Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure AZ-204

Curriculum

Topics Covered

• Module 1: Creating Azure App service web App
  Students will learn how to build a web application on the Azure App Service platform. They will learn how the platform functions and how to create, configure, scale, secure, and deploy to the App Service platform. Lesson:
  • Azure App Service Core Concepts
  • Creating an Azure App Service Web App
  • Configuring and Monitoring App Service apps
  • Scaling App Service apps
  • Azure App Service Staging Environments
• Module 2: Implement Azure Function
  This module covers creating Functions apps, and how to integrate triggers and inputs/outputs in to the app. Lesson:
  • Azure Functions Overview  
  • Developing Azure Functions
  • Implement Durable Functions
• Module 3: Develop Solutions that use Blob Storage
  Students will learn how Azure Blob storage works, how to manage data through the hot/cold/archive blob storage lifecycle, and how to use the Azure Blob storage client library to manage data and metadata. Lessons:
  • Azure Blob storage Core Concepts
  • Managing the Azure Blob Storage Lifecycle
  • Working with Azure Blob Storage
• Module 4: Develop Solutions that use Cosmos DB Storage
  Students will learn how Cosmos DB is structured and how data consistency is managed. Students will also learn how to create Cosmos DB accounts and create databases, containers, and items by using a mix of the Azure Portal and the .NET SDK. Lessons:
  • Azure Cosmos DB Overview
  • Azure Cosmos DB Data Structure
  • Working with Azure Cosmos DB Resources and Data
• Module 5: Implement IaaS Solutions
  This module instructs students on how to use create VMs and container images to use in their solutions. It covers creating VMs, using ARM templates to automate resource deployment, create and manage Docker images, publishing an image to the Azure Container Registry, and running a container in Azure Container Instances. Lesson:
  • Provisioning VMs in Azure
  • Create and Deploy ARM templates
  • Create Container Images for Solutions
  • Publish a Container Image to Azure Container Registry
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  • Create and Run Container Images in Azure Container Instances
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• Module 6: Implement user Authentication and Authorization
  Students will learn how to leverage the Microsoft Identity Platform v2.0 to manage authentication and access to resources. Students will also learn how to use the Microsoft Authentication Library and Microsoft Graph to authenticate a user and retrieve information stored in Azure, and how and when to use Shared Access Signatures. Lesson:
  • Microsoft Identity Platform v2.0
  • Authentication using the Microsoft Authentication Library
  • Using the Microsoft Graph
  • Authorizing Data Operations in Azure Storage
• Module 7: Implement Secure Cloud Solutions
  This module covers how to secure the information (keys, secrets, certificates) an application uses to access resources. It also covers securing application configuration information. Lesson:
  • Manage Keys, Secrets and Certificates by using the Key Vault API
  • Implement Managed Identities for Azure Resources
  • Secure App Configuration Data by using Azure App Configuration
• Module 8: Implement API Management
  Students will learn how to publish APIs, create policies to manage information shared through the API, and to manage access to their APIs by using the Azure API Management service. Lesson:
  • API Management Overview
  • Defining Policies for APIs
  • Defining Policies for APIs
• Module 9:Develop App Service Logic Apps
  This module teaches students how to use Azure Logic Apps to schedule, automate, and orchestrate tasks, business processes, workflows, and services across enterprises or organizations. Lesson:
  • Azure Logic Apps Overview
  • Creating Custom Connectors for Logic Apps
• Module 10: Develop Event-based Solutions
  Students will learn how to build applications with event-based architectures Lesson:
  • Implement Solutions that use Azure Event Grid
  • Implement Solutions that use Azure Event Hubs
  • Implement Solutions that use Azure Notification Hubs
• Module 11: Develop Message based Solutions
  Students will learn how to build applications with message-based architectures.    Lesson:
  • Implement Solutions that use Azure Service Bus
  • Implement Solutions that use Azure Queue Storage queues.
• Module 12: Monitor and Optimize Azure Solutions.
  This module teaches students how to instrument their code for telemetry and how to analyze and troubleshoot their apps.    Lesson:
  • Overview of Monitoring in Azure
  • Instrument an app for Monitoring .
  • Analyzing and Troubleshooting Apps .
  • Implement Code that Handles Transient Faults .
• Module 13: Integrate Caching and Content Delivery within Solutions.
  Students will learn how to use different caching services to improve the performance of their apps.    Lesson:
  • Develop for Azure Cache for Redis
  • Develop for Storage on CDNs