Exam Tips: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure (AZ-204)
1h 44mBeginner2021-04-13
Authors

Carmel Eve
Software Engineer and STEM Ambassador
Course details
The Azure exams have gone through many changes over the past few years, moving towards a more role-based exam style. As a part of this update, the AZ-204 exam was created. In this course, instructor Carmel Eve goes over how best to prepare for the AZ-204 exam, including what to practice, the exam format, and more. Carmel explains the benefits of becoming certified in Microsoft Azure and goes over the structure and goals of the exam. She covers each section of the exam, giving you a brief overview of the section then going into each topic in more detail. Carmel provides hands-on examples of how various Azure services can be used and configured. She discusses question formats and what you will encounter when you actually go to take the exam. Carmel concludes with an explanation of how the exam fits into the wider range of Microsoft certifications and highlights some options for continuing in your exam preparations.
Skills covered
AzureNetwork AdministrationCloud PlatformsNetwork and System AdministrationCloud ComputingMicrosoftDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Developing solutions for Microsoft Azure
- 02 - Why get Azure certified
- 03 - What you should know
1. Overview
- 04 - An introduction to the new Azure exams
- 05 - What is covered in AZ-204
2. Develop Azure Compute Solutions
- 06 - Overview
- 07 - IaaS solutions
- 08 - Azure App Service
- 09 - Azure Functions
3. Develop for Azure Storage
- 10 - Overview
- 11 - Cosmos DB
- 12 - Blob Storage
4. Implement Azure Security
- 13 - Overview
- 14 - Authentication and authorization
- 15 - Secure cloud solutions
5. Monitor, Troubleshoot, and Optimize Azure Solutions
- 16 - Overview
- 17 - Caching and content delivery
- 18 - Monitoring and logging
6. Connect to and Consume Azure Services and Third-Party Services
- 19 - Overview
- 20 - Logic Apps
- 21 - APIM
- 22 - Event-based solutions
- 23 - Message-based solutions
7. Managing Solutions with the Azure CLI and .NET SDK
- 24 - Question format - Azure Automation tools
- 25 - What is the Azure CLI
- 26 - What is the .NET SDK
8. Choosing the Appropriate Azure Resources
- 27 - Question format - Azure resources
- 28 - Resource groupings
- 29 - Things to consider
9. What to Expect
- 30 - Online proctoring
- 31 - How and where to access sample tests
Conclusion
- 32 - Where do you go from here
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