AZ-204T00: Developing solutions for Microsoft Azure Training

Explore Azure App Service

• Describe Azure App Service key components and value.
• Explain how Azure App Service manages authentication and authorization.
• Identify methods to control inbound and outbound traffic to your web app.
• Deploy an app to App Service using Azure CLI commands.

Configure web app settings

• Create application settings that are bound to deployment slots.
• Explain the options for installing SSL/TLS certificates for your app.
• Enable diagnostic logging for your app to aid in monitoring and debugging.
• Create virtual app to directory mappings.

Scale apps in Azure App Service

• Identify scenarios for which autoscaling is an appropriate solution.
• Create autoscaling rules for a web app.
• Monitor the effects of autoscaling.

Explore Azure App Service deployment slots

• Describe the benefits of using deployment slots.
• Understand how slot swapping operates in App Service.
• Perform manual swaps and enable auto swap.
• Route traffic manually and automatically.

Explore Azure Functions

• Explain functional differences between Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, and WebJobs
• Describe Azure Functions hosting plan options
• Describe how Azure Functions scale to meet business needs

Develop Azure Functions

• Explain the key components of a function and how they are structured
• Create triggers and bindings to control when a function runs and where the output is directed
• Connect a function to services in Azure
• Create a function by using Visual Studio Code and the Azure Functions Core Tools

Explore Azure Blob storage

• Understanding Azure Blob Storage: Features, Types of Storage Accounts, and Access Tiers
• Understanding Azure Blob Storage: Storage Accounts, Containers, and Blobs
• Understanding Azure Storage Security and Encryption Features

Manage the Azure Blob storage lifecycle

• Describe how each of the access tiers is optimized.
• Create and implement a lifecycle policy.
• Rehydrate blob data stored in an archive tier.

Work with Azure Blob storage

• Create an application to create and manipulate data by using the Azure Storage client library for Blob storage.
• Manage container properties and metadata by using .NET and REST.

Explore Azure Cosmos DB

• Identify the key benefits provided by Azure Cosmos DB
• Describe the elements in an Azure Cosmos DB account and how they are organized
• Explain the different consistency levels and choose the correct one for your project
• Explore the APIs supported in Azure Cosmos DB and choose the appropriate API for your solution
• Describe how request units impact costs
• Create Azure Cosmos DB resources by using the Azure portal.

Work with Azure Cosmos DB

• Identify classes and methods used to create resources
• Create resources by using the Azure Cosmos DB .NET v3 SDK
• Write stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions by using JavaScript

Manage container images in Azure Container Registry

• Explain the features and benefits Azure Container Registry offers.
• Describe how to use ACR Tasks to automate builds and deployments.
• Explain the elements in a Dockerfile.
• Build and run an image in the ACR by using Azure CLI.

Run container images in Azure Container Instances

• Describe the benefits of Azure Container Instances and how resources are grouped.
• Deploy a container instance in Azure by using the Azure CLI.
• Start and stop containers using policies.
• Set environment variables in your container instances.
• Mount file shares in your container instances.

Implement Azure Container Apps

• Describe the benefits of Azure Container Instances and how resources are grouped
• Deploy a container instance in Azure by using the Azure CLI
• Start and stop containers using policies
• Set environment variables in your container instances
• Mount file shares in your container instances

Explore the Microsoft identity platform

• Identify the components of the Microsoft identity platform.
• Describe the three types of service principals and how they relate to application objects.
• Explain how permissions and user consent operate, and how conditional access impacts your application.

Implement authentication by using the Microsoft Authentication Library

• Explain the benefits of using Microsoft Authentication Library and the application types and scenarios it supports.
• Instantiate both public and confidential client apps from code.
• Register an app with the Microsoft identity platform.
• Create an app that retrieves a token by using the MSAL.NET library.

Implement shared access signatures

• Identify the three types of shared access signatures.
• Explain when to implement shared access signatures.
• Create a stored access policy.

Explore Microsoft Graph

• Explain the benefits of using Microsoft Graph.
• Perform operations on Microsoft Graph by using REST and SDKs.
• Apply best practices to help your applications get the most out of Microsoft Graph.

Implement Azure Key Vault

• Describe the benefits of using Azure Key Vault
• Explain how to authenticate to Azure Key Vault
• Set and retrieve a secret from Azure Key Vault by using the Azure CLI

Implement managed identities

• Explain the differences between the two types of managed identities
• Describe the flows for user- and system-assigned managed identities
• Configure managed identities
• Acquire access tokens by using REST and code

Implement Azure App Configuration

• Explain the benefits of using Azure App Configuration
• Describe how Azure App Configuration stores information
• Implement feature management
• Securely access your app configuration information

Explore API Management

• Describe the components (and their functions) of the API Management service.
• Explain how API gateways can help manage calls to your APIs.
• Secure access to APIs by using subscriptions and certificates.
• Create a backend API.

Explore Azure Event Grid

• Describe how Event Grid operates and how it connects to services and event handlers.
• Explain how Event Grid delivers events and how it handles errors.
• Implement authentication and authorization.
• Route custom events to web endpoint by using Azure CLI.

Explore Azure Event Hubs

• Describe the benefits of using Event Hubs and how it captures streaming data.
• Explain how to process events.
• Perform common operations with the Event Hubs client library.

Discover Azure message queues

• Choose the appropriate queue mechanism for your solution.
• Explain how the messaging entities that form the core capabilities of Service Bus operate.
• Send and receive message from a Service Bus queue by using .NET.
• Identify the key components of Azure Queue Storage
• Create queues and manage messages in Azure Queue Storage by using .NET.

Monitor app performance

• Explain how Azure Monitor operates as the center of monitoring in Azure.
• Describe how Application Insights works and how it collects events and metrics.
• Instrument an app for monitoring, perform availability tests, and use Application Map to help you monitor performance and troubleshoot issues.

Develop for Azure Cache for Redis

• Explain the key scenarios Azure Cache for Redis covers and its service tiers.
• Identify the key parameters for creating an Azure Cache for Redis instance and interact with the cache.
• Connect an app to Azure Cache for Redis by using .NET Core.

Develop for storage on CDNs

• Explain how the Azure Content Delivery Network works and how it can improve the user experience.
• Control caching behavior and purge content.
• Perform actions on Azure CDN by using the Azure CDN Library for .NET.

• Build a web application on the Azure platform as a service offerings
• Implement task processing logic by using Azure Functions
• Retrieve Azure Storage resources and metadata by using the Azure Storage SDK for .NET
• Construct a polyglot data solution
• Deploy compute workloads by using images and containers
• Authenticate by using OpenID Connect, MSAL, and .NET SDKs
• Access resource secrets more securely across services
• Create a multi-tier solution by using Azure services
• Publish and subscribe to Event Grid events
• Asynchronously process messages by using Azure Service Bus Queues
• Monitor services that are deployed to Azure
• Enhance a web application by using the Azure Content Delivery Network
• Create and configure an Azure web app (Optional)
• Implement containerized solutions (Optional)

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The answer is Yes, the AZ-204 exam includes live lab exercises.

The AZ-204 exam consists of 40-60 questions.

Yes AZ-204 is worth it for developers who are looking to advance their understanding in advancing their careers in Azure.

A Microsoft Azure Developer has a core understanding of Microsoft Azure and thus is experienced in creating, managing, and deploying cloud-based applications and services.