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.
Approximate milestones
10 weeks- Manage Azure identities and governance~wk 2
- Implement and manage storage~wk 3
- Deploy and manage Azure compute resources~wk 4
- Implement and manage virtual networking~wk 5
- Monitor and maintain Azure resources~wk 6
Your full plan · 10 weeks to exam day
10 weeks · ~10h/weekOctober 2026
- Wk 1Oct 12 – Oct 18Manage Azure identities and governanceCoverageReadQuizFlashcards20-25%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 2Oct 19 – Oct 25Manage Azure identities and governanceCoverageReadQuizFlashcards20-25%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 3Oct 26 – Nov 1Implement and manage storageCoverageReadQuizFlashcards15-20%5 study · 2 buffer
November 2026
- Wk 4Nov 2 – Nov 8Deploy and manage Azure compute resourcesCoverageReadQuizFlashcards20-25%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 5Nov 9 – Nov 15Implement and manage virtual networkingCoverageReadQuizFlashcards15-20%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 6Nov 16 – Nov 22Monitor and maintain Azure resourcesCoverageReadQuizFlashcards10-15%5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 7Nov 23 – Nov 29ReviewReviewQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 8Nov 30 – Dec 6ReviewReviewQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
December 2026
- Wk 9Dec 7 – Dec 13MocksMocksQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
- Wk 10Dec 14 – Dec 20MocksMocksQuizFlashcards5 study · 2 buffer
AZ-104 activity tracker
A visual preview of how exclam.ai turns your AZ-104 plan into daily domain coverage, flashcard, quiz, review, and mock streaks. Switch the plan length to match your exam timeline.
Sample activity — your own streaks, study time, and module milestones appear here once you upload.
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Every module dated to your exam, with quizzes and FSRS flashcards generated from your own materials.
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40-60 questions, 120 minutes. Multiple choice, drag-and-drop, case studies, hands-on labs.
AZ-900 recommended but not required. 6+ months Azure hands-on experience.
$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.
| Domain | Approximate weight |
|---|---|
| Manage Azure identities and governance | 20-25% |
| Implement and manage storage | 15-20% |
| Deploy and manage Azure compute resources | 20-25% |
| Implement and manage virtual networking | 15-20% |
| Monitor and maintain Azure resources | 10-15% |
Source: official AZ-104 exam guide published by Microsoft Azure.
Suggested schedule, module-by-module
How the 5-domain AZ-104 plan distributes across the plan length you pick above. Heavier-weight domains get more time; lighter ones may pair into a single week.
Manage Azure identities and governance
Cover Manage Azure identities and governance end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Implement and manage storage
Cover Implement and manage storage end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Deploy and manage Azure compute resources
Cover Deploy and manage Azure compute resources end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Implement and manage virtual networking
Cover Implement and manage virtual networking end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Monitor and maintain Azure resources
Cover Monitor and maintain Azure resources end-to-end. Build flashcards covering every learning objective and quiz yourself before moving to the next module.
Review
Weak-topic drilling. exclam.ai surfaces topics where you underperformed during coverage and re-quizzes them. Daily FSRS flashcard reps across all 5 topics to prevent decay. Start doing timed question batches focused on the heaviest-weight sections.
Mocks
Full-length AZ-104 practice exams under timed conditions. Target one mock every 3–5 days. Same-day error review: for every question you miss, re-derive the solution from scratch. Taper in the final 3 days — light flashcards only.
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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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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