Hi folks,
New version of
AZ-203, AZ-204 is here from 24 Feb, 2020.You will be able to take AZ-203 exam until it retires on May 31, 2020.
Skills
measured
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AZ-203
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AZ-204 (new)
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- Develop Azure Infrastructure
as a Service compute solution (10-15%)
- Develop Azure Platform
as a Service compute solution (20-25%)
- Develop for Azure
storage (15-20%)
- Implement Azure
security (10-15%)
- Monitor, troubleshoot,
and optimize solutions (10-15%)
- Connect to and consume
Azure and third-party services (20-25%)
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- Develop Azure compute
solutions (25-30%)
- Develop for Azure
storage (10-15%)
- Implement Azure
security (15-20%)
- Monitor, troubleshoot,
and optimize Azure solutions (10-15%)
- Connect to and consume
Azure services and third-party services (25-30%)
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What’s in AZ-204
Audience Profile
Candidates for
this exam are
cloud developers who participate in all phases
of development from requirements definition and design,
to development and deployment, and maintenance.
They partner with cloud DBAs,
cloud administrators, and clients to implement solutions.
Candidates
should be proficient in Azure SDKs, data storage options, data connections,
APIs, app authentication and authorization, compute and container deployment,
debugging, performance tuning, and monitoring.
Candidates
must have 1-2 years professional development experience and experience with Microsoft
Azure. They must be able to program in an Azure Supported Language.
Skills Measured
NOTE: The bullets that
appear below each
of the skills
measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that
skill. This list is not definitive or exhaustive.
NOTE: In most cases,
exams do NOT cover preview
features, and some
features will only
be added to an exam when they are GA (General
Availability).
Develop Azure
compute solutions (25-30%)
Implement IaaS solutions
·
provision VMs
·
create ARM templates
·
create 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
·
implement autoscaling rules (schedule, operational/system metrics)
Implement Azure
functions
·
implement input and output
bindings for a function
·
implement function
triggers by using
data operations, timers,
and webhooks
·
implement Azure
Durable Functions
Develop for Azure
storage (10-15%)
Develop solutions that use Cosmos DB storage
·
select the appropriate API for your solution
·
implement
partitioning schemes
·
interact with data using the appropriate SDK
·
set the appropriate consistency level for operations
·
create Cosmos DB containers
Develop solutions
that use blob storage
·
move items
in Blob storage
between storage accounts
or containers
·
set and retrieve properties and metadata
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interact with data using the appropriate SDK
·
implement data
archiving and retention
Implement
Azure security (15-20%)
Implement user authentication and authorization
· implement OAuth2 authentication
·
create and implement shared
access signatures
·
register apps
and use Azure
Active Directory to authenticate users
Implement secure cloud solutions
·
secure app configuration data
by using the App Configuration and KeyVault API
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manage keys, secrets, and certificates by using the KeyVault API
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implement Managed
Identities for Azure
resources
Monitor,
troubleshoot, and optimize Azure solutions (10-15%)
Integrate caching and content delivery within solutions
· develop code to implement CDN’s
in solutions