About This Study Plan
This 7-day study plan breaks the AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate) exam preparation into 4 focused study sessions with a total of 12 actionable tasks. The plan covers all 5 exam domains — Manage Azure Identities and Governance, Implement and Manage Storage, Deploy and Manage Azure Compute Resources, Implement and Manage Virtual Networking, Monitor and Maintain Azure Resources — ensuring complete coverage of the exam blueprint. An intensive plan for experienced Azure users preparing for AZ-104 quickly.
Prerequisites
- Hands-on Azure experience
- 3-4 hours of study time per day
Study Schedule
- Study Entra ID user/group management and RBAC.
- Learn Azure Policy, locks, and subscription management.
- Practice identity governance questions.
- Configure VNets, NSGs, peering, and VPN.
- Study storage accounts, replication, and SAS.
- Practice networking and storage questions.
- Deploy VMs, VMSS, App Service, and containers.
- Configure Azure Monitor, alerts, and backup.
- Practice compute and monitoring questions.
- Take a full AZ-104 mock exam.
- Review weak areas.
- Focus on CLI/PowerShell command patterns.
Study Tips
Practice with Azure CLI and PowerShell commands.
Focus on hands-on labs.
Understand resource hierarchy and RBAC scope.
Recommended Azure Study Resources
Supplement this study plan with Microsoft Learn's free AZ-104 learning path, which provides interactive modules and sandboxed Azure environments. The Microsoft Virtual Training Days programme also offers free instructor-led sessions with a 50% exam discount voucher upon completion.
Ready to Practice?
Put your study plan into action with Azure Administrator Associate practice questions.