<h4>Prerequisites</h4>

<p>Successful Azure Administrators start this role with experience on operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, and networking.</p>

<ul>
	<li>Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.</li>
	<li>Understanding of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.</li>
	<li>Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including domains, forests, domain controllers, replication, Kerberos protocol, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).</li>
	<li>Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.</li>
</ul>
