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Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
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Azure administrators who implement, manage, and monitor identity, governance, storage, compute, and networks.
Exam facts
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Exam code
- AZ-104
- Level
- associate
- Domain
- Cloud — Azure
- Exam format
- Multiple choice, case studies, and interactive items; online proctored or Pearson VUE test center
- Duration
- Approximately 100 minutes
- Cost
- $165 USD
- Renewal
- 1 year (free online renewal assessment)
- Prerequisites
- None formally; Microsoft recommends at least 6 months of hands-on Azure administration experience.
Recommended preparation
Work through the AZ-104 learning paths on Microsoft Learn and practice daily administration tasks in a free Azure account, including virtual networks, storage, and Entra ID. Take the free official practice assessment to identify weak domains before the exam.
Follow the free CloudOps 90-Day Learning Path — its final phase (days 76–90) is built for certification preparation.
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