Microsoft - Certified Azure Developer Associate

Lehrplan

Course AZ-204T01-A: Develop Azure Infrastructure as a Service compute solutions

Module 1: Implement solutions that use virtual machines

Lessons

• Provision VMs
• Create ARM templates
• Configure Azure Disk Encryption for VMs

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Learn how to create and deploy virtual machines by using the Azure Portal, PowerShell, and through code
• Learn how to create and deploy Azure Resource Manager templates by using the Azure Portal and Visual Studio
• Understand the different encryption options and learn how to encrypt existing and new deployments

Module 2: Implement batch jobs by using Azure Batch Services

Lessons

• Azure Batch overview
• Run a batch job by using the Azure CLI and Azure Portal
• Run batch jobs by using code
• Manage batch jobs by using the Batch Service API

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand how the Azure Batch service works
• Learn how to create and run batch jobs by using the Azure CLI
• Learn how to create and run batch jobs by using code
• Learn how to use the Azure Batch Service API to manage jobs

Module 3: Create containerised solutions

Lessons

• Create an Azure Managed Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster
• Create container images for solutions
• Publish an image to the Azure Container Registry
• Run containers by using Azure Container Instance or AKS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Learn core concepts for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Learn how to deploy AKS clusters
• Publish an image to the Azure Container Registry
• Learn about Azure Container Instances and how to deploy to them

Course AZ-204T02-A: Develop Azure Platform as a Service compute solutions

Module 1: Create App Service web apps

Lessons

• Azure App Service core concepts
• Creating an Azure App Service web app
• Creating background tasks by using WebJobs in Azure App Service

After completing this module, students will be able to: 

• Understand App Service core concepts and capabilities
• Know how to create App Service web apps by using Azure CLI, Azure Portal, and PowerShell.
• Be able to create continuous and triggered WebJobs

Module 2: Creating Azure App Service mobile apps

Lessons

• Getting started with mobile apps in App Service
• Enable push notifications for your app
• Enable offline sync for your app

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Push their app on to the Mobile App service
• How to register apps for push notifications

Module 3: Create Azure App Service API

Lessons

• Creating APIs
• Using Swagger to document an API

After completing this module, students will be able to: 

• Know how to create an APIM instance and create a new API
• Know how to use Swashbuckle to create Swagger objects in ASP.NET Core

Module 4: Implement Azure Functions

 Lessons

• Azure Functions overview
• Develop Azure Functions using Visual Studio
• Implement durable functions

After completing this module, students will be able to: 

• Understand the core features and functionality of Azure Functions
• Be able to create functions, bindings, and triggers
• Know common patters for Durable Functions and be able to create them 

Course AZ-204T03-A: Develop for Azure storage

Module 1: Develop solutions that use Azure Table storage

Lessons

• Azure Table storage overview
• Authorisation in Table storage
• Table service REST API

After completing this module, students will be able to: 

• Understand the features and uses of Azure Table storage
• Know how to utilise Shared Key authorisation
• Know how to use the Azure Table storage REST service to manage data

Module 2: Develop solutions that use Azure Cosmos DB storage

Lessons

• Azure Cosmos DB overview
• Managing containers and items
• Create and update documents by using code

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand core features and functionality of Azure Cosmos DB
• Be able to manage containers and items
• Be able to create and update documents 

Module 3: Develop solutions that use a relational database

Lessons

• Azure SQL overview
• Create, read, update, and delete database tables by using code

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Know how the Azure SQL Database service works
• Be able to perform database operations by using code

Module 4: Develop solutions that use Microsoft Azure Blob storage

Lessons

• Azure Blob storage overview
• Working with Azure Blob storage

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand when and why to use Azure Blob storage
• Know how to set and retrieve Blob storage properties and metadata
• Know how to replicate and copy Blobs

Course AZ-204T04-A: Implement Azure security

Module 1: Implement authentication

Lessons

• Microsoft identity platform
• Implement OAuth2 authentication
• Implement managed identities for Azure resources
• Implement authentication by using certificates, forms-based authentication, or tokens
• Implement multi-factor authentication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the architecture of the Microsoft identity platform
• Be able to implement OAuth2 authentication in their solutions
• Be able to use Azure Key Vault to store and retrieve authentication information

Module 2: Implement access control

Lessons

• Claims-based authorisation
• Role-based access control (RBAC) authorisation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Learn how to use claims-based authorisation in their development solutions
• How to manage access to resources using RBAC through the REST API

Module 3: Implement secure data solutions

Lessons

• Encryption options
• End-to-end encryption
• Implement Azure confidential computing
• Manage cryptographic keys in Azure Key Vault

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand encryption options
• Learn how to encrypt data with Transparent Data Encryption
• Manage and utilise encryption keys by using the Azure key Vault

Course AZ-204T05-A: Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise Azure solutions

Module 1: Introduction to Azure Monitor

Lessons

• Overview of Azure Monitor

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand how Azure Monitor works
• Know where and how Azure Monitor collects data

Module 2: Develop code to support scalability of apps and services

Lessons

• Implement autoscale
• Implement code that addresses singleton application instances
• Implement code that handles transient faults

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand autoscale patterns and best practices for scaling their solutions
• How to use the Azure CLI to communicate with a specific copy of a resource
• How to handle transient faults in your solution

Module 3: Instrument solutions to support monitoring and logging

Lessons

• Configure instrumentation in an app or server by using Application Insights
• Analyze and troubleshoot solutions by using Azure Monitor

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Know how to add default code to web pages, console apps, and Windows desktop apps to support telemetry
• Know how to use dashboards and other tools to monitor and troubleshoot their app

Module 4: Integrate caching and content delivery within solutions

Lessons

• Azure Cache for Redis
• Develop for storage on CDNs

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand how Azure Cache for Redis operates and how to configure and interact with it
• Know how to manage Azure CDN

Course AZ-204T06-A: Connect to and consume Azure, and third-party, services

Module 1: Develop an App Service Logic App

Lessons

• Azure Logic Apps overview
• Create Logic Apps by using Visual Studio
• Create custom connectors for Logic Apps
• Create custom templates for Logic Apps

Students will understand how to create and manage Azure Logic Apps. 

Module 2: Integrate Azure Search within solutions

Lessons

• Create and query an Azure Search Index
• Full text search in Azure Search

Students will know how to provision the service, create an index, load data, and execute searches.

Module 3: API Management

Lessons

• Introduction to the API Management service
• Securing your APIs
• Defining API policies

Students will know how to provision the APIM service using the Azure Portal, secure APIs with subscriptions and client certificates, and use API policies to modify the behavior of an API.

Module 4: Develop event-based solutions

Lessons

• Implement solutions that use Azure Event Grid
• Implement solutions that use Azure Event Hubs
• Implement solutions that use Azure Notification Hubs

Students will know how the services work and how to integrate them in to their solutions.

Module 5: Develop message-based solutions

Lessons

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

Students will understand how to leverage Azure message-based services in their solutions.