Microsoft Certified Azure Developer - Exam AZ-203 Prep (Preview)

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Michael Heydt
I am a passionate technologist, evangelist and developer that thrives on learning emerging technologies, and with teaching others leverage digital transformation. I think in terms of mobile / cloud first, automate everything, design for failure and elasticity, build everything as self-contained microservices, and continuously monitor, deploy and update. I have an emphasis on Microsoft technologies, but I also have experience with multiple development and cloud platforms, and take pride my ability to create heterogeneous solutions. I'm a big fan of cross platform .NET, particularly with it on Linux on Azure. I hold multiple cloud and application platform, architecture, and development certifications, and also hold an MS from Drexel University in Mathematics and Computer Science, an Executive Masters in Technology Management from Penn/Wharton, and a certificate of Advanced Study from the University of Denver in Telecommunications Technology. I am former adjunct faculty at the University of Denver CIS and Telecommunications departments, and was a Microsoft Certified Trainer of MCSE courses for the University of Phoenix AATP program in Denver.
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Course Introduction

Getting Started

Important Information About This Course Preview

00:02:07

Course Overview

00:04:42

About the Training Architect

00:01:36

About the Exam

00:13:06

About the Diagram

00:02:43

Develop Azure Infrastructure as a Service Solutions

Implement Batch Jobs by Using Azure Batch Services

Overview

00:05:05

Creating a Batch Account and Running a Job with CLI

00:19:24

Exam Essentials and References

00:01:10

Create Containerized Solutions

Overview

00:01:26

Create and Dockerize a .NET Core App

00:13:18

Create an AKS Cluster with CLI

00:13:15

Exam Essentials and References

00:01:17

Develop Azure Platform as a Service Compute Solutions

Create Azure App Service Web Apps

Overview

00:01:48

Create an App Service Web App using the Portal

00:07:53

Create an App Service Web Application using CLI and Github

00:09:37

Create an App Service Web App using Containers and Docker Hub

00:06:45

Exam Essentials and References

00:01:38

Learning Activity: Using Azure Web Apps with Containers, Linux, and Cloud Shell

Create App Service Mobile Apps

Overview

00:01:38

Create an App Service Mobile App Service

00:06:31

Data Access and Sync with Mobile Clients

00:10:18

Exam Essentials and References

00:01:24

Implement Azure Functions

Overview

00:02:04

Create a Queue Triggered Function with Table Output

00:15:35

Understand Azure Functions Queue Trigger / Binding Scalability

00:08:31

Exam Essentials and References

00:02:29

Learning Activity: Using Azure Functions with C#

Develop for Azure Storage

Develop Solutions that use Storage Tables

Overview

00:01:51

Code CRUD and Query Operations with C#

00:17:57

Exam Essentials and References

00:01:47

Learning Activity: Using Azure Storage Tables with C#

Develop Solutions that use Cosmos DB Storage

Overview

00:02:29

Create and Populate a Cosmos DB Database with Data from C#

00:20:02

Understand Cosmos DB Consistency Levels

00:10:48

Exam Essentials and References

00:02:49

Learning Activity: Using Azure Cosmos DB with C#

Develop Solutions that use Blob Storage

Overview

00:01:33

Working with Blobs using C#

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Exam Essentials and References

00:01:56

Learning Activity: Using Azure Storage Blobs with C#

Connect to and Consume Azure and Third-Party Services

Develop an App Service Logic App

Overview

00:02:04

Create a Logic App

00:21:27

Handle Exceptions and Retries

00:04:18

Exam Essentials and References

00:00:00

Learning Activity: Creating and Configuring Azure Logic Apps

Integrate Azure Search within Solutions

Overview

00:01:44

Create and Populate a Search Index with Data using C# and CLI

00:19:16

Exam Essentials and References

00:03:39

Learning Activity: Using Azure Search with C#

Establish API Gateways

Overview

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Implement a Simple API Gateway and Policies

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Exam Essentials and References

