📝 Certification Revision Guide

Microsoft AZ-104 Revision Guide

Condensed, exam-focussed notes by domain — identity, storage, compute, networking, and monitoring — with quick navigation and topic anchors for efficient review.

Start with the exam guide, work through the domain notes, then sit a practice test. Each step builds on the last.

Understand what the exam tests

Before diving into revision notes, get familiar with the exam format, domain weightings, question types, and passing score. Knowing what to expect makes your study time far more efficient.

Read the AZ-104 Exam Guide →

Study the concept notes by domain

Work through each domain guide below. Every topic explains the underlying Azure concept in respect to the exam. Pay close attention to callout boxes, which flag the most common exam traps.

Browse the domain guides below ↓

Verify with practice tests

After finishing a domain, close the notes and attempt a full practice test. When you get a question wrong, note which domain it belongs to and return to the relevant topic in these guides before sitting your next test.

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Revision notes by domain

Choose a domain to study

Five exam focussed domain guides covering 171 concepts across every AZ-104 topic area.

Domain 01 Manage Azure identities and governance

RBAC, Entra ID, custom security attributes, SSPR, dynamic groups, entitlement management, and governance policies.

29 topics Open revision notes →

Domain 02 Implement and manage storage

Blob storage, Azure Files, lifecycle management, AzCopy, SAS tokens, encryption scopes, and redundancy options.

32 topics Open revision notes →

Domain 03 Deploy and manage Azure compute resources

VMs, scale sets, App Service, containers, ARM templates, Bicep, and availability sets.

43 topics Open revision notes →

Domain 04 Implement and manage virtual networking

VNets, NSGs, load balancers, VPN gateways, Azure Firewall, DNS, and Azure Bastion.

35 topics Open revision notes →

Domain 05 Monitor and maintain Azure resources

Azure Monitor, backup vaults, Azure Policy, Advisor, deployment stacks, and activity log alerts.