / GRS)
- Blob, File, Queue, Table
- Lifecycle, soft delete
- Access keys, SAS, AAD-based access
M 10Load Balancing — LB / App Gateway / Front Door
- Public vs Internal LB
- Application Gateway with WAF
- Front Door & CDN
- Traffic Manager
M 11Backup, DR & Site Recovery
- Recovery Services Vault
- Backup policies — VM, files, SQL
- Azure Site Recovery (ASR)
- RPO / RTO planning
M 12Monitoring & Alerts
- Azure Monitor, Metrics, Alerts
- Log Analytics & KQL basics
- Application Insights
- Network Watcher
M 13CLI, PowerShell, Cloud Shell, Bicep
- Azure CLI primer
- PowerShell Az module
- Cloud Shell
- Bicep basics for IaC
M 14Cert Path & Interview Prep
- AZ-104 blueprint walk-through
- Mock exam strategy
- L2 / L3 cloud admin interview question bank
What You Get
40 Hours
Live + recorded for the AZ-104 blueprint.
Hands-on Labs
Free-tier Azure account — you build VNets, VMs, App Services, Backup live.
Real Case Studies
Hub-spoke design, hybrid VPN, App Gateway WAF, ASR DR.
Interview Q&A
L2 / L3 cloud question bank.
Certificate
Techclick Infosec course completion certificate.
WhatsApp Group
Doubt-clearing batch group with the trainer.
Your Instructor
Trained by working senior cloud and network security engineers with 13+ years of hands-on enterprise experience across Microsoft Azure, AWS, hybrid cloud and large-scale enterprise migrations.
FAQ
Q 1Free trial enough?
Yes for most labs. We avoid expensive resources or auto-clean them after exercises.
Q 2AZ-900 first?
Optional. Module 1 recaps the AZ-900 essentials.
Q 3AZ-104 aligned?
Yes. Module 14 walks the blueprint with mocks.
Q 4Duration?
About 40 hours over 5–6 weeks.
Q 5After AZ-104?
You can take our Azure Security (AZ-500) or Microsoft Sentinel SIEM track next.
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