Microsoft's skills measured for AZ-104 as of April 17, 2026, mapped to the chapters of Ultra Transcenders AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator.
| Objective | Chapters |
|---|---|
| Manage Azure identities and governance (20–25%) | |
| Manage Microsoft Entra users and groups | 1. Microsoft Entra ID: users, groups, devices and licences |
| Manage access to Azure resources | 2. Access control with Azure RBAC |
| Manage Azure subscriptions and governance | 3. Governance: policy, tags, locks, subscriptions and cost; 14. Monitoring with Azure Monitor and Network Watcher |
| Implement and manage storage (15–20%) | |
| Configure access to storage | 5. Securing access to storage |
| Configure and manage storage accounts | 4. Storage accounts: types, redundancy, encryption and data transfer |
| Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage | 4. Storage accounts: types, redundancy, encryption and data transfer; 5. Securing access to storage; 6. Blob and file data: tiers, protection and lifecycle |
| Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%) | |
| Automate deployment of resources by using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates or Bicep files | 7. Infrastructure as code: ARM templates and Bicep |
| Create and configure virtual machines | 3. Governance: policy, tags, locks, subscriptions and cost; 7. Infrastructure as code: ARM templates and Bicep; 8. Virtual machines and scale sets |
| Provision and manage containers in the Azure portal | 9. Containers: registries, instances, Container Apps and AKS |
| Create and configure Azure App Service | 10. Azure App Service |
| Implement and manage virtual networking (15–20%) | |
| Configure and manage virtual networks in Azure | 11. Virtual networks and connectivity; 12. Securing virtual networks: NSGs, Bastion and private access; 14. Monitoring with Azure Monitor and Network Watcher |
| Configure secure access to virtual networks | 12. Securing virtual networks: NSGs, Bastion and private access; 14. Monitoring with Azure Monitor and Network Watcher |
| Configure name resolution and load balancing | 13. Name resolution and load balancing |
| Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%) | |
| Monitor resources in Azure | 14. Monitoring with Azure Monitor and Network Watcher |
| Implement backup and recovery | 15. Backup and disaster recovery |
The full list of tasks under each objective is in Microsoft's official study guide. The book is organised by technology, so one chapter often serves several objectives.
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