AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure – May 2025

Skills at a glance

• Develop Azure compute solutions (25–30%)

• Develop for Azure storage (15–20%)

• Implement Azure security (15–20%)

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure solutions (5–10%)

• Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services (20–25%)

Develop Azure compute solutions (25–30%)

Implement containerized solutions

• Create and manage container images for solutions

• Publish an image to Azure Container Registry

• Run containers by using Azure Container Instance

• Create solutions by using Azure Container Apps

Implement Azure App Service Web Apps

• Create an Azure App Service Web App

• Configure and implement diagnostics and logging

• Deploy code and containerized solutions

• Configure settings including Transport Layer Security (TLS), API settings, and service connections

• Implement autoscaling

• Configure deployment slots

Implement Azure Functions

• Create and configure an Azure Functions app

• Implement input and output bindings

• Implement function triggers by using data operations, timers, and webhooks

Develop for Azure storage (15–20%)

Develop solutions that use Azure Cosmos DB

• Perform operations on containers and items by using the SDK

• Set the appropriate consistency level for operations

• Implement change feed notifications

Develop solutions that use Azure Blob Storage

• Set and retrieve properties and metadata

• Perform operations on data by using the appropriate SDK

• Implement storage policies and data lifecycle management

Implement Azure security (15–20%)

Implement user authentication and authorization

• Authenticate and authorize users by using the Microsoft Identity platform

• Authenticate and authorize users and apps by using Microsoft Entra ID

• Create and implement shared access signatures

• Implement solutions that interact with Microsoft Graph

Implement secure Azure solutions

• Secure app configuration data by using App Configuration or Azure Key Vault

• Develop code that uses keys, secrets, and certificates stored in Azure Key Vault

• Implement Managed Identities for Azure resources

Monitor and troubleshoot Azure solutions (5–10%)

Monitor and troubleshoot solutions by using Application Insights

• Monitor and analyze metrics, logs, and traces

• Implement Application Insights web tests and alerts

• Instrument an app or service to use Application Insights

Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services (20–25%)

Implement API Management

• Create an Azure API Management instance

• Create and document APIs

• Configure access to APIs

• Implement policies for APIs

Develop event-based solutions

• Implement solutions that use Azure Event Grid

• 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