Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment.
Responsibilities for this role include implementing, managing, and monitoring identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment, plus provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources, when needed.
An Azure administrator often serves as part of a larger team dedicated to implementing an organization's cloud infrastructure.
A candidate for this exam should have at least six months of hands-on experience administering Azure, along with a strong understanding of core Azure services, Azure workloads, security, and governance. In addition, this role should have experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure portal, and Azure Resource Manager templates.

Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)
Manage Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) objects
   create users and groups
   create administrative units
   manage user and group properties
   manage device settings
   perform bulk user updates
   manage guest accounts
   configure Azure AD join
   configure self-service password reset
Manage role-based access control (RBAC)
   create a custom role
   provide access to Azure resources by assigning roles at different scopes
   interpret access assignments
Manage subscriptions and governance
   configure Azure policies
   configure resource locks
   apply and manage tags on resources
   manage resource groups
   manage subscriptions
   manage costs
   configure management groups
Implement and manage storage (15–20%)
Secure storage
   configure network access to storage accounts
   create and configure storage accounts
   generate shared access signature (SAS) tokens
   manage access keys
   configure Azure AD authentication for a storage account
   configure access to Azure Files
Manage storage
   export from Azure job
   import into Azure job
   install and use Azure Storage Explorer
   copy data by using AZCopy
   implement Azure Storage replication
   configure blob object replication
Configure Azure files and Azure Blob Storage
   create an Azure file share
   create and configure Azure File Sync service
   configure Azure Blob Storage
   configure storage tiers
   configure blob lifecycle management
Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)
Automate deployment of virtual machines (VMs) by using Azure Resource Manager templates
   modify an Azure Resource Manager template
   configure a virtual hard disk (VHD) template
   deploy from a template
   save a deployment as an Azure Resource Manager template
   deploy virtual machine extensions
Configure VMs
   configure Azure Disk Encryption
   move VMs from one resource group to another
   manage VM sizes
   add data disks
   configure networking
   redeploy VMs
   configure high availability
   deploy and configure scale sets
Create and configure containers
   configure sizing and scaling for Azure Container Instances
   configure container groups for Azure Container Instances
   configure storage for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
   configure scaling for AKS
   configure network connections for AKS
   upgrade an AKS cluster
Create and configure Azure App Service
   create an App Service plan
   configure scaling settings in an App Service plan
   create an App Service
   secure an App Service
   configure custom domain names
   configure backup for an App Service
   configure networking settings
   configure deployment settings
Configure and manage virtual networking (25–30%)
Implement and manage virtual networking
   create and configure virtual networks, including peering
   configure private and public IP addresses
   configure user-defined network routes
   implement subnets
   configure endpoints on subnets
   configure private endpoints
   configure Azure DNS, including custom DNS settings and private or public DNS zones
Secure access to virtual networks
   create security rules
   associate a network security group (NSG) to a subnet or network interface
   evaluate effective security rules
   implement Azure Firewall
   implement Azure Bastion
Configure load balancing
   configure Azure Application Gateway
   configure an internal or public load balancer
   troubleshoot load balancing
Monitor and troubleshoot virtual networking
   monitor on-premises connectivity
   configure and use Azure Monitor for Networks
   use Azure Network Watcher
   troubleshoot external networking
   troubleshoot virtual network connectivity
Integrate an on-premises network with an Azure virtual network
   create and configure Azure VPN Gateway
   create and configure Azure ExpressRoute
   configure Azure Virtual WAN
Monitor and back up Azure resources (10–15%)
Monitor resources by using Azure Monitor
   configure and interpret metrics
   configure Azure Monitor logs
   query and analyze logs
   set up alerts and actions
   configure Application Insights
Implement backup and recovery
   create a Recovery Services vault
   create and configure backup policy
   perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup
   perform site-to-site recovery by using Azure Site Recovery
   configure and review backup reports