AZ-300 Section

 

Deploy and Configure Infrastructure

 

Analyze resource utilization and consumption

May include but not limited to: Configure diagnostic settings on resources; create baseline for resources; create and rest alerts; analyze alerts across subscription; analyze metrics across subscription; create action groups; monitor for unused resources; monitor spend; report on spend; utilize Log Search query functions; view alerts in Azure Monitor logs 

 

Create and configure storage accounts

May include but not limited to: Configure network access to the storage account; create and configure storage account; generate shared access signature; install and use Azure Storage Explorer; manage access keys; monitor activity log by using Azure Monitor logs; implement Azure storage replication

 

Create and configure a Virtual Machine (VM) for Windows and Linux

May include but not limited to: Configure high availability; configure monitoring, networking, storage, and virtual machine size; deploy and configure scale sets

 

Automate deployment of Virtual Machines (VMs)

May include but not limited to: Modify Azure Resource Manager template; configure location of new VMs; configure VHD template; deploy from template; save a deployment as an Azure Resource Manager template; deploy Windows and Linux VMs

 

Implement solutions that use virtual machines (VM)

May include but not limited to: Provision VMs; create Azure Resource Manager templates; configure Azure Disk Encryption for VMs

Create connectivity between virtual networks

 

May include but not limited to: Create and configure VNET peering; create and configure VNET to VNET; verify virtual network connectivity; create virtual network gateway

 

Implement and manage virtual networking

May include but not limited to: Configure private and public IP addresses, network routes, network interface, subnets, and virtual network

Manage Azure Active Directory (AD)

 

May include but not limited to: Add custom domains; configure Azure AD Identity Protection, Azure AD Join, and Enterprise State Roaming; configure self-service password reset; implement conditional access policies; manage multiple directories; perform an access review

 

Implement and manage hybrid identities

May include but not limited to: Install and configure Azure AD Connect; configure federation and single sign-on; manage Azure AD Connect; manage password sync and writeback

 

Implement Workloads and Security 

 

Migrate servers to Azure

May include but not limited to: Migrate by using Azure Site Recovery; migrate using P2V; configure storage; create a backup vault; prepare source and target environments; backup and restore data; deploy Azure Site Recovery agent; prepare virtual network

 

Configure serverless computing

May include but not limited to: Create and manage objects; manage a Logic App resource; manage Azure Function app settings; manage Event Grid; manage Service Bus

 

Implement application load balancing

May include but not limited to: Configure application gateway and load balancing rules; implement front end IP configurations; manage application load balancing

 

Integrate on-premises network with Azure virtual network

May include but not limited to: Create and configure Azure VPN Gateway; create and configure site to site VPN; configure ExpressRoute; verify on-premises connectivity; manage on-premises connectivity with Azure

 

Manage role-based access control (RBAC)

May include but not limited to: Create a custom role; configure access to Azure resources by assigning roles; configure management access to Azure; troubleshoot RBAC; implement RBAC policies; assign RBAC roles

 

Implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

May include but not limited to: Enable MFA for an Azure tenant; configure user accounts for MFA; configure fraud alerts; configure bypass options; configure trusted IPs; configure verification methods; manage role-based access control (RBAC); implement RBAC policies; assign RBAC Roles; create a custom role; configure access to Azure resources by assigning roles; configure management access to Azure

 

Create and Deploy Apps 

 

Create web apps by using PaaS

May include but not limited to: Create an Azure App Service Web App; create documentation for the API; create an App Service Web App for containers; create an App Service background task by using WebJobs; enable diagnostics logging

 

Design and develop apps that run in containers

May include but not limited to: Configure diagnostic settings on resources; create a container image by using a Docker file; create an Azure Kubernetes Service; publish an image to the Azure Container Registry; implement an application that runs on an Azure Container Instance; manage container settings by using code

 

Implement Authentication and Secure Data 

 

Implement authentication

May include but not limited to: Implement authentication by using certificates, forms-based authentication, tokens, or Windows-integrated authentication; implement multi-factor authentication by using Azure AD; implement OAuth2 authentication; implement Managed identities for Azure resources Service Principal authentication

 

