AZ 204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure Training

Introduction :

• Introduction to Cloud Computing
• Microsoft Azure Overview
• Microsoft Azure Services
• Azure Subscriptions
• Azure Resource Groups
• Organizing Azure Resources
• What are Virtual Machines
• Introduction to ARM Templates
• What are batch Jobs and Azure Batch Services
• What is Kubernetes

Implement IaaS solutions :

• provision VMs configure VMs for remote access
• create ARM templates
• create container images for solutions by using Docker
• publish an image to the Azure Container Registry
• run containers by using Azure Container Instance
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is out of scope

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, and connection strings
• implement auto scaling rules, including scheduled auto scaling, and scaling by operational or system metrics

Implement Azure functions :

• implement input and output bindings for a function
• implement function triggers by using data operations, timers, and web-hooks
• implement Azure Durable Functions

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
• implement scaling (partitions, containers)
• implement server-side programming including stored procedures, triggers, and 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
• interact with data using the appropriate SDK
• implement data archiving and retention
• implement hot, cool, and archive storage

Implement user authentication and authorization :

• implement OAuth2 authentication
• create and implement shared access signatures
• register apps and use Azure Active Directory to authenticate users
• control access to resources by using role-based access controls (RBAC)

Implement secure cloud solutions :

• secure app configuration data by using the App Configuration and KeyVault API
• manage keys, secrets, and certificates by using the KeyVault API
• implement Managed Identities for Azure resources

Integrate caching and content delivery within solutions :

• develop code to implement CDN’s in solutions
• configure cache and expiration policies for Front Door, CDNs, or Redis caches
• store and retrieve data in Azure Redis cache

Instrument solutions to support monitoring and logging :

• configure instrumentation in an app or service by using Application Insights
• analyze log data and troubleshoot solutions by using Azure Monitor
• implement Application Insights Web Test and Alerts
• implement code that handles transient faults

Develop an App Service Logic App :

• create a Logic App
• create a custom connector for Logic Apps
• create a custom template for Logic Apps

Implement API Management :

• create an APIM instance
• configure authentication for APIs
• define policies for APIs

Develop event-based solutions :

• implement solutions that use Azure Event Grid
• implement solutions that use Azure Notification Hubs
• implement solutions that use Azure Event Hub

Develop message-based solutions :

• implement solutions that use Azure Service Bus
• implement solutions that use Azure Queue Storage queues