Azure Administrator Role  

The Azure Administrator implements, manages, and monitors identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment. The Azure Administrator will provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources as appropriate. Candidates should have a minimum of six months of hands-on experience administering Azure. Candidates should have a strong understanding of core Azure services, Azure workloads, security, and governance. Candidates for this exam should have experience in using PowerShell, the Command Line Interface, Azure Portal, and ARM templates.  

Prerequisites  

Successful Azure Administrators start this role with experience in virtualization, networking, identity, and storage.  

• Understanding on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.  
• Understanding network configurations, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.  
• Understanding Active Directory concepts, including users, groups, and role-based access control.  
• Understanding resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.  

Course Outline

Module 01 – Administer Identity

Module 02 – Administer Governance and Compliance

Module 03 – Administer Azure Resources

Module 04 – Administer Virtual Networking

Module 05 – Administer Intersite Connectivity

Module 06 – Administer Network Traffic

Module 07 – Administer Azure Storage

Module 08 – Administer Azure Virtual Machines

Module 09 – Administer PaaS Compute Services

Module 10 – Administer Data Protection

Module 11 – Administer Monitoring