AZ-104 Prerequisites — MOC
MS Learn path: Prerequisites for Azure administrators · Builds the core-architecture foundation every other skill sits on.
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Azure from Zero — the sequential foundation path (workload → cloud model → resource hierarchy → geography → ARM → tools → Entra + RBAC) comes before per-service concepts.
The core idea
Before administering anything you must understand the fundamental building blocks of Azure: the account/subscription model, how resources are grouped and managed, and the global geography (regions, availability zones) plus the management plane (ARM).
Concepts (linked from here)
- Azure subscription
- Resource groups
- Management groups
- Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
- ARM templates & Bicep
- Regions
- Availability zones
- Azure portal, CLI & PowerShell
- Cloud Shell
- Scope hierarchy
Map / Canvas
Modules in this path
Skills measured (foundation for)
Everything in: identities & governance, networking, storage, compute, monitoring.
Practice questions
Conceptual checkpoint
Explain the sequence in this path using one workload scenario: identify the boundary being changed, the identity or tool acting on it, the expected evidence, and the failure that would change your decision.
Sources and re-audit
- AZ-104 course overview, checked 2026-08-31.
- AZ-104 study guide, checked 2026-08-31.
Re-audit when the AZ-104 course path, study-guide effective date, or the services and permissions taught here change.