Exam AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure (Video)

Description

8+ Hours of Video Instruction

Prepare for Exam AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure and demonstrate your practical experience building end-to-end Azure solutions.

This video is designed for Microsoft Azure developers who want to enhance their on-the-job skills and build experience in pursuit of Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate certification. Lessons in this video are organized around the exam objectives, as updated in October 2024:

• Develop Azure compute solutions
• Develop for Azure storage
• Implement Azure security
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure solutions
• Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services

Using his years of experience as a Microsoft Azure MVP and cloud architect, Tiago Costa walks through the skills measured by the AZ-204 exam with clear explanations and real-world demonstrations.  Tiago gives you insights and best practices to help you advance in your career as a cloud developer.

Course Requirements:

Candidates for the Azure Developer Associate certification should have

• At least two years of programming experience.
• Proficiency in programming with Azure SDKs.
• Proficiency using Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, and other tools.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction

Module 1: Develop Azure compute solutions

Lesson 1: Implement containerized solutions

Learning objectives

1.1 Create and manage container images for solutions

1.2 Publish an image to Azure Container Registry

1.3 Run containers by using Azure Container Instance

1.4 Create solutions by using Azure Container Apps

Lesson 2: Implement Azure App Service Web Apps

Learning objectives

2.1 Create an Azure App Service Web App

2.2 Enable diagnostics logging

2.3 Deploy code to a web app

2.4 Configure web app settings including Transport Layer Security (TLS), API settings, and connection strings

2.5 Implement autoscaling

Lesson 3: Implement Azure Functions

 Learning objectives

3.1 Create and configure an Azure Functions app

3.2 Implement input and output bindings

3.3 Implement function triggers by using data operations, timers, and webhooks

Module 2: Develop for Azure storage

Lesson 4: Develop solutions that use Azure Cosmos DB

Learning objectives

4.1 Perform operations on containers and items by using the SDK

4.2 Set the appropriate consistency level for operations

4.3 Implement change feed notifications

Lesson 5: Develop solutions that use Azure Blob Storage

Learning objectives

5.1 Set and retrieve properties and metadata

5.2 Perform operations on data by using the appropriate SDK

5.3 Implement storage policies and data lifecycle management

Module 3: Implement Azure security

Lesson 6: Implement user authentication and authorization

Learning objectives

6.1 Authenticate and authorize users by using the Microsoft Identity platform

6.2 Authenticate and authorize users and apps by using Microsoft Entra ID

6.3 Create and implement shared access signatures

6.4 Implement solutions that interact with Microsoft Graph

Lesson 7: Implement secure Azure solutions

Learning objectives

7.1 Secure app configuration data by using App Configuration or Azure Key Vault

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

7.3 Implement Managed Identities for Azure resources

Module 4: Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure solutions

Lesson 8: Implement caching for solutions

Learning objectives

8.1 Configure cache and expiration policies for Azure Cache for Redis

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

8.3 Implement Azure Content Delivery Network endpoints and profiles

Lesson 9: Troubleshoot solutions by using Application Insights

Learning objectives

9.1 Configure an app or service to use Application Insights

9.2 Monitor and analyze metrics, logs, and traces

Module 5: Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services

Lesson 10: Implement API Management

Learning objectives

10.1 Create an Azure API Management instance

10.2 Create and document APIs

10.3 Configure access to APIs

10.4 Implement policies for APIs

Lesson 11: Develop event-based solutions

Learning objectives

11.1 Implement solutions that use Azure Event Grid

11.2 Implement solutions that use Azure Event Hub

Lesson 12: Develop message-based solutions

Learning objectives

12.1 Implement solutions that use Azure Service Bus

12.2 Implement solutions that use Azure Queue Storage queues

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