Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

 

Candidates for this exam are cloud developers who participate in all phases of development from requirements definition and design to development, 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 should have 1-2 years professional development experience and experience with Microsoft Azure. They should be able to program in an Azure-supported language, and should be proficient using Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, and other tools.

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 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

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, 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 solutions that interact with Microsoft Graph

Implement secure cloud solutions

• Secure app configuration data by using App Configuration or Azure Key Vault
• Develop code that uses keys, secrets, and certificates stored in Azure Key Vault
• Implement Managed Identities for Azure resources

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

• Configure cache and expiration policies for Azure Cache for Redis
• Implement secure and optimized application cache patterns including data sizing, connections, encryption, and expiration

Troubleshoot solutions by using metrics and log data

• Configure an app or service to use Application Insights
• Review and analyze metrics and log data
• Implement Application Insights web tests and alerts

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

• Create an APIM instance
• Create and document APIs
• Configure authentication for APIs
• Define policies for APIs

Develop event-based solutions

• Implement solutions that use Azure Event Grid
• 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