Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate - Is It Worth It? | Jobs, Salary, Study Guide

[@8ballpoolking67]

Passed 104 yesterday. Wasn’t easy at all. With the right amount of time studying 3-4 weeks you will pass. Understand the concepts very well and see how they fit together in different scenarios.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Congratulations 8 Ball Pool King!

[@tonyg460]

What study source did you use?

[@Leyksnal]

Congratulations, what materials did you use to study?

[@papbalgobin1]

Were you already working in IT ?

[@8ballpoolking67]

Hey all. My company enrolled me to join an instructor led course. They then gave us access to the course material. Also you can YT the entire course, I used it as a resource as well. Paid for Udemy practice tests and passed

[@yoda3345]

Passed the 104 yesterday. Had to study hard for 3 weeks. Best resource I would recommend would be practice tests!

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Congratulations Yoda!

[@abdullahahmadi2264]

please share the links for practice test.

[@USALifeDiaries]

Have u got job in Microsoft? What qualifications did they really look for? I have completed associate degree in business administration! Looking for positions at Microsoft! Please help me out!

[@helovesdata8483]

System administrator and cloud administrator doesn't show that you specialize in a particular product, but Azure administrator does. Target jobs with Azure in the job title to get better pay.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks for that comment Back To I.T.

[@USALifeDiaries]

Have u got job in Microsoft? What qualifications did they really look for? I have completed associate degree in business administration! Looking for positions at Microsoft! Please help me out!

[@ruby9898]

I decide to get this job in the future from now. Thank you for videos like this! I want to have a stable job to help my family and help society and communities better life, 2 in 1. It's great!!!!! You gave me more motivation after this video! Thank you again! 💖💖💖

[@USALifeDiaries]

Have u got job in Microsoft? What qualifications did they really look for? I have completed associate degree in business administration! Looking for positions at Microsoft! Please help me out!

[@Doogiehowsy]

This was a good video… You’ve answered every question. Thank you‼️

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome!

[@madisonhite510]

This channel is amazing! Thank you! And your skills explaining things do not go unnoticed! :) You answered all my questions…

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You are so welcome Madison!

[@generalchrome]

I'm new to IT, but decided to take the step for a career change a few weeks ago. After 2.5 weeks of studying, I passed my certification. Looking like DevOps might be the next step!

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Congratulations XChromeSausageX.

[@papbalgobin1]

This certification?

[@generalchrome]

@@papbalgobin1 yes. The AZ-104.

[@papbalgobin1]

@@generalchrome how did you manage the networking section with no IT experience?

[@generalchrome]

@@papbalgobin1 John Savill's masterclass really helped with understanding. Also I used acloudguru for training. I spent more time on the networking than any other section. Just to be upfront, I have an IQ of 150+ and learn extremely quickly. I've always been pretty far ahead of my peers in any learning environment.

[@sacg17]

Thanks for providing in depth information about Azur Administration, It motivated me to give AZ-104, exam.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

That's great Sac G. All the best with your certification exam!

[@puppyofwrath]

Recruiters: "Well, this dude's cert has 2 stars on it, so it must be pretty good."

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks for your comment Ryan.

[@edwinswartz7084]

Hahaha

[@senciddimisin]

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[@DaProphetComedyTV]

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[@Taiwrash]

Hi, I just scheduled my exam to next week! I will appreciate any other helps and practice material and study guides. Thanks

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi MUDASIRU, All the resources are listed in the video. All the best with your certification exam!

[@Leyksnal]

How about your exam?

[@muhammadhilal8390]

Nice and informative video for chosing the path in Azure Administration certification. Specially the guidelines to learn a certification from Books, Learning Paths, Videos and finally practice test exam questions / Answers will dive in detail about the Azure certification course. Thanks a lot for sharing this knowledge through You tube channel.

[@manasbansal7946]

I plan to get the AZ-900 before I graduate Uni this year. And hopefully, get the AZ-104 by end of year or next year...

