Microsoft Certified: Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty (DP-420)

At Firebrand, we were awarded the Microsoft Cloud & AI Platforms badge in recognition of our expertise in this specialised business area.

On this Microsoft Certified: Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty course, you’ll learn how to design and implement data models and data distribution, load data into an Azure Cosmos DB database, and optimise and maintain the solution.

You’ll build knowledge on designing, implementing and monitoring solutions that consider security, availability, resilience, and performance requirements.

You’ll also learn to:

• Create applications using the SQL API and SDK for Azure Cosmos DB
• Write efficient queries, create indexing policies, manage and provisioned resources, and perform common operations with the SDK
• Interpret JSON, read C# or Java code, and use PowerShell

At the end of this course, you’ll sit Exam DP-420: Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB and achieve your certification. 

At Firebrand, we are one of the few companies in the world to be designated a Microsoft Cloud Partner. Through our Lecture | Lab | Review method, you’ll access official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Course DP-420T00: Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB

• Module 1: Get started with Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
• Module 2: Plan and implement Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
• Module 3: Connect to Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL with the SDK
• Module 4: Access and manage data with the Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL SDKs
• Module 5: Execute queries in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
• Module 6: Define and implement an indexing strategy for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
• Module 7: Integrate Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL with Azure services
• Module 8: Implement a data modeling and partitioning strategy for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
• Module 9: Design and implement a replication strategy for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
• Module 10: Optimize query and operation performance in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
• Module 11: Monitor and troubleshoot an Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL solution
• Module 12: Manage an Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL solution using DevOps practices
• Module 13: Create server-side programming constructs in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by our Certification Guarantee:

Exam DP-420: Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB

• Exam code: DP-420
• Language: English
• Domains:
1. Design and implement data models (35–40%)
2. Design and implement data distribution (5–10%)
3. Integrate an Azure Cosmos DB solution (5–10%)
4. Optimise an Azure Cosmos DB solution (15–20%)
5. Maintain an Azure Cosmos DB solution (25–30%)

Before attending this course, you should have experience in writing in an Azure-supported language at the intermediate level (C#, JavaScript, Python, or Java), as well as knowledge and skills in:

• Microsoft Azure and ability to navigate the Azure portal (AZ-900 equivalent)
• Writing code to connect and perform operations on a SQL or NoSQL database product (SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra or similar)

Your course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Six reasons to sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Three training options. Choose between residential classroom-based, live online, or city-centre courses
• All-inclusive course. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. Our expert instructors cover exclusive additional materials not taught through the official curriculum
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style compared to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 145,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply to online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

Are you ready for the course? 

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