Exam AZ-203: Developing Solutions for Microsoft
Azure – Skills Measured
Develop Azure Infrastructure as a Service compute solutions (10-15%)
Implement solutions that use virtual machines (VM)
• provision VMs
• create ARM templates
• configure Azure Disk Encryption for VMs
Implement batch jobs by using Azure Batch Services
• manage batch jobs by using Batch Service API
• run a batch job by using Azure CLI, Azure portal, and other tools
• write code to run an Azure Batch Services batch job
Create containerized solutions
• create an Azure Managed Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster
• create container images for solutions
• publish an image to the Azure Container Registry
• run containers by using Azure Container Instance or AKS
Develop Azure Platform as a Service compute solutions (20-25%)
Create Azure App Service Web Apps
• create an Azure App Service Web App
• create an Azure App Service background task by using WebJobs
• enable diagnostics logging
• create an Azure Web App for containers
• monitor service heath by using Azure Monitor
Create Azure App Service mobile apps
• add push notifications for mobile apps
• enable offline sync for mobile app
• implement a remote instrumentation strategy for mobile devices
Create Azure App Service API apps
• create an Azure App Service API app
• create documentation for the API by using open source and other tools
Implement Azure functions
• implement input and output bindings for a function
• implement function triggers by using data operations, timers, and webhooks
• implement Azure Durable Functions
• create Azure Function apps by using Visual Studio
• implement Python Azure functions
Develop for Azure storage (15-20%)
Develop solutions that use storage tables
• design and implement policies for tables
• query table storage by using code
• implement partitioning schemes
Develop solutions that use Cosmos DB storage
• create, read, update, and delete data by using appropriate APIs
• implement partitioning schemes
• set the appropriate consistency level for operations
Develop solutions that use a relational database
• provision and configure relational databases
• configure elastic pools for Azure SQL Database
• create, read, update, and delete data tables by using code
• provision and configure Azure SQL Database serverless instances
• provision and configure Azure SQL and Azure PostgreSQL Hyperscale instances
Develop solutions that use blob storage
• move items in blob storage between storage accounts or containers
• set and retrieve properties and metadata
• implement blob leasing
• implement data archiving and retention
• implement Geo Zone Redundant storage
Implement Azure security (10-15%)
Implement authentication
• implement authentication by using certificates, forms-based authentication, or tokens
• implement multi-factor or Windows authentication by using Azure AD
• implement OAuth2 authentication
• implement Managed identities/Service Principal authentication
• implement Microsoft identity platform
Implement access control
• implement CBAC (Claims-Based Access Control) authorization
• implement RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) authorization
• create shared access signatures
Implement secure data solutions
• encrypt and decrypt data at rest and in transit
• create, read, update, and delete keys, secrets, and certificates by using the KeyVault API
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize solutions (10-15%)
Develop code to support scalability of apps and services
• implement autoscaling rules and patterns (schedule, operational/system metrics,
singleton applications)
• implement code that handles transient faults
• implement AKS scaling strategies
Integrate caching and content delivery within solutions
• store and retrieve data in Azure Redis cache
• develop code to implement CDNs in solutions
• invalidate cache content (CDN or Redis)
Instrument solutions to support monitoring and logging
• configure instrumentation in an app or service by using Application Insights
• analyze and troubleshoot solutions by using Azure Monitor
• implement Application Insights Web Test and Alerts
Connect to and consume Azure and third-party services (20-25%)
Develop an App Service Logic App
• create a Logic App
• create a custom connector for Logic Apps
• create a custom template for Logic Apps
Integrate Azure Search within solutions
• create an Azure Search index
• import searchable data
• query the Azure Search index
• implement cognitive search
• implement API management
• create an APIM instance
• configure authentication for APIs
• define policies for APIs
Develop event-based solutions
• implement solutions that use Azure Event Grid
• implement solutions that use Azure Notification Hubs
• implement solutions that use Azure Event Hub
Develop message-based solutions
• implement solutions that use Azure Service Bus
• implement solutions that use Azure Queue Storage queues
