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Implementing Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies: AZ-303 Exam Prep and Beyond - Second Edition

By : Brett Hargreaves, Sjoukje Zaal
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Implementing Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies: AZ-303 Exam Prep and Beyond - Second Edition

By: Brett Hargreaves, Sjoukje Zaal

Overview of this book

From designing solutions on Azure to configuring and managing virtual networks, the AZ-303 certification validates your knowledge and skills for all this and much more. Whether you want to take the certification exam or gain hands-on experience in administering, developing, and architecting Azure solutions, this study guide will help you get started. Divided into four modules, this book systematically takes you through the wide range of concepts and features covered in the AZ-303 exam. The first module demonstrates how to implement and monitor infrastructure. You'll develop the skills required to deploy and manage core Azure components such as virtual machines, networking, storage, and Active Directory (AD). As you progress, you'll build on that knowledge and learn how to create resilient and secure applications before moving on to working with web apps, functions, and containers. The final module will get you up to speed with data platforms such as SQL and Cosmos DB, including how to configure the different high availability options. Finally, you'll solve mock tests and assess yourself with the answers provided to get ready to take the exam with confidence. By the end of this book, you'll have learned the concepts and techniques you need to know to prepare for the AZ-303 exam and design effective solutions on Microsoft Azure.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Section 1: Implement and Monitor Azure Infrastructure
10
Section 2: Implement Management and Security Solutions
14
Section 3: Implement Solutions for Apps
18
Section 4: Implement and Manage Data Platforms
21
Chapter 17: Mock Exam Questions
22
Chapter 18: Mock Exam Answers

Chapter 15: Developing Solutions that Use Cosmos DB Storage

In the previous chapter, we covered the last part of the Implementing Solutions for Apps objective by learning how to implement authentication for web apps, APIs, and more.

In this chapter, we will be introducing the final objective: Implementing and Managing Data Platforms. We are going to cover what a NoSQL database is, learn about the features of Azure's NoSQL offering known as Cosmos DB, and then develop a solution that uses it.

We are also going to learn how to create, read, update, and delete data by using the appropriate APIs, how to set the appropriate consistency level for operations, understand the different partition schemes, and implement a multi-region replica of our database.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Understanding the differences between NoSQL and SQL
  • Understanding Cosmos DB
  • Creating, reading, updating, and deleting data by using the appropriate APIs...