Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure AZ-204 Exam Guide

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Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure AZ-204 Exam Guide

Microsoft Azure AZ-204 Exam Guide : Discover the essentials for success when developing and maintaining cloud-based solutions on Azure

Azure Developer AZ-204 Certification Guide

Build a thorough understanding of the technology, concepts, and development patterns used in building applications in Azure, through detailed explanations, hands-on exercises, and downloadable code samples.

Key Features:

• Written by two Microsoft technical trainers to help you explore the exam topics in a structured way
• Understand the “why,” not just the “how” behind design and solution decisions
• Follow along with examples and downloadable code samples to help cement each topic’s learning objective

Book Description:

With the prevalence of cloud technologies and DevOps ways of working, the industry demands developers who can build cloud solutions and monitor them throughout their life cycle. Becoming a Microsoft-certified Azure developer can differentiate you from the competition, but structuring your learning to obtain certification can be challenging with the abundance of information available.

Through easy-to-understand explanations and exercises, this book provides a palatable learning experience compared to traditional exam preparation guides. You’ll start with a recap of key cloud concepts like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. From there, you’ll explore relevant solution areas with real-world use cases. The chapters also cover different implementation methodologies, both manual and programmatic—ranging from compute resources such as App Service and serverless applications to storage, database, security, monitoring solutions, and connecting to third-party services.

By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered everything you need to pass the AZ-204 certification exam and gained a handy, on-the-job reference guide.

What You Will Learn:

• Develop Azure compute solutions
• Discover tips and tricks from Azure experts for interactive learning
• Use Cosmos DB and blob storage for developing solutions
• Develop secure cloud solutions for Azure
• Optimize, monitor, and troubleshoot Azure solutions
• Develop Azure solutions connected to third-party services

Who This Book Is For:

This book is for Azure developers looking to improve their Azure development knowledge and pass the AZ-204 exam. It assumes at least one year of professional development experience with Azure and proficiency in one programming language supported by Azure. Azure CLI and PowerShell skills are also beneficial.

Table of Contents:

1. Azure and Cloud Fundamentals
2. Implementing IaaS Solutions
3. Creating Azure App Service Web Apps
4. Implementing Azure Functions
5. Developing Solutions That Use Cosmos DB Storage
6. Developing Solutions That Use Azure Blob Storage
7. Implementing User Authentication and Authorization
8. Implementing Secure Cloud Solutions
9. Integrating Caching and Content Delivery within Solutions
10. Troubleshooting Solutions Using Metrics and Log Data
11. Implementing API Management
12. Developing Event-Based Solutions
13. Developing Message-Based Solutions
14. Mock Exam Questions