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Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond - Second Edition

By : Riaan Lowe, Donovan Kelly
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Book Image

Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond - Second Edition

4.5 (2)
By: Riaan Lowe, Donovan Kelly

Overview of this book

Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond covers all the exam objectives and will help you to earn the Microsoft Azure Administrator certification with ease. Whether you’re studying to pass the AZ-104 exam or just want hands-on experience in administering Azure, this AZ-104 study guide will help you to achieve your objectives. This book covers the latest Azure features and capabilities around configuring, managing, and securing Azure resources. Adhering to Microsoft's AZ-104 exam syllabus, this guide is divided into five modules. The first module will show you how to manage Azure identities and governance. You'll find out how to configure Azure subscription policies at the Azure subscription level and use Azure policies for resource groups. After that, the book covers techniques related to implementing and managing storage in Azure, enabling you to create and manage Azure Storage, including File and Blob storage. In the second module, you’ll learn how to deploy and manage Azure compute resources. The third and fourth modules will teach you about configuring and managing virtual networks and monitoring and backing up Azure resources. Finally, you'll work through mock tests, with answers provided, to prepare for this exam. By the end of this book, you'll have the skills needed to pass the AZ-104 exam and be able to expertly manage Azure.
Table of Contents (30 chapters)
1
Part 1: Managing Azure Identities and Governance
7
Part 2: Implementing and Managing Storage
11
Part 3: Deploying and Managing Azure Compute Resources
17
Part 4: Configuring and Managing Virtual Networking
24
Part 5: Monitoring and Backing Up Azure Resources

Managing Azure AD objects

The following is the link to the official Microsoft Learning GitHub labs, which will guide you through each task step by step for managing Azure AD objects:

Lab scenario one

You are the administrator of an organization and have been instructed to provision users and groups within Azure AD.

This lab scenario consists of four different lab tasks with an estimated time of 30 minutes to complete, and are as follows:

  1. Task one: Create and configure Azure AD users.
  2. Task two: Create Azure AD groups with assigned and dynamic memberships.
  3. Task three: Create an Azure AD tenant.
  4. Task four: Manage Azure AD guest users.

After you have completed the labs, you can remove the resources created.

Note

It is best practice to remove unused resources to ensure that there are no unexpected costs, even though the resources created in this lab do not incur additional costs.

Now that we have practically learned how to create users and...