Microsoft · Retired August 31, 2020
AZ-103 has retired. The current exam is AZ-104.
Microsoft retired Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-103) on August 31, 2020. If you are starting now, you will sit AZ-104 (Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate).
What AZ-103 was
AZ-103 was the exam for Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate before AZ-104. It covered managing Azure subscriptions, storage, compute, virtual networks and identities.
What changed in AZ-104
- AZ-104 leads to the same certification, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
- AZ-104's skills are grouped into five areas: identities and governance, storage, compute, virtual networking, and monitoring and maintenance.
- Microsoft has updated the AZ-104 skills outline many times since 2020, so study from the current one (for example, Azure AD is now Microsoft Entra ID).
If you passed AZ-103
Passing AZ-103 earned the same Azure Administrator Associate certification as AZ-104. Microsoft role-based certifications now renew every 12 months through a free online assessment on Microsoft Learn; if yours lapsed, you need to pass AZ-104.
Study for AZ-104 instead
Study guides and question banks written for AZ-103 cover an outdated objective list. Check that anything you use says AZ-104.
AZ-103: FAQs
Is AZ-103 still available?
No. Microsoft retired AZ-103 on August 31, 2020. The current exam is AZ-104 (Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate).
What replaced AZ-103?
AZ-104. AZ-104 leads to the same certification, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
I passed AZ-103. Is my certification still valid?
Passing AZ-103 earned the same Azure Administrator Associate certification as AZ-104. Microsoft role-based certifications now renew every 12 months through a free online assessment on Microsoft Learn; if yours lapsed, you need to pass AZ-104.
Sources: Microsoft Learn: Azure Administrators, show off your skills with exam AZ-104. Not affiliated with Microsoft.