Cloud Constellation/Careers/Systems Administrator

CAREER PATH

Systems Administrator

The generalist who keeps everything running — servers, storage, patching, and the Microsoft 365 tenant, all at once.

13 clusters 6 domains ~90 hours AZ-104 aligned

Drag to rotate · click a node to jump straight into that domain

Who this is for

A broad, practical path for someone who'll be the one person handling most day-to-day infrastructure at a small-to-mid-sized organisation.

How this path works
Each cluster below links to its real lesson page. Go in order the first time through — later clusters assume the ones before them. Once you've done a full pass, use it as reference.

The path — in order

Stack Floor

01
Desktop & Server OS Administration
Windows, Windows Server, and Linux basics.
Domain 0 · Stack Floor
02
On-Premises Identity & Directory Services
Active Directory and Group Policy.
Domain 0 · Stack Floor
03
Virtualisation
VMware, Hyper-V, and the VMs running on top.
Domain 0 · Stack Floor

Compute

04
Virtual Machines & Compute
The cloud-scale version of the same idea.
Domain 1 · Compute

Storage & Data

05
Object & File Storage
Where organisational data actually lives.
Domain 2 · Storage & Data
06
Disk & Block Storage
Managed disks and snapshots.
Domain 2 · Storage & Data

Operations

07
Monitoring & Observability
Knowing something's wrong before users report it.
Domain 5 · Operations
08
Governance & Policy
Keeping sprawl under control as the environment grows.
Domain 5 · Operations
09
Patch & Asset Management
Every machine, patched, tracked, accounted for.
Domain 5 · Operations

IaC & DevOps

10
Automation & Scripting
Doing the repetitive parts once, not every time.
Domain 6 · IaC & DevOps

Hybrid & Workplace

11
Windows Server on Azure
Hybrid server infrastructure.
Domain 8 · Hybrid & Workplace
12
Endpoint Management (Intune)
Managing the devices connecting to everything above.
Domain 8 · Hybrid & Workplace
13
Microsoft 365 Admin
Tenant, licensing, and Exchange Online administration.
Domain 8 · Hybrid & Workplace

Certification this path maps to

AZ-104: Azure Administrator Associate

Where this leads

Azure Cloud Engineer is the natural next step, adding identity, networking depth, and IaC. Windows Server Administrator goes deeper specifically into the Windows side.

Start the path → See other career paths