How I prepared for AZ-104

I started preparing for AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Exam in the last week of November 2022. And by the end of December, I achieved my first Microsoft Certification!

AZ-104 Certificate

During my work @JPMorgan Chase & Co., I had hands-on experience on some of the Azure-offerings, which helped me grasp things faster during the preparation.

If you are new to cloud, You can opt for AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Exam followed by AZ-104. But directly opting for AZ-104 is also an option.

wondering which certification path is suitable for your role — Microsoft got you covered with Microsoft Azure Training Journey

If your organization is registered with Microsoft ESI (Enterprise Skills Initiative), you will get free access to Microsoft Virtual Training Days, Microsoft Official Practice Test (powered by measureUp), Labs for hand-on experience etc. You won’t be able to access Microsoft Official Practice Test and Labs after 30 days and 1 year respectively from start date so plan it accordingly.

Microsoft ESI portal

Exam consists of 5 different modules with updated weightage as of October 27, 2022 shown in bracket :

1. Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)
2. Implement and manage storage (15–20%)
3. Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)
4. Configure and manage virtual networking (20–25%)
5. Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%)

Now coming to actual exam experience, I opted for offline mode of exam. Total number of questions were 50 which included single & multiple choice questions, Build list, Case studies, select from dropdown. You can find all question types Here (Note — It is generalized for all exams, not specific to AZ-104. Check accordingly). Exam duration is 1 hour 40 minutes whereas seat duration is 2 hours. And my score was 840/1000.

You can experience the actual exam by visiting — https://aka.ms/examdemo

Useful Links —

All About AZ-104

Certification Process Overview

Courses I followed —

AZ — 104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification 2022 by Alan Rodrigues

AZ — 104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Practice Tests 2022 by Cloud Connect

YouTube videos for quick glance —

Azure Administrator Certification (AZ-104) Full Course to PASS the Exam by freeCodeCamp.org

AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate Certification SUPER Study Cram by John Savill

Happy Clouding !!