AM in JTTC talks on MS Azure Associate Certification (Az-104)
Tags: azure, cloud, certification, community
Published: 2022-07-28 16:37:00

Greetings to my fellow Technology Advocates and Specialists.

In this Session, I talk (with Humor) on __Microsoft Azure Associate Certification (AZ-104)__ on __JOURNEY TO THE CLOUD 7.0__

The Intention of this Blog Post is to Provide Information on AZ-104 Certification in a fun way (Without making the Readers/Audience Overwhelmed). 

| __LIVE RECORDED SESSION:-__ |
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| __LIVE DEMO__ was Recorded as part of my Presentation in __JOURNEY TO THE CLOUD 7.0__ Forum/Platform |
| Duration of My Demo = __23 Mins 05 Secs__ |
| Start and End Time = __01:23:00 to 01:46:05__ |

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| __PRESENTATION DISPLAYED DURING LIVE DEMO:-__ |
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| {% github arindam0310018/28-July-2022-Azure__Talk-On-Admin-Associate-Certification-Az-104 %} |


__DISCLAIMER:-__ YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A SPARTAN TO CONQUER AZURE!!!

| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/jglepp5s5cz0u6cl0tg6.png) |
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| __This Certification is the First Logical step towards Cloud Adoption and this is where the Problem begins as rightly Illustrated :-)__ |
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| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/amp303edmywr357hx5v6.jpg) |
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| __TRAINING MATERIALS:-__ |
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| [MS LEARN: AZ-104](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/exams/az-104) |
| [OFFICIAL PRACTISE TEST: AZ-104](https://ch.mindhub.com/az-104-microsoft-azure-administrator-microsoft-official-practice-test/p/MU-AZ-104?utm_source=microsoft&utm_medium=certpage&utm_campaign=msofficialpractice) |
| [WHIZLABS ONLINE COURSES + PRACTISE TESTS: AZ-104](https://www.whizlabs.com/microsoft-azure-certification-az-104/) |

| __MASTER THE BASICS:-__ |
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| [MS LEARN AZURE FUNDAMENTALS: AZ-900](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/exams/az-900) |

| __THE JOURNEY TO AZURE ADMINISTRATOR ASSOCIATE:-__ |
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| HERE GOES THE [LINK](https://query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com/cms/api/am/binary/RE4AElC). THIS SERVES AS ONE FRONTEND (OFE) TO FIND ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT AZ-104.  |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/7e7et8wj24yzqzm5utky.png) |

| __TOPICS TO PREPARE WITH SKILLS MEASURED:-__ |
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| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/9acyawdottyqwfro3ud1.png) | 

| __TOPIC#1: MANAGE AZURE IDENTITIES AND GOVERNANCE:-__ |
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| BELOW IS ME, WHEN I STARTED AZURE FEW YEARS BACK :-) |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/lcwa0j0ew080928v1mo5.png) |
| __Things you will learn:__ Configure Azure Active Directory, Users and Groups, Subscriptions, Azure Policy, Role Based Access Control, and Self Service Password Reset. |
 
| __TOPIC#2: IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE STORAGE:-__ |
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| THIS IS EXACTLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO STORE DATA IN CLOUD :-) |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/26j5s64xlkkmt5rthtwf.jpg) |
| __Things you will learn:__ Configure Storage Accounts, Blob Storage, Security, Azure Files and File Sync, Storage Tools, and Controlled Access to Storage. |
| WE ARE ACTUALLY MORE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR DATA DURING THUNDERSTORMS :-) |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/p4na0q22z4o7s91z0dms.jpg) |

| __TOPIC#3: DEPLOY AND MANAGE AZURE COMPUTE RESOURCES:-__ |
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| NOW A DAYS, YOU SEE SO MUCH DELAYS IN AIRPORT. THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF TAKE-OFF AND LANDING TIME. PILOTS JUGGLE SO MUCH WITH ALL COMPUTES FLOATING IN THE CLOUD :-) |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/h51f9hqjg8xguf89163j.jpg) |
| __Things you will learn:__ Configure Virtual Machines -  Availability, Extensions, and Azure Automation State; App Services and Plans; Container Instances and Azure Kubernetes Services. |

| __TOPIC#4: CONFIGURE AND MANAGE VIRTUAL NETWORKS:-__ |
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| MOSTLY DURING WEEKENDS, YOU WILL FIND SALES GUY KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR TO TALK ABOUT AZURE NETWORKING. I HUMBLY REQUEST NOT TO SHOVE THEM OFF BUT TO LISTEN FOR BRIEF UNDERSTANDING :-) |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yqw8lc3vhqwa1ou3bhyj.jpg) |
| __Things you will learn:__ Design IP Addressing Schema, Configure Virtual Network, Network Security Group (NSG), Azure Firewall, Azure DNS, Virtual Network Peering, VPN Gateway, Express Route, Virtual WAN, Network Routing and Endpoints, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure Application Gateway. |

| __TOPIC#5: MONITOR AND BACKUP AZURE RESOURCES:-__ |
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| THIS IS INDEED TRUE THAT I HAVE MY ENTIRE OPS TEAM SITTING WITH EXPENSIVE BINOCULORS TO MONITOR CLOUD :-) |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/3rhukm6y4mq2xz4xaodm.jpg) |
| __Things you will learn:__ Configure File and Folder Backups, Virtual Machine Backups, Azure Monitor, Azure Alerts, Log Analytics, Network Watcher and Incident Response with Azure Alerts. |


| __PEOPLE ALSO ASK:-__ |
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| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ddoe7b6b4n9vexucuqf6.png) |
| __Google Search AZ-104__ and You will find all relevant Questions along with Answers. Please Refer the Screenshot below for more details.  |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/35dr99bfj57bddgxesv6.png) |
| I have Listed below few important ones:- |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/h26x5w2uif6bfmi3nkiw.png) |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/3m086kbh5nyttzglpux0.png) |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/vt3ldvyycsooeegecv6o.png) |
| ![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/lxyqky5ohsnev6dxa7oo.png) |

Hope You Enjoyed the Session!!!

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