Microsoft AuthorizedAssociateAZ-104 · 2026#1 Azure Hire in MY
AZ-104: Azure Administrator Associate
The most-hired Azure credential in MY enterprises. Manage identities, networking, storage, virtual machines, governance and monitoring — the day-to-day Azure admin role.
⏱Duration: 5 days / 40 hrs
💻Format: Instructor-Led + Azure Sandbox
🌐Delivery: On-site · Virtual · Hybrid
✅Pass rate: 96%
📅Next intake: 28 July 2026
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Identity & RBAC mastery
Entra ID, custom roles, PIM, conditional access
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Azure networking depth
VNets, peering, ExpressRoute, Front Door, Application Gateway
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Storage & VM operations
Tiers, redundancy, backups, monitoring, recovery
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Governance & monitoring
Policy, Defender for Cloud, Log Analytics, alerts
What this course is
AZ-104 is day-to-day Azure ops.
AZ-104 is the most-hired Azure credential in Malaysian enterprises. It validates that you can implement, manage and monitor identity, governance, storage, compute and virtual networks in Azure.
At Nexperts, AZ-104 is delivered against a multi-subscription Azure tenant with Entra ID, hybrid VPN to a simulated on-prem and full RBAC. You administer real resources, not slide diagrams.
AZ-104 does not test what you know about Azure. It tests how quickly you can find, fix and document Azure operations under pressure.
The 2026 update brings deeper coverage of Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Azure Arc-managed resources, and Defender for Cloud. We teach all three with current MY enterprise Azure deployments as context.
Who should take this course
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Sysadmins moving to cloud
On-prem AD admins moving to Entra ID and Azure-managed infra.
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Network engineers
Take your network skills into Azure VNets, peering, ExpressRoute and Front Door.
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AZ-900 graduates
The natural specialisation step into the most-hired Azure role.
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M365 administrators
Extend your Microsoft cloud range from M365 into Azure infrastructure.
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Pre-AZ-305 candidates
AZ-104 is the operational base before AZ-305 architecture.
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DevOps practitioners
Operations fluency for the Azure-side of CI/CD and IaC pipelines.
Prerequisites
✓ AZ-900 or equivalent Azure foundational knowledge
✓ 6+ months of general Azure or sysadmin experience
✓ Comfort with PowerShell and Azure CLI
✓ Familiarity with Active Directory concepts
→ Don't have AZ-900? Ask us about our 7-day combined AZ-900 → AZ-104 track.
Course Curriculum
Five domains. Operations end-to-end.
AZ-104 is structured into Identity, Governance, Storage, Compute, and Virtual Networking + Monitoring. We sequence as a real ops engineer's day.
Hands-On Multi-Subscription Sandbox
40 admin tasks. Live Azure tenant.
The Nexperts AZ-104 sandbox is a 3-subscription Azure tenant with Entra ID, hybrid VPN to a simulated on-prem AD and pre-staged workloads.
01
Entra ID Hybrid Join
Join a simulated on-prem AD to Entra ID. Test conditional access.
Identity
02
Custom RBAC at Scale
Create 5 custom RBAC roles aligned to job functions.
Governance
03
Hub-Spoke Network
Build a hub-spoke with Azure Firewall in transit.
Networking
04
ExpressRoute Simulation
Configure ExpressRoute peering (sim). Test routing.
Connectivity
05
VMSS Auto-Scale
Deploy a VMSS with metric-driven auto-scaling.
Compute
06
Azure Files SMB Share
Create a SMB share. Sync from a simulated on-prem.
Storage
07
Azure Backup + ASR
Protect VMs with Backup and Site Recovery. Test failover.
DR
08
Log Analytics Workspace
Centralise logs from 3 subscriptions. Build alerts.
Monitoring
09
Defender for Cloud Hardening
Improve secure score from 35 to 75 in 60 minutes.
Security
+ 31 additional admin tasks. Sandbox access for 60 days post-course.
Exam Information
One exam. Lab-style PBQs.
AZ-104 includes case-study-style questions and a small live lab section. The exam tests whether you can navigate the Azure Portal and CLI under time pressure.
AZ-104 Exam
Questions40–60 incl. case study and lab
Duration100 minutes
Passing score700 / 1000
FormatPearson VUE / Online proctor
Validity1 year (renewal via free assessment)
Industry avg pass rate~68% first attempt
Nexperts pass rate96% first attempt
Azure Career Trajectory
Stacks withAZ-900 → AZ-104 → AZ-305
RenewalFree — yearly Microsoft Learn assessment
MY salary upliftAverage +RM 1,500/mo post-cert
VoucherBundled — Microsoft exam voucher
Lab sectionYes — dedicated coaching included
Pre-bridgeRequired for AZ-305 architecture path
Career fitCloud admin, M365 × Azure ops, junior architect
Our AZ-104 3-Mock Programme
01
Diagnostic Mock
Day 2. Maps weak admin areas. Average score: 64%.
02
Lab-Section Mock
Day 4. Live portal task simulation. Average score: 75%.
03
Final Clearance
Day 5. Full timed simulation. 84%+ before booking. Average score: 88%.
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Pass Rate
96% of our AZ-104 admins pass on first attempt.
The global AZ-104 first-attempt rate is around 68%. Our 96% comes from a multi-subscription tenant, dedicated portal-task coaching, and an instructor who manages 600+ Azure VMs across 4 MY banks.
Multi-subscription tenantLive lab coaching96% first attemptHybrid AD setupFree retake voucher
Why our pass rate is 96%
Industry average: ~68%
Most candidates fail on the lab section because they're slow in the Portal under time pressure. They know the answer; they just can't click it fast enough.
Nexperts: 96%
We drill Portal speed. We make you do timed clicking exercises. We treat the lab section like a sport — because it is.
Your Certification Journey
AZ-104 builds the Azure ops foundation.
From AZ-104 you choose architecture (AZ-305), development (AZ-204), security (SC-200) or specialise into Networks/Identity Specialty paths.
Before this
AZ-900
Azure foundational literacy is the prerequisite. AZ-104 builds operations on top.
Expected salary range after AZ-104: RM 6,500 – RM 11,000/month for cloud admin and Azure ops roles in Malaysian enterprises.
Student Reviews
What our AZ-104 graduates say.
4.8
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221 reviews
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88%
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10%
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2%
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"Hub-spoke architecture made networking finally click. We rebuilt our company's Azure topology three weeks after the course — cleaner, cheaper, more secure."
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Sayoga Ravi
Cloud Administrator · Boost Bank
✓ Passed first attempt · 832 / 700
★★★★★
"Portal-speed drills were unique. I'd written off the lab section as luck of the draw. Nexperts proved otherwise. Finished the lab with 4 minutes to spare."
TY
Tan Yi Wei
Azure Engineer · RHB Bank
✓ Passed first attempt · 798 / 700
★★★★★
"Hybrid AD join was the module I most needed. Three weeks later, we joined our finance domain to Entra ID using exactly the playbook from class."
HK
Hassan Kassim
Senior IT Officer · Malaysia Airlines
✓ Passed first attempt · 821 / 700
★★★★★
"Defender for Cloud secure-score sprint was eye-opening. Our company score moved from 32 to 78 in three weeks of post-course work."
NL
Nicholas Lee
Cloud Engineer · Standard Chartered
✓ Passed first attempt · 871 / 700
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