How to Prepare for the Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator

Want to be on cloud nine? But wait, which cloud I am talking about? The one in the sky or the one in which your data is saved? Where do you think Netflix stores its non-exhaustive list of movies? Can you guess how many emails are shared in a single day, so where do those mails get stored? It’s all in the “Cloud”. So this blog is a comprehensive guide that tells how to prepare for Azure Administrator.

What is Cloud Computing?

Cloud Computing is not a new word and has made its debut back in 1999. Since then, it is trying to bring a shift from the Industrial Age to the Cloud Era. But to be more explicit about the subject and understand the context of this blog, let’s read its definition once.

Cloud Computing is the concept of sharing, accessing, processing, and hosting services over the Internet. It includes storage, directory, databases, privacy, services, infrastructures, architectures, networks, and what, not all.

It works mainly on these three service models:

1. Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
2. Platform-as-a-service (PaaS)
3. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Cloud and Demand go hand in hand

Cloud is totally different concept when it comes to business. Business needs to react to evolving changes with accelerating oscillations. And cloud computing nourishes these needs and helps to provide resources as quickly as possible.

One of the cloud capabilities is to drive innovation through automation that help promote new offering and digital services to the users, which I guess is necessary to make a competitive edge. The COVID-19 hit many enterprises hard and due to work from home scenario, businesses started to adapt to the situation; as a result, there has been drastic demand for the cloud and its services.

Remember when we used hard disks to store movies and stuff and struggle to save money to afford hard disks. Now think of the big MNCs and corporations that work on trillions of data; maintaining physical infrastructure will cost them an arm and a leg. Therefore, companies are adopting the cloud to store massive data that too at a cost-effective price.

We can’t see the future, but we can predict it; seeing the ongoing demand for the cloud, its future is irrefutable. Let’s see what the future of cloud computing looks like.

What Cloud Computing holds for the future?

Can you think of something that does not involve the cloud today?

Well, in the coming years, Cloud Computing will have a market share of 60% of the overall IT sector, which is more than half the total. The current trend is that about 80% of the companies or even more are leveraging the benefits of cloud computing, and this is figure will increase and reach 95% by 2024. In 2020, the cloud market accounted for USD 372 billion, and by the time we reach 2025, it will grow up to 834 billion. The estimated annual growth rate of cloud computing stands at 17.5%. Hence those who adopted cloud sooner will see the harvest- time now.

Cloud Computing is still in its younger age, and we are yet to leverage what it has to offer. With the growing demand for cloud computing, it is sure that demand for its expertise and professionals will automatically increase at an unprecedented rate. To draw your attention, if you see stats from 2018 to 2021, jobs demand in the cloud sector has increased by 42%.

I can reasonably conclude Cloud is the future; the cloud is our future; hence, it is necessary to move with it and plan to be involved in a career as soon as possible. And how we do that? Naturally, by growing our skills and validating that skills, Microsoft has AZ 104 certification to move further with it.

What is [AZ 104] Microsoft Azure Administrator?

As Microsoft keeps updating its certification to be in line with ongoing IT demand and changes in the market, it has replaced AZ 103 with AZ 104.  The new certification covers more-in depth knowledge of role-specific fundamentals and skills necessary for today’s industries’ jobs profiles. The prime focus of AZ 104 is on governance, deployment, identities, and management of the resources.

A Microsoft Azure Administrator is responsible for managing, storage, virtual networks, monitoring and managing identities, resource management, and networking in the Azure environment.

The essential detail of the exam is shown in the image below:

5 Learning Objective of AZ-104

Microsoft has divided the whole syllabus into five domain

1. Manage Azure Identities and Governance (15-20%)
2. Implement and Manage Storage (10-15%)
3. Deploy and Manage Azure Compute Resources (25-30%)
4. Configure and Manage Virtual Networking (30-35%)
5. Monitor and Backup Azure Resources (10-15%)

How to Prepare for Azure Administrator Exam?

AZ 104 is not a walk on the rose bed; you have to work for it to earn it. Not just practical experience but dedication, hands-on labs are also required to ace the exam. It is highly recommended to spend sufficient time on a daily basis to understand the topic thoroughly.

As always, K21academy is here to help you!

K21academy Microsoft Azure Administrator training program provides you with a thorough understanding of the AZ 104 syllabus and a deep understanding of the Azure Administrator roles and how to work in the Azure environment. This certification course is intended for those professionals who want to move forward and learn how to prepare for Azure Administrator. This training program is aligned with Microsoft and also fulfills all the requirements of the exam.

So let me share with you the learning path of our training program

The following content in the learning path will help you get going in your exam preparation and commence your journey of being a Certified Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate.

“Curiosity is the mother of all discovery“, and it is necessary to embrace your curiosity and ask doubts if you have any. So with our instructor-led program, you will be able to clear all your doubts and interact with them to have profound knowledge of the subject.

Conclusion

Thanks for reading!

Cloud Computing has proven to be one of the most promising technology, and it has become a necessity for innovative business. Don’t hesitate to start your cloud journey now because we are already running late for its flights. People out there are achieving and conquering the world with the cloud. To ace your exam, it is necessary to prepare right; therefore, this blog was dedicated entirely to how to prepare for an azure administrator.

Related/References

• [AZ-104] Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Exam: Everything You Need To Know
• [AZ-104] Microsoft Azure Administrator Training: Step By Step Activity Guides/Hands-On Lab Exercise
• Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification [AZ-104]: PDF Documentation & Tutorials
• [AZ-104] Roles And Responsibilities Of A Microsoft Azure Administrator

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