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Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Certification details

Candidates for the Azure Administrator Associate certification should have subject matter expertise in implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment, including virtual networks, storage, compute, identity, security, and governance.

An Azure administrator often serves as part of a larger team dedicated to implementing an organization's cloud infrastructure. Azure administrators also coordinate with other roles to deliver Azure networking, security, database, application development, and DevOps solutions.

Candidates for this certification should be familiar with operating systems, networking, servers, and virtualization. In addition, professionals in this role should have experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, the Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates), and Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra.

Important

The English language version of this certification was updated on April 27, 2023. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-104 page for details about recent changes.

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CERTIFICATION EXAM

Microsoft Azure Administrator

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Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Skills measured

  • This list contains the skills measured on the exam required for this certification. For more detailed information, visit the exam details page and review the study guide.
  • Manage Azure identities and governance
  • Implement and manage storage
  • Deploy and manage Azure compute resources
  • Configure and manage virtual networking
  • Monitor and maintain Azure resources

Job role: Administrator

Required exams: AZ-104

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Certification exams

  • AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator

    Languages: en zh-cn ko ja fr es de pt-br ru ar-sa zh-tw it id-id

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    This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: manage Azure identities and governance; implement and manage storage; deploy and manage Azure compute resources; configure and manage virtual networking; and monitor and maintain Azure resources.

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** Complete this exam before the retirement date to ensure it is applied toward your certification. After the retirement date, please refer to the related certification for exam requirements.