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AZ-104 is Microsoft's flagship associate-level cloud-administrator credential. It validates the day-to-day skills of an Azure administrator: managing identities and governance through Microsoft Entra, deploying and operating Azure VMs, App Services, AKS, and storage accounts, configuring virtual networks and load balancing, and monitoring with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics. The exam is more hands-on than fundamentals: expect 40–60 questions in roughly 100 minutes including multiple-choice, multiple-response, drag-and-drop, hot-area, and at least one case study with several scenario-based items. Scenarios reward candidates who have actually clicked through the Azure portal rather than read about it.
Microsoft Entra ID users and groups, RBAC, custom roles, Azure Policy, resource locks, management groups, subscriptions, and tag-based governance. About 24% of questions and the foundation for the rest of the exam.
Storage accounts (Blob, Files, Queues, Tables), redundancy options (LRS / ZRS / GRS / RA-GRS / GZRS), lifecycle management, SAS tokens, Azure Files with AD integration, and AzCopy / Storage Explorer. About 19%.
About 24%. VMs (sizing, availability sets / zones, VMSS, snapshots, custom images), App Service (deployment slots, scaling), Container Instances and AKS basics, ARM templates / Bicep, and Azure Container Registry.
About 19%. VNets, subnets, peering, NSGs, ASGs, public IPs, Azure Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Azure DNS, VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute fundamentals. Heavy on routing and traffic-flow scenarios.
About 14%. Azure Monitor, Log Analytics workspaces, Application Insights, alerts and action groups, Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, and update management. Lower weight but high-density questions.
$90k–$125k–$170k USD annual
AZ-104 is the single most-valued individual Azure cert in admin / ops job postings. Range covers US-based mid-level administrators; senior cloud engineers and Azure-focused SREs at FAANG / fintech often clear $200k TC. Non-coastal US markets trend toward the lower end.
Source: levels.fyi 2025 cloud admin / SRE roles, U.S. BLS OEWS May 2024 (15-1244 network and computer systems administrators), Glassdoor 2025. Figures are approximate; actual compensation depends on role, region, and experience.
AZ-104 is the most-requested Azure certification in admin and operations job postings, frequently appearing as a hard requirement for Azure-centric roles in healthcare, finance, government, and Microsoft-partner consultancies. Recruiters treat it as the canonical proof of hands-on Azure operational competence. It pairs naturally with AZ-500 for security-leaning admin roles, with AZ-700 for network-leaning roles, and with AZ-305 as the architect track. Many candidates who pass AZ-104 follow up with AZ-305 within 6–12 months to qualify for senior architect openings.
There are no formal prerequisites. Microsoft recommends six months of hands-on Azure administration experience plus comfort with PowerShell, Azure CLI, and ARM / Bicep templates. While AZ-900 is not required, candidates without prior cloud exposure typically benefit from passing it first — many AZ-104 questions assume baseline familiarity with shared responsibility, regions, and Microsoft Entra concepts.
Microsoft's free Microsoft Learn path covers all five exam areas in roughly 30–40 hours of content. Hands-on lab time in a personal Azure subscription (or via Microsoft Learn sandboxes) is essentially mandatory — the case study and drag-and-drop questions reward candidates who can recall portal navigation, not just concepts. Many candidates supplement with one of the popular video courses (Pluralsight, A Cloud Guru, Tutorials Dojo) for extra exam-style practice.
AZ-104 sits in the Associate tier — a clear step up from AZ-900. Plan on 80–120 hours of study over 6–10 weeks with prior IT / sysadmin background; double that if Azure is your first cloud. The exam runs roughly 100 minutes with 40–60 questions in multiple-choice, multiple-response, drag-and-drop, hot-area, and case-study formats. Case studies are timed separately and cannot be revisited once you move past them, so candidates should manage time carefully.
The most common stumbling block is networking — VNets, NSGs vs. ASGs, peering, gateway transit, and the differences between Load Balancer / Application Gateway / Front Door / Traffic Manager are dense, scenario-heavy material. Storage redundancy options and Microsoft Entra advanced features (Conditional Access, PIM basics) also tend to surprise candidates who have only studied at the AZ-900 level.
Most recent skills-measured update. Refreshed Microsoft Entra terminology, expanded AKS and Bicep coverage, modernized monitoring tooling. Microsoft refreshes AZ-104 approximately every 12–18 months without changing the exam code.
Major outline refresh: consolidated former six domains into the current five-domain structure and rebalanced weights toward identity and governance. Renamed Azure Active Directory references to Microsoft Entra ID.
Initial GA, replacing the AZ-103 exam (which itself replaced the AZ-100 / AZ-101 pair). Original launch outline.
AZ-104 (Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate) is a a moderately difficult exam expecting practical hands-on experience plus solid understanding of best practices Associate-level exam. Most candidates need 80–150 hours of study spread over 6–12 weeks for associate-level exams. Most candidates who score consistently above the passing threshold on practice exams pass on their first attempt.