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Azure · AZ-104
Updated April 2026

Azure Administrator Associate Study Plan (AZ-104)

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) validates ability to implement, manage, and monitor an Azure environment. The most popular Azure associate-level certification. Upload your Azure study notes and exclam.ai builds a fully guided study plan.

Typical prep
~100h
Timeline
~10w
Exam fee
$165 USD
Level
associate
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Exam format

40-60 questions, 120 minutes. Multiple choice, drag-and-drop, case studies, hands-on labs.

Prerequisites

AZ-900 recommended but not required. 6+ months Azure hands-on experience.

Exam fee

$165 USD

Azure Administrator Associate exam domains

The 5 domains tested on AZ-104, with approximate weights from the official exam guide. exclam.ai weights your study plan according to these percentages.

DomainApproximate weight
Manage Azure identities and governance20-25%
Implement and manage storage15-20%
Deploy and manage Azure compute resources20-25%
Implement and manage virtual networking15-20%
Monitor and maintain Azure resources10-15%

Source: official AZ-104 exam guide published by Microsoft Azure.

Free official exam guide

Upload the AZ-104 exam guide and exclam.ai builds your plan

Microsoft Azure publishes the AZ-104 exam guide as a free HTML page. Download it, upload it to exclam.ai, and get a fully guided study plan with adaptive flashcards and quizzes in minutes.

How exclam.ai helps with AZ-104

Flashcards per domain

Upload the AZ-104 exam guide and exclam.ai generates flashcards for each of the 5 domains, mapped to the approximate exam weights.

Practice quizzes with exam-weighted sampling

Quizzes pull more questions from heavier domains. exclam.ai tracks which domains you're weakest on and weights future practice accordingly.

~10-week adaptive schedule

Coverage phase, review phase, and mocks — distributed across your target timeline. Falls behind automatically rebalance without re-planning.

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John Savill (YouTube — free)
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Microsoft Learn
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AZ-104 questions

How hard is AZ-104?

Moderate to hard. AZ-104 includes hands-on lab tasks in addition to multiple choice. Most candidates need 80-120 hours of prep including hands-on practice in a real Azure environment.

Is John Savill's free content enough for AZ-104?

John Savill's free YouTube Azure Master Class is widely cited as sufficient for AZ-104. Many candidates supplement it with a paid practice exam set (MeasureUp, Pluralsight practice) and hands-on Azure labs.

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