[@fillername458]

Starting on studying for the Azure Administrator exam after next week. Already finished the Fundamentals. Coming from AWS so it isn't completely foreign.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

That's great. All the best with your certification exam Filler.

[@pdaniaful]

Help! I passed Az900 in March last year and followed up with Az104 in December, I just got a shitty pay rise and got shoved into an IT helpdesk lead role where I suspect that I'll never get the right exposure to Azure like I want to. I'm very unhappy about this but I don't know what direction to take. My background is mainly on premises technologies but my company recently migrated all our servers to the cloud which prompted me to start learning the stuff. Should I sit and wait and if there are no Azure projects coming my way before I leave? Or should I just start looking elsewhere for Azure related roles now?

[@imnbhardwaj]

Better to look for a better opportunities as there are ample options available out there in IT.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

I agree with Nitin. This would also be helpful: www.globalknowledge.com/ca-en/content/salary-report/it-skills-and-salary-report/

[@jephnelson5408]

Nice! very detailed explanation. I will go for it.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks for your comment Jeph. All the best!

[@rajanaveediqbal6910]

Thanks very much, after watching your video I went for 104 preparation and passed with 980 marks. Thanks again , where should I can apply for job??

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Congratulations Raja. You might want to check out the following article: decideconsulting.com/10-best-it-and-technology-job-search-websites/ Hope that helps.

[@8ballpoolking67]

Damn! Well done fam

[@abdallahhabbati611]

Hello Raja, that's a great score . Well done Can you please share with me the ressources you've been studying with ?

[@Taiwrash]

@@8ballpoolking67 please help with the material studied... It is very urgent

[@8ballpoolking67]

@@Taiwrash Basic followed this dude videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6bOn2Sarbxoqdk and exam tests bought on Udemy- very inexpensive. The youtube videos is exactly the same material you would find in the MS AZ104 modules

[@RFitness485]

Currently work for Microsoft and studying for this certification to help with career growth.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Awesome. Thanks for your comment Romy.

[@Leyksnal]

Did you write any of the certification before?

[@RFitness485]

@@Leyksnal I have obtained the AZ-900 before hand.

[@USALifeDiaries]

Have u got job in Microsoft? What qualifications did they really look for? I have completed associate degree in business administration! Looking for positions at Microsoft! Please help me out!

[@paulosantos2765]

Thanks for the great insight! Planning to start investing on cloud certification and this gives me a good idea on what lies on it.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks Paulo. Glad it was helpful!

[@jitkyada]

I have started learning Azure DP-300

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi Jignesh, That is Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure. What type of career are you currently pursuing?

[@jitkyada]

@@SkillsBuildTraining I am SQL DBA with 12 years of experience.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

@@jitkyada Ok, great.

[@trocfords460]

YES! I'm taking it

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

That's great TRoc Fords. All the best with your certification exam!

[@alphagenisis1]

I’m considering AZ-500. Perhaps we can have a video about that one? Cheers!

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi jackhammer23, Thanks, we'll take that into consideration.

[@revcapitle8268]

Already have one and taking Azure Solutions Architect 2 weeks from now.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

All the best with your certification exam Rev!

[@revcapitle8268]

@@SkillsBuildTraining Thank you, I passed AZ-303 last Nov 8, I'm taking AZ-304 this Dec 6.

[@USALifeDiaries]

Have u got job in Microsoft? What qualifications did they really look for? I have completed associate degree in business administration! Looking for positions at Microsoft! Please help me out!

[@khrislewis9502]

Great video. Very insightful

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks!

[@rish-l3z]

Thanks for sharing!

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Our pleasure ambarish!

[@jbubba1053]

Yes I’m going for it then DEVOPs next

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

All the best!

[@FoundSohel111]

Very Nice Explaination!! 👌👌

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks a lot SOHEL 😊

[@BlossomVibes123]

I have prepared and completed the azure admin certification. But i am not sure how to prepare azure admin jobs as i dont have any handson?

