How I'd Structure 4 Weeks of AZ-104 Study (Domain-by-Domain Plan)

The AZ-104 covers five domains across identity, storage, compute, networking, and monitoring. That's a lot of ground — and most study plans either treat every topic equally (wrong) or follow someone else's timeline that doesn't reflect how the exam actually weights things. This plan is built around the official domain weightings. The domains worth the most marks get the most time. The sequencing follows a logical dependency order — each week builds on the one before it. Assumptions: roughly 1–2 hours of study per day, 5 days a week. If you have more time, compress the plan. If you're starting from scratch with no Azure experience, add an extra week before Week 1 to get hands-on with the Azure portal basics. Before You Start: Understand the Exam Format The AZ-104 is not a recall exam. It's a scenario-based reasoning exam. Questions don't ask you to define services — they put you inside a real-world configuration and ask what you would do, what is blocked, what happens next, or what the