Skills at a glance
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Develop Azure compute solutions (25–30%)
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Develop for Azure storage (15–20%)
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Implement Azure security (15–20%)
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Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure solutions (5–10%)
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Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services (20–25%)
Develop Azure compute solutions (25–30%)
Implement containerized solutions
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Create and manage container images for solutions
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Publish an image to Azure Container Registry
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Run containers by using Azure Container Instance
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Create solutions by using Azure Container Apps
Implement Azure App Service Web Apps
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Create an Azure App Service Web App
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Configure and implement diagnostics and logging
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Deploy code and containerized solutions
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Configure settings including Transport Layer Security (TLS), API settings, and service connections
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Implement autoscaling
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Configure deployment slots
Implement Azure Functions
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Create and configure an Azure Functions app
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Implement input and output bindings
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Implement function triggers by using data operations, timers, and webhooks
Develop for Azure storage (15–20%)
Develop solutions that use Azure Cosmos DB
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Perform operations on containers and items by using the SDK
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Set the appropriate consistency level for operations
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Implement change feed notifications
Develop solutions that use Azure Blob Storage
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Set and retrieve properties and metadata
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Perform operations on data by using the appropriate SDK
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Implement storage policies and data lifecycle management
Implement Azure security (15–20%)
Implement user authentication and authorization
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Authenticate and authorize users by using the Microsoft Identity platform
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Authenticate and authorize users and apps by using Microsoft Entra ID
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Create and implement shared access signatures
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Implement solutions that interact with Microsoft Graph
Implement secure Azure solutions
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Secure app configuration data by using App Configuration or Azure Key Vault
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Develop code that uses keys, secrets, and certificates stored in Azure Key Vault
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Implement Managed Identities for Azure resources
Monitor and troubleshoot Azure solutions (5–10%)
Monitor and troubleshoot solutions by using Application Insights
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Monitor and analyze metrics, logs, and traces
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Implement Application Insights web tests and alerts
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Instrument an app or service to use Application Insights
Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services (20–25%)
Implement API Management
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Create an Azure API Management instance
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Create and document APIs
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Configure access to APIs
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Implement policies for APIs
Develop event-based solutions
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Implement solutions that use Azure Event Grid
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Implement solutions that use Azure Event Hub
Develop message-based solutions
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Implement solutions that use Azure Service Bus
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Implement solutions that use Azure Queue Storage queues