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Develop Event-Based Solutions

Overview

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Deliver Messages at Scale with Event Grid

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Exam Essentials and References

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Learning Activity: Using Azure Event Grid with Cloud Shell, PowerShell, and CLI

Develop Message Based Solutions

Overview

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Create Queues with Powershell and Send/Receive Messages with C#

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Exam Essentials and References

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Learning Activity: Using Azure Service Bus Queues with C#, Cloud Shell, PowerShell, and CLI

Implement Azure Security

Implement Authentication, Access Control, and Secure Data

Overview

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Create a Service Principal with CLI

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Secure Blobs with a SAS Token

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Implement Dynamic Data Masking

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Secure SQL Data with Always Encrypted

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Secure Access to an AKS Cluster

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Securely Store Web App Secrets in Key Vault

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Secure Access to Storage Accounts with MSI

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Exam Essentials and References

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Monitor and Optimize Azure Solutions

Monitor Azure Solutions

Overview

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Enable Application Insights on a Web App

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Web App Diagnostic Tracing and Sampling

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Understand Usage Analytics

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Configure Web App Blob Logging

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Exam Essentials and References

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Optimize Azure Solutions

Overview

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Configure Auto Scaling on a App Service based on Queue Message Length

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Scale Solutions using Azure Redis Cache

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Exam Essentials and References

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Course Conclusion

Final Steps

What's Next After Certification

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Get Recognized

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Practice Exam

Practice Exam: Azure AZ-203 Final Exam

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Practice Exam: Azure AZ-203 Case Study 1

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Details

This course exists to enable you to gain the skills required to pass the AZ-203: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure certification exam which will then earn you the Microsoft Certified Developer Associate certification.


This exam measures your knowledge and hands-on experience working with Azure technologies including:



  • Implement batch jobs by using Azure Batch Services
  • Create containerized solutions
  • Create Azure App Service Web Apps
  • Create Azure App Service mobile apps
  • Create Azure App Service API apps
  • Implement Azure functions
  • Develop solutions that use storage tables
  • Develop solutions that use Cosmos DB storage
  • Develop solutions that use a relational database
  • Develop solutions that use blob storage
  • Implement authentication
  • Implement access control
  • Implement secure data solutions
  • Develop code to support scalability of apps and services
  • Integrate caching and content delivery within solutions
  • Instrument solutions to support monitoring and logging

Candidates for this exam are Azure Developers who design and build cloud solutions such as applications and services. They participate in all phases of development, from solution design, to development and deployment, to testing and maintenance. They should be proficient in developing apps and services by using Azure tools and technologies, including storage, security, compute, and communications. Candidates must have at least one year of experience developing scalable solutions through all phases of software development and be skilled in at least one cloud-supported programming language.


As a student in this course you will need to bring along your enthusiasm and desire to learn. You can learn everything you need to pass the exam from the video lessons and interactive diagram, but it is highly recommended that you dig in and take the practice exams, complete the labs, install all tools, and work with the provided source code.


The source code for the course is available at:
https://github.com/linuxacademy/content-az203-files


If you want to work with this code, you will need a few tools:



  • .NET Core 2.2
  • Powershell 6.x
  • AZ Module for PowerShell (and aliases installed)
  • Azure CLI 2.x
  • Visual Studio Code (or another editor, but the projects use VS Code)
  • Visual Studio Code Extensions: Powershell, C#
  • Git
  • Docker CE
  • Azure Functions Core Tools
  • NGROK

The interactive diagram for the course is available at:
https://interactive.linuxacademy.com/diagrams/MicrosoftAzureDeveloper.html


An Azure account will be needed to work with Azure, or you can use the Linux Acedemy labs in the course which provide a free playground for working with Azure.


Other useful tools to help you with the course and working with Azure:



  • Azure Storage Explorer
  • Azure Data Studio
  • Postman

Finally, enjoy the course, learning about developing for Azure, and with taking the exam!

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