Certifications are becoming a very important currency to hold. In the
current state of the cloud, customers are so in need to get high skilled
professionals. Having a certification becomes an obvious asset and stamp to
have. Hey guys, I'm Shubham from Intellipaat. In today's video, we're gonna
discuss about AZ-103 certification. So without wasting more
time, let's get started. First, we're gonna discuss how AZ-103 came into
existence. If this change came into the picture, there must be a reason for it.
After that, why you should opt for AZ-103 certification. The
prerequisites required for AZ-103 certification. Then most
importantly, we will also discuss about the exam objective, its pattern and in
the end how you should prepare for AZ-103 exam? How AZ-103
came into existence? So this previously Azure had launched two new
role-based certifications that is AZ-100 & AZ-101 as a
replacement of 70-535 for the Microsoft Azure Administrator role. But recently
on May 1st 2019, both AZ-100 & AZ-101 exams got retired and
replaced by AZ-103 exam. So if one is willing to become a Microsoft
certified azure administrator, then they should focus on AZ-103 exam
preparation. that is how it came into existence. So all of a sudden transition
from AZ-100 & 101 towards a new AZ-103
certification. There must be a reason behind this change right, that we shall
discuss as we move forward. So as in the early stages of the microsoft certified
azure administrator associate certification, Microsoft learning
received a lot of negative feedbacks about the new AZ-100 & 101
exams being very difficult for people to crack. Based on the feedbacks,
they decided to combine the AZ-100 & 101 certification
exams into a single AZ-103 certification exam that is Microsoft
azure administrator certification exam. The combine AZ-103 exam is
not merely a merging of the full AZ-100 & AZ-101
certification exam. The AZ-103 exam pulls in
approximately 70% of its objectives from the AZ-100 exam and
approximately 30% of its objectives from the AZ-101 exam. As
a result of the transition, the AZ-100 & 101 certification
exams are now retired as of May 1 2019 and are no longer be able to schedule
or be taken. Additionally, the transition exam AZ-102
is also retired. As a single AZ-103 exam is the singular part
to earning the Microsoft Certified azure administrator associate
certification. For those of you who are early achievers out there, I understand
this may be a bit frustrating for you but this stage will simplify the
certification process to attain it and is a good change to be made right. Next
is, why you should offer AZ-103 certification. So today Microsoft Azure
administrator is ruled out to be one of the most esteemed job titles in the
cloud industry. How? Since Azure is one of the pioneers in providing the cloud
services and it has got majority of its shares in the cloud market worldwide
after AWS which means greater job opportunities and no doubt it is being
majorly used by majority of the Fortune 500 companies.
Moreover, Azure administrator profile guarantees attractive pay packages along
with the solid career growth opportunities. According to the latest
report, the average pay of an azure administrator ranges between 100 K
dollars per annum and an experienced Microsoft Azure administrator can earn
up to 120 K dollars per annum. So, I guess this should be enough to satisfy a
candidate who is willing to go for AZ-103 exam preparation. Moving
forward, in order to be well prepared for AZ-103 exam, you must know
that, what are the prerequisites required for the exam right? So you need to have
at least intermediate server administration knowledge and skills.
Should have a basic knowledge of PowerShell
and a general familiarity with the cloud computing concepts. Now, let's move
forward and discuss about the exam objectives. So guys, due to constant
feedbacks about the exam being difficult, Microsoft has divided the entire exam
syllabus into five modules in order to ease the exam preparation. So let's
discuss each of these modules below. Manages Azure subscriptions and resources.
So this percentage figure that you see here basically indicates the relative
weightage of the questions from each of
modules, if the percentage is higher then you should respect more questions from
that module and vice versa. So guys, in this module, you need to be thoroughly
prepared with managing azure subscriptions, resource groups, analyzing
resource utilization and consumption and managing role based access control.
Second, Implement and manage storage where it holds the weightage of 15
to 20% in exam, covering the topics like creation, configuration of
storage accounts, azure files, importing and exporting data to azure and
implementing azure backups. Third is, Deploying and managing virtual machines.
