1. Today I took the AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) beta exam. In this thread I'll share my impressions.

2. Microsoft Worldwide Learning appears to have suspended performance-based lab items given their need to reserve Azure capacity for paying customers. So you better get your exams registered STAT to take advantage of this situation.

3. The biggest subject areas I saw on AZ-104 are networking and storage. Expect a lot of reading and a lot of tabular analysis.

4. The configuration-related items test whether you've got hands-on experience in the Azure portal. It's one of those things where if you've done the work, you'll recognize the correct answer right away.

5. Because this is a pre-release beta exam, I'd expect its content to change a bit. I sure hope Worldwide Learning cuts down some of the verbosity. Some of the case studies are way too big in my humble opinion.

6. I was disappointed that I saw no JSON on the AZ-104 beta. Lots of Azure portal screenshots, a fair amount of Azure PowerShell, no Azure CLI or KQL. Not sure why, and I'll probably never learn. :)

7. Overall, I think Microsoft Worldwide Learning is doing a good job of gradually shaping these exams to reflect real-world Azure practice. The AZ-104 objective domain is more logically organized (same applies to AZ-900, Azure Fundamentals).

8. Anyway, hit me up with any additional questions you have. Thanks!