[@mrmiami000001]

If I don’t have any experience or knowledge in IT. Where should I start to get to this point?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi mrmiami000001, You might want to start here first: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWjPiomXpqeHrrs

[@Nky_Alfred]

I work as an Executive assistant but a graduate in information technology, I want to become an Azure Administrator, I just have basic computer knowledge, where do I start? What skill do I need to possess before taking the path?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi Nk, This is the path you may need to take: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/azure-fundamentals/ then docs.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/azure-administrator/

[@Nky_Alfred]

@@SkillsBuildTraining Thank you so much

[@USALifeDiaries]

Have u got job in Microsoft? What qualifications did they really look for? I have completed associate degree in business administration! Looking for positions at Microsoft! Please help me out!

[@abuh.dahdah]

I have SC-900, SC-300, SC-200, SC-400 and yet can't land a job 😂 does anyone hire a person that focuses on Azure Security without Coding/programming knowledge?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi CL, Yes, they sure do. You may want to take a closer look and your job search and interview skills.

[@investgeek.crypto]

Thinking about it

[@shannexthedestroyer4037]

Been helpdesk for 4 years and dont know how to branch out into a better paying role. Any with experience know if this leads to a good job?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi Shannex, Yes it does. After this one it might be a good idea to also pursue the more advanced levels of Azure's cloud certifications.

[@abdrahmananouar2842]

I don’t have a degree in it but I started studying az-900 and planing to take the az-104 after that I just want to know if I can get a job with only these two certifications

[@TheBeach5563]

I work as network admin in large place. mostly switching. was gonna do ccnp encor but I think I will get this first because one of our sites has Azure and we may be getting it soon. Was gonna go AWS but I think this is a good way to start. Just wondering if I need the Azure fundamentals first?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi Robert, Thanks for your question. Based on the information that you've provided, our suggestion would be to start with Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals. Hope that helps.

[@8ballpoolking67]

Honestly, if you know networking very well (which I don’t doubt you do), you will likely pass. My networking isn’t that great but I passed with 2-3 weeks of studying for this exam. Loads of questions are on storage, networking, VMs and Role based access control.

[@8ballpoolking67]

Hence you could probably skip fundamentals like I did

[@Ma1efcent]

I would study AZ900 first if you're not familar with Azure.

[@TheBeach5563]

@@8ballpoolking67 ok thanks so much.

[@AllInOne_9062]

Azure administration complete course where can I get. If you have these course please send the link

[@syedirtiza5369]

I am just a computer science graduate, I want to pursue my career in cloud admin and keep growing but I don’t want to have coding in my career domain. I will be relocating to the Netherlands, but I don’t know how am I supposed to start a career in cloud normally people ask for experience of 1-2 years of experience! Plus I am afraid of the language barrier i.e dutch! I just don’t know where do I start from? Any help ?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi Syed, If you want to start a career in Cloud Admin you might want to first consider doing the CompTIA Cloud+ certification: www.comptia.org/certifications/cloud After that you can decide whether you want to pursue your Cloud Career with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Hope that helps.

[@michellek50]

What is the difference between AZ-103 & AZ-104? I am working on my AZ-900.

[@GyanFhaD]

Are cloud certifications worth it ? or having knowledge on it is sufficient ?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Certification and experience work best.

[@amayaprusti7758]

Is Google associate cloud engineer certification is somehow equal level as AZ-104????? I guess both are administrator associate. Please correct me if I have the wrong concept in my mind.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi Amaya, Thanks for your comment. You are correct. They are similar level certifications for their specific Cloud environments.

[@varunraj2390]

Hi, we need to azure fundamental certification or directly we can start with azure 104 administrator associates certificate? Pls guide me

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi varun Raj, We'd suggest that you get the 'Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals AZ-900' before embarking on 'Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator - Associate' Hope that helps.

[@varunraj2390]

@@SkillsBuildTraining thanks for suggesting one

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

@@varunraj2390 You're welcome.

[@clarkyno1311]

Yes currently studying

[@Leyksnal]

Please can we study together? 😭 I want to write the exam as well.

[@clarkyno1311]

@@Leyksnal where do you live?

