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🔷 Azure Certification Track Intermediate Level AZ-104 Aligned

Azure Administration
Associate (AZ-104)

Prepare for the Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) certification with comprehensive hands-on training on real Azure infrastructure. Master every exam domain — identity, governance, compute, storage, networking, and monitoring — with Terraform provisioning and AI-assisted Azure administration throughout.

schedule55 Hours
science30+ Labs
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languageEnglish
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4.9 (56 reviews) · 2,500+ enrolled
person Created by Priya Sharma · Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect, 10+ years experience
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cloud Azure AZ-104
Azure Certification Track
Azure Administrator Associate
Azure AD · VMs · VNet · Storage · AKS · Monitor · Terraform
55h
Content
30+
Labs
4
Projects
Tools & Technologies
Azure ADVMsVMSSVNetNSGAzure StorageAKSApp ServiceAzure MonitorLog AnalyticsTerraformBicepCopilotClaude

What you'll learn

check_circle Manage Azure Active Directory — users, groups, RBAC, Conditional Access, and PIM
check_circle Deploy and manage Azure VMs, Scale Sets, and Availability Zones for high availability
check_circle Configure Azure Virtual Networks, NSGs, VNet peering, VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute
check_circle Implement Azure Storage — Blob, Files, Tables, Queues — with encryption and lifecycle policies
check_circle Monitor Azure resources with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and smart alerts
check_circle Automate Azure infrastructure with Terraform and Bicep templates
check_circle Implement Azure governance — Management Groups, Blueprints, Policy, and Cost Management
check_circle Use Copilot and Claude to generate Azure Resource Manager templates, RBAC policies, and monitoring queries
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30+ Azure Hands-on Labs

Labs on real Azure subscriptions — no simulators. Configure actual Azure AD tenants, VMs, VNets, AKS clusters, and monitoring stacks used in enterprise environments.

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AI-Accelerated Azure Admin

GitHub Copilot generates Terraform and Bicep templates. Claude writes Azure RBAC policies and KQL queries for Log Analytics. Microsoft Copilot for Azure assists with resource management throughout every lab.

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AZ-104 Pass Rate 87%+

All content maps directly to AZ-104 exam domains with practice questions and domain summaries throughout. Students who complete all labs achieve an 87%+ first-attempt pass rate.

Course Curriculum

13 Modules · 55 Hours
article Azure global infrastructure — regions, AZs, geographies, and paired regions
45:00
article Management Groups, subscriptions, resource groups, and naming conventions
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Configure an Azure subscription with resource group hierarchy and tagging policy
30:00
article Azure AD — users, groups, B2B/B2C, guest access, and Azure AD Connect
60:00
article RBAC — built-in roles, custom roles, assignments, and scope
55:00
article Conditional Access policies, MFA, and Identity Protection
55:00
article Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Access Reviews
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Configure zero-trust identity with Conditional Access, MFA, and PIM for admin roles
35:00
article Azure Policy — definitions, initiatives, assignments, and remediation tasks
60:00
article Management Groups, Blueprints, and subscription organisation
50:00
article Azure Cost Management + Billing — budgets, alerts, and cost analysis
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Implement governance — enforce tagging, restrict VM sizes, and budget alerts
25:00
article VM families, sizes, and purchasing options — pay-as-you-go, Reserved, Spot
60:00
article VM Scale Sets — autoscaling, rolling upgrades, and health probes
55:00
article Availability Sets, Availability Zones, and Azure Site Recovery
50:00
article VM extensions, custom script, and Azure Automation DSC
40:00
science Lab: Lab: Deploy a highly available VM workload with VMSS and Azure Load Balancer across 2 AZs
35:00
article Storage accounts — Blob, Files, Queues, Tables, and access tiers (Hot/Cool/Archive)
60:00
article Storage security — SAS tokens, Azure AD auth, encryption, and private endpoints
55:00
article Azure Files — SMB/NFS shares, Azure File Sync, and DFS namespaces
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Configure a Blob storage lifecycle, Azure File Sync, and private endpoint for storage
20:00
article VNet architecture — address spaces, subnets, NIC, and IP addressing
60:00
article NSG — inbound/outbound rules, application security groups, and flow logs
55:00
article VNet peering, Service Endpoints, Private Endpoints, and Private DNS Zones
55:00
article VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and Azure Bastion
50:00
science Lab: Lab: Build a hub-and-spoke VNet with peering, NSGs, private endpoints, and Bastion
30:00
article Azure Load Balancer (L4), Application Gateway (L7), and WAF
60:00
article Azure Front Door, Traffic Manager, and CDN for global routing
55:00
science Lab: Lab: Deploy a global application with Front Door, App Gateway WAF, and origin health probes
25:00
article App Service — plans, deployment slots, custom domains, and SSL certificates
60:00
article Azure Container Instances and Azure Container Apps
50:00
article AKS overview — managed clusters, node pools, and ACR integration
50:00
science Lab: Lab: Deploy a containerised application with ACI, ACR, and AKS with Azure AD auth
20:00
article Azure Monitor — metrics, alerts, action groups, and dashboards
60:00
article Log Analytics — KQL queries, workbooks, and data collection rules
55:00
article Application Insights — APM, distributed tracing, and availability tests
45:00
science Lab: Lab: Build a full monitoring solution with AI-generated KQL alert queries
20:00
article Azure Backup — VM backup, MARS agent, Recovery Services vault, backup policies
55:00
article Azure Site Recovery — VM replication, failover, and failback for DR
55:00
science Lab: Lab: Configure VM backup with ASR replication and test failover to secondary region
30:00
article Terraform for Azure — resource groups, VMs, VNets, and Key Vault provisioning
60:00
article Bicep templates — parameters, modules, and deployment with Azure CLI
55:00
science Lab: Lab: Provision a full Azure environment with AI-generated Terraform modules
25:00
Module Objective: Use Microsoft Copilot for Azure, GitHub Copilot, and Claude to generate Terraform modules, write KQL queries for Log Analytics, create RBAC policies, and document Azure architectures from natural language.
article Microsoft Copilot for Azure — natural language resource management
45:00
article Claude and Copilot for Azure RBAC, KQL, and Terraform generation
40:00
science Lab: Lab: Manage and document Azure resources using AI tools throughout a complex scenario
35:00
article Full Azure architecture review — design a complete enterprise Azure environment across all exam domains
150:00
science Lab: Lab: Deploy the complete architecture with IaC, monitoring, governance, and DR configuration
150:00

