This Professional Certificate is intended for developers participating in all phases of cloud development from requirements, definition, and design; to development, deployment, and maintenance; to performance tuning and monitoring. This program teaches developers how to create end-to-end solutions in Microsoft Azure. Students will learn how to implement Azure compute solutions, create Azure Functions, implement and manage web apps, develop solutions utilizing Azure storage, implement authentication and authorization, and secure their solutions by using KeyVault and Managed Identities. Students will also learn how to connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services, and include event- and message-based models in their solutions. The Professional Certificate also covers monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing Azure solutions. This program consists of 8 courses to help prepare you to take the Exam AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure. Each course teaches you the concepts and skills that are measured by the exam. By the end of this program, you will be ready to take the AZ-204 certification exam.
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Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Exam Prep Professional Certificate
Launch Your Career in Data Science. Learn how to create end-to-end solutions in Microsoft Azure and prepare for the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate AZ-204 certification exam.
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Professional Certificate - 8 course series
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Develop an Azure Function
Deploy an Azure Function
Evaluate Azure services for integration and process automation scenarios
Test an Azure Function
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How Azure Functions enable the creation of event-driven, compute-on-demand systems that can be triggered by various external events.
Implement the publish-subscribe pattern in the cloud using Azure Queue storage
Use Azure Service Bus topics and queues in a distributed architecture to ensure reliable communications
Connect sending and receiving applications with Event Hubs so you can handle extremely high loads without losing data
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The basics of storage management in Azure
How to create a Storage Account
How to choose the right model for your data
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Learn how to create, configure, and manage virtual machines on Linux and Windows that host web apps
Create and manage a virtual machine. Work with Windows virtual machines in Azure
Build a run a web application with the MEAN stack
Create and manage a Linux virtual machine
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Install Azure PowerShell locally and use it to manage Azure resources
Plan and manage your Azure costs
Install the Azure CLI locally and use it to manage Azure resources
Organize resources in Microsoft Azure
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Use deployment slots to streamline deployment and roll back a web app in Azure App Service
Implement and deploy a web app to Azure App Service
Use the publishing features of Visual Studio 2019 to deploy and manage an ASP.NET Core web application hosted on Azure
Deploy and run a containerized web app with Azure App Service
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Use Azure RBAC to manage access to resources in Azure
Use access keys to secure networks
Set up policies to protect cloud-based data
Secure web applications on Azure
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Outline the key points covered in the Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure course
Describe best practices for preparing for the Exam AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
Demonstrate proficiency in the skills measured in the Exam AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
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Yes, this program provides training to support your preparation for the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate AZ-204 certification exam administered by Microsoft. Additionally, you'll receive a 50% discount on the exam fee upon program completion.
You can find more information about how to register for the exam on the Microsoft Learn website. Please note that while this program on Coursera can help prepare you with the skills necessary to take the certification exam, the certification and certification fee isn't included in the program's cost. You must register for the exam as a separate step when pursuing the AZ-204 certification.
It should take you approximately forty weeks to complete this Professional Certificate. You will be assigned approximately one to two hours worth of work to complete every week for the forty weeks it takes to complete the eight courses.
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