Holding weightage from 15 to 20%, covering topics and creation and
configuration of virtual machines for Windows and Linux, managing azure
virtual machines and automating their deployments and managing their backups.
Fourth one is, configure and manage virtual networks which holds a majority
of weightage around 30 to 35% and covering topics in create connectivity
between virtual networks, implementing and managing virtual networking, network
security groups, azure load balancer, monitoring and troubleshooting virtual
networks, integrating on-premises network with Azure virtual network. Fifth and the
last one is Manage identities, holding a weightage from 15 to 20% in the exam.
So managing is your Active Directory and Active Directory objects, users, groups
and devices implementing and managing hybrid identities and multi-factor
authentication are being covered in this module. Now let's move forward and
discuss about the exam pattern. No doubt the AZ-103 exam is one of
the most challenging exams in the IT industry right. Although, the number of
questions in this exam are subject to change over time. You can expect around
40 to 60 questions in this exam and also you can expect different
question formats and types in this exam including review screen,
mark review, multiple choices, short answers, hot area, repeated answer choices,
drag and drop, case studies, the best answer and active stream. All the
questions in this exam can follow any of these question types. You will get around
150 minutes to complete the examination with an additional 30 minutes of setting
time. For good results in the exam, it is required to follow the weight associated
with each exam module during your AZ-103 exam preparation. The pricing
depends on which location you are taking your
exam from. For example, if you're taking your exam in US, then it is going to
cost you around $165 but if you are taking it in India then you will have to
pay an amount of 4800 Indian rupees and the pricing is subject to change without
a notice from country to country. As the pricing does not include applicable
taxes, you need to confirm with your examination provider for an exact fee.
If you're a student, then you can get a free deduction in the exam, if you can
submit your valid educational credentials.
Moreover, Microsoft Partner Network program member, Microsoft trainers and
Academy program members are also eligible for reduced pricing. So guys, most
of the technical questions require a passing score of 700, AZ-103 is not
an exception. Any score greater or equal to 700 will be marked as passed.
Otherwise, it will be marked as failed. Most of the short questions in this exam
are one pointer. If any question is worth more than that then it will be indicated
in the exam part itself. Also note that there are no penalty for an incorrect
answer, the exam is available only in English language. Now we know of the
examination pattern. Now let's discuss few other tips for the
preparation of the exam. How to prepare for AZ-103 exam. The first step is to
plan the module structure and study accordingly. For example, if you're going
to implement azure backup, then you must also know about how to create and
configure the storage accounts along with configuration of azure files right,
so that you know the basics of implementing the configurations in
storage accounts right. You would require a lot of AZ-103 questions and
verified study materials in order to earn good passing scores right. You can
refer to the official curriculum and study guide to plan your module study
and get the right information. After that practice sample tests online, once gained
enough knowledge with this, then you should be able to step up into the next
part of practicing hands-on and this is the most crucial part in your learning
journey. You can easily perform hands-on on Azure services since Azure
provides a free tier option for newbies and you get a 300 dollars of credit in
your azure account once you're signed which is valid for almost a year.
Practicing hands-on will not only help you in cracking the exam but it will
also get you ready for your future job roles. In addition to that check, for the
online training so that in case you have queries related to the subject you can
clear right away and experts help is always
recommended. Last but not the least, join the forums related to Microsoft Azure
and search for questions related to your subject and check out the questions
asked by the other people and go through the answers posted by the audience
itself. It will always be helpful for you. Last suggestion from my end is that go
for dumps only, when you are thorough the subject. You might be able to clear
the exam and get certification from it. But believe me guys, you won't be job
ready as during the interview without the practical approach, you won't be able
to crack it or be able to answer the questions asked by the interviewer
because you took the shortcut to get certified right. So beware of the
shortcuts, do a thorough study with the proper implementations on Azure and
rise up in your career path. Now you might be wondering how to take time for
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