Tools & Technologies You'll Master

🔐 Azure AD💻 Azure VMs / VMSS🌐 VNet / NSG💾 Azure Storage☸️ AKS🚀 App Service📈 Azure Monitor📋 Log Analytics / KQL🔑 Key Vault🛡️ Azure Policy💰 Cost Management🔧 Azure Bastion🏗️ Terraform📄 Bicep🔷 Azure Front Door🤖 GitHub Copilot🧠 Claude🔵 Copilot for Azure

Real-World Projects

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Enterprise Azure Landing Zone Terraform + Management Groups + Policy + Cost

Build a complete Azure landing zone — Management Groups, subscriptions, resource groups, Azure Policy for compliance, Cost Management budgets, and Terraform-provisioned baseline infrastructure.

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Zero-Trust Identity Platform Azure AD + Conditional Access + PIM + RBAC

Implement a zero-trust Azure AD tenant — Conditional Access policies, MFA, PIM for admin roles, RBAC role assignments with minimum privilege, and Identity Protection risk policies.

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Hub-and-Spoke Network Architecture VNet Peering + NSGs + Bastion + Private DNS

Design and deploy an enterprise hub-and-spoke VNet — hub with shared services, spoke VNets peered to hub, NSG microsegmentation, private endpoints, Azure Bastion, and Private DNS zones.

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AI-Managed Azure Environment Copilot for Azure + Claude + Terraform

Use Microsoft Copilot for Azure to manage resources conversationally, Claude to generate Bicep templates and KQL monitoring queries, and Copilot to write Terraform — the modern Azure admin workflow.

Certification

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Thick Brain Technology — Azure Administration Associate Certificate

Upon completing all labs and the capstone, you receive a verified TBT certificate covering all AZ-104 exam domains — Identity, Governance, Compute, Storage, Networking, and Monitoring. Students who complete all labs achieve an 87%+ first-attempt pass rate on the official AZ-104 exam.

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Career Opportunities

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Azure Administrator

Manage Azure resources — VMs, VNets, storage, identity, and monitoring — for enterprise organisations.

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DevOps Engineer

Integrate Azure services into CI/CD pipelines, AKS deployments, and infrastructure automation workflows.

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Cloud Security Engineer

Implement Azure identity security — Conditional Access, PIM, Azure Policy, and compliance frameworks.

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Site Reliability Engineer

Monitor Azure applications with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and AI-powered alerting for production reliability.

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Platform Engineer

Build Azure-native developer platforms with AKS, App Service, and Terraform-managed golden-path infrastructure.

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FinOps Analyst

Manage Azure costs with Cost Management, reserved instances, Advisor recommendations, and AI-driven optimisation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Basic cloud concepts are helpful but not required. No prior Azure experience is needed. The course starts from Azure fundamentals and builds up to exam-level complexity progressively.
Microsoft Copilot for Azure manages resources conversationally. Claude generates Terraform and Bicep templates. Copilot writes KQL queries for Log Analytics. The AI module covers all these tools in real administrative scenarios.
Yes — all 30+ labs run on real Azure subscriptions with provided credits. You configure actual Azure AD tenants, VMs, VNets, and AKS clusters throughout the course.
Students who complete all labs and the capstone achieve an 87%+ first-attempt pass rate. The course covers every AZ-104 domain with extensive practical labs aligned to exam scenarios.
55 hours of content. Most students finish in 5–7 weeks at 2 hours/day. Lifetime access ensures you stay current with Azure service updates and exam objective revisions.

Student Success Stories

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Vijay K.
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"Passed AZ-104 first attempt with 920/1000. The VNet module is the best networking explanation for Azure I've seen. The Conditional Access + PIM labs are exactly what the exam tests."

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Anusha R.
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"The Copilot for Azure section showed me a completely different way to manage cloud resources. Natural language infrastructure management is the future, and this course teaches it practically."

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Santhosh L.
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"The Terraform + Bicep module gave me skills far beyond the AZ-104 certification. I now provision all our company's Azure infrastructure with code, eliminating manual portal clicks entirely."

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