[@Leyksnal]

@@clarkyno1311 i live in Nigeria. Send me your email

[@clarkyno1311]

@@Leyksnal my advice to you is to look at Microsoft learn website this will help you, it wouldn't work us studying together.

[@Leyksnal]

@@clarkyno1311 thanks 😊 i understand your point that's true

[@papbalgobin1]

Do you need to do any networking certs before az 104?

[@ryung8323]

Yes! 100%

[@brandonnguyen5542]

yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

All the best!

[@nilesh4971]

Good analysis

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks NILESH!

[@aash.shah.65]

Yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

That's awesome Aashish. All the best with your certification exam.

[@Seoul-gf5hl]

I am not good at coding should i go for it ?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Yes you can.

[@lwa.dev74]

I want too … Yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Ok, all the best.

[@tryashvanth]

I am planning to take the 104 exam

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

That's great. All the best with your certification exam Yashvanth Tr.

[@nischalnarenderprashad4843]

Yes For Administration

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Awesome Nischal narender prashad. All the best with your certification exam!

[@iiishw]

Just beginning to consider it Cloud certification.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

That's great William. All the best with your certification exam!

[@arshad_jamal1]

Can I become eligible by just getting certified AZURE AZ-104?

[@cuddy90210]

Thank you so much!

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome Cuddy-2M.

[@baa7948]

What is the ideal time to prepare for this certification ? How many weeks would be perfect.

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi BB A, There is no ideal time to prepare for this certification. It depends on many factors, such as, method used to prepare (books, videos, or instructor led), and how much time you commit to studying per week. Hope that helps!

[@baa7948]

@@SkillsBuildTraining if I go through books and video content and commit for 2 hours everyday how much time I can properly learn things

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

@@baa7948 With that time commitment it will likely take you at least 6 weeks to be fully prepared. Keep in mind this is just an estimate, and the time needed to prepare for a certification exam differs from person to person.

[@bodybypriest3325]

Can a beginner with no prior knowledge get into this?

[@wilsonwallace5469]

i decided to get azure certified

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

That's great Wilson. All the best with your certification exam.

[@ahmadhafizzfadzil1359]

Do i need to have azure fundamental first?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi Ahmad, It's highly recommended that you do. Especially if you don't have experience with Azure. Hope that helps.

[@hunter6845]

Does azure include 365 admin? For emails

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi Hunter, For that you'll need to look at the 'Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate' certification.

[@concernedcitizen4824]

Does anyone know what book is available for self study to pass the exam?

[@vijayrao5441]

pls provide me sample resume, role and responsibilities of Azure ADMIN OR ENGINEER

[@dude5045]

Yes, tell me how

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi xjlfan1, Thanks for your comment. The video explains everything you need to know to get certified. All the best with your certification exam!

[@freshcotech79]

I'm looking for a road map into the azure cloud jobs or area cliaters

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi Freshco, You might want to check out this link: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/ Hope that helps.

[@taiwofolakemi3087]

I had the dp 900 fundamental yesterday but unfortunately had 690, and am hoping to go for the azure database administration certification please what do u suggest, although I don't have any experience working on the cloud

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi taiwo folakemi, Are you going to be re-taking DP 900 until you pass the exam?

[@taiwofolakemi3087]

@@SkillsBuildTraining that's why am asking for your advise

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

@@taiwofolakemi3087Taking the DP 900 until you pass it might be a good place to start.

[@cabelamzuvukile2928]

yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

All the best!

[@danzid2813]

Yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Great Danzi! All the best with your certification exam.

[@jvague]

Yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

That's great Jerry. All the best with your certification exam!

[@piyalineogi9623]

Yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

All the best with your certification exams piyali!

[@Wasim_Raza]

Yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Awesome Wasim. All the best with your certification exam!

[@varunraj2390]

Yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Hi varun Raj, That's great. All the best with your certification exam.

[@nourhermi4728]

yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

That's awesome Nour. All the best with your certification exam!

[@senjisugioka2622]

Yes

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks for your comment Senji. All the best with your certification exam!

[@ayushchauhan6869]

yes