Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Validates expertise in implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization's Azure environment including virtual networks, storage, compute, identity, security, and governance. This intermediate-level certification covers managing Azure identities and governance with Microsoft Entra ID, implementing and managing storage accounts, deploying and managing compute resources including VMs and containers, configuring virtual networking with NSGs and load balancers, and monitoring with Azure Monitor. Requires familiarity with PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure portal, and ARM templates.
Exam domains
- Manage Azure identities and governance24%
Manage Microsoft Entra users, groups, and external users, assign Azure built-in roles at multiple scopes, and govern subscriptions through Azure Policy, resource locks, tags, management groups, cost alerts, and budgets.
- Deploy and manage Azure compute resources24%
Deploy resources using ARM templates and Bicep, create and manage virtual machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets, run containers on Azure Container Instances, Container Apps, and Container Registry, and configure Azure App Service plans, scaling, TLS, and deployment slots.
- Implement and manage storage19%
Configure storage account access via firewalls, SAS tokens, stored access policies, and identity-based access; manage redundancy, encryption, replication, and lifecycle policies for Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage.
- Implement and manage virtual networking19%
Configure virtual networks, subnets, peering, public IPs, and user-defined routes; secure access via NSGs, ASGs, Azure Bastion, service endpoints, and private endpoints; and manage Azure DNS and load balancers.
Sources
Questions are grounded in 150 references from official and authoritative materials.