Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Prepare to pass the AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure certification exam to be awarded the Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate.

Course Level: Intermediate

Role: Developer

Duration: 4 Days

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Exam AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise designing, building, testing, and maintaining cloud applications and services on Microsoft Azure.

A candidate for this certification should have 1-2 years professional development experience and experience with Microsoft Azure. In addition, the candidate for this role should have the ability to program in a language supported by Azure and proficiency in Azure SDKs, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, data storage options, data connections, APIs, app authentication and authorization, compute and container deployment, debugging, performance tuning, and monitoring.

Course Outline

Develop Azure compute solutions (25-30%)

Implement IaaS solutions

provision virtual machines (VMs)

configure, validate, and deploy ARM templates

configure container images for solutions

publish an image to the Azure Container Registry

run containers by using Azure Container Instance

Create Azure App Service Web Apps

create an Azure App Service Web App

enable diagnostics logging

deploy code to a web app

configure web app settings including SSL, API settings, and connection strings

implement autoscaling rules including scheduled autoscaling and autoscaling by operational or system metrics

Implement Azure functions

create and deploy Azure Functions apps

implement input and output bindings for a function

implement function triggers by using data operations, timers, and webhooks

implement Azure Durable Functions

implement custom handlers

Develop for Azure storage (15-20%)

Develop solutions that use Cosmos DB storage

select the appropriate API and SDK for a solution

implement partitioning schemes and partition keys

perform operations on data and Cosmos DB containers

set the appropriate consistency level for operations

manage change feed notifications

Develop solutions that use blob storage

move items in Blob storage between storage accounts or containers

set and retrieve properties and metadata

perform operations on data by using the appropriate SDK

implement storage policies, and data archiving and retention

Implement Azure security (20-25%)

Implement user authentication and authorization

authenticate and authorize users by using the Microsoft Identity platform

authenticate and authorize users and apps by using Azure Active Directory

create and implement shared access signatures

Implement secure cloud solutions

secure app configuration data by using App Configuration and Azure Key Vault

develop code that uses keys, secrets, and certificates stored in Azure Key Vault

implement Managed Identities for Azure resources

implement solutions that interact with Microsoft Graph

Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure solutions (15-20%)

Integrate caching and content delivery within solutions

configure cache and expiration policies for Azure Redis Cache

implement secure and optimized application cache patterns including data sizing, connections, encryption, and expiration

Instrument solutions to support monitoring and logging

configure an app or service to use Application Insights

analyze and troubleshoot solutions by using Azure Monitor

 implement Application Insights web tests and alerts

Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services (15-20%)

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