Azure

AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

Master end-to-end Azure development in just 5 instructor-led days. This hands-on course teaches you how to design, build, secure and monitor cloud-native applications that scale – preparing you for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate (Exam AZ-204).

Why choose this course?

  • Covers the full Azure developer toolkit – App Service, Functions, Cosmos DB, Event Grid, Service Bus and more.
  • Builds real-world skills in CI/CD, security (Key Vault, Managed Identity) and performance monitoring.
  • Fast-tracks you to the Azure Developer Associate certification (globally recognised).
  • Hybrid delivery lets you attend on-campus or virtually from anywhere in South Africa.

This course is ideal for:

  • Software developers with 1–2 years professional experience who want to upskill on Azure.
  • Cloud or DevOps professionals building micro-services and serverless workloads.
  • IT teams modernising on-prem apps to PaaS containers or functions.
  • Anyone preparing for Exam AZ-204 on their Microsoft certification journey.

Prerequisites

AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (or equivalent hands-on familiarity with the Azure portal, basic C# or Python skills, and REST/SDK experience).

Course Content

  • Implement Azure App Service Web Apps – create, configure, scale & stage web apps
  • Implement Azure Functions – triggers, input / output bindings, Durable Functions
  • Develop solutions that use Blob Storage – lifecycle management, SDK, metadata
  • Develop solutions that use Cosmos DB Storage – partitioning, consistency, .NET SDK
  • Implement IaaS Solutions – ARM templates, VM provisioning, containers & ACR/ACI
  • Implement User Authentication & Authorisation – MS Identity Platform, MSAL, Graph
  • Implement Secure Cloud Solutions – Key Vault, Managed Identity, App Configuration
  • Implement API Management – publish APIs, apply policies, secure endpoints
  • Develop App Service Logic Apps – automate workflows, build custom connectors
  • Develop Event-based Solutions – Event Grid, Event Hubs, Notification Hubs
  • Develop Message-based Solutions – Service Bus, Queue Storage
  • Monitor & Optimise Azure Solutions – Application Insights, diagnostics, fault handling
  • Integrate Caching & Content Delivery – Azure Cache for Redis, CDN strategies

Hardware Requirements

Interested?

Enquire today and one of our consultants will be in touch.