Implement secure data solutions

May include but not limited to: Encrypt and decrypt data at rest and in transit; encrypt data with Always Encrypted; implement Azure Confidential Compute and SSL/TLS communications; create, read, update, and delete keys, secrets, and certificates by using the KeyVault API

 

Develop for the Cloud and for Azure Storage

 

Develop solutions that use Cosmos DB storage

May include but not limited to: 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

May include but not limited to: Provision and configure relational databases; configure elastic pools for Azure SQL Database; create, read, update, and delete data tables by using code

 

Configure a message-based integration architecture

May include but not limited to: Configure an app or service to send emails, Event Grid, and the Azure Relay Service; create and configure Notification Hub, Event Hub, and Service Bus; configure queries across multiple products

 

Develop for autoscaling

May include but not limited to: Implement autoscaling rules and patterns (schedule, operational/system metrics, code that addresses singleton application instances); implement code that addresses transient state

 

AZ-301 Section

 

Determine Workload Requirements 

 

Gather Information and Requirements

May include but not limited to: Identify compliance requirements, identity and access management infrastructure, and service-oriented architectures (e.g., integration patterns, service design, service discoverability); identify accessibility (e.g. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), availability (e.g. Service Level Agreement), capacity planning and scalability, deploy-ability (e.g., repositories, failback, slot-based deployment), configurability, governance, maintainability (e.g. logging, debugging, troubleshooting, recovery, training), security (e.g. authentication, authorization, attacks), and sizing (e.g. support costs, optimization) requirements; recommend changes during project execution (ongoing); evaluate products and services to align with solution; create testing scenarios

 

Optimize Consumption Strategy

May include but not limited to: Optimize app service, compute, identity, network, and storage costs

 

Design an Auditing and Monitoring Strategy

May include but not limited to: Define logical groupings (tags) for resources to be monitored; determine levels and storage locations for logs; plan for integration with monitoring tools; recommend appropriate monitoring tool(s) for a solution; specify mechanism for event routing and escalation; design auditing for compliance requirements; design auditing policies and traceability requirements

 

Design for Identity and Security

 

Design Identity Management

May include but not limited to: Choose an identity management approach; design an identity delegation strategy, identity repository (including directory, application, systems, etc.); design self-service identity management and user and persona provisioning; define personas and roles; recommend appropriate access control strategy (e.g., attribute-based, discretionary access, history-based, identity-based, mandatory, organization-based, role-based, rule-based, responsibility-based)

 

Design Authentication

May include but not limited to: Choose an authentication approach; design a single-sign on approach; logon, multi-factor, network access, and remote authentication

 

Design Authorization

May include but not limited to: Choose an authorization approach; define access permissions and privileges; design secure delegated access (e.g., oAuth, OpenID, etc.); recommend when and how to use API Keys.

 

Design for Risk Prevention for Identity

May include but not limited to: Design a risk assessment strategy (e.g., access reviews, RBAC policies, physical access); evaluate agreements involving services or products from vendors and contractors; update solution design to address and mitigate changes to existing security policies, standards, guidelines and procedures

 

Design a Monitoring Strategy for Identity and Security

May include but not limited to: Design for alert notifications; design an alert and metrics strategy; recommend authentication monitors

 

Design a Data Platform Solution

 

Design a Data Management Strategy

May include but not limited to: Choose between managed and unmanaged data store; choose between relational and non-relational databases; design data auditing and caching strategies; identify data attributes (e.g., relevancy, structure, frequency, size, durability, etc.); recommend Database Transaction Unit (DTU) sizing; design a data retention policy; design for data availability, consistency, and durability; design a data warehouse strategy

 

Design a Data Protection Strategy

May include but not limited to: Recommend geographic data storage; design an encryption strategy for data at rest, for data in transmission, and for data in use; design a scalability strategy for data; design secure access to data; design a data loss prevention (DLP) policy

 

Design and Document Data Flows

May include but not limited to: Identify data flow requirements; create a data flow diagram; design a data flow to meet business requirements; design a data import and export strategy

 

Design a Monitoring Strategy for the Data Platform

May include but not limited to: Design for alert notifications; design an alert and metrics strategy

Design a Business Continuity Strategy 

 

Design a Site Recovery Strategy

May include but not limited to: Design a recovery solution; design a site recovery replication policy; design for site recovery capacity and for storage replication; design site failover and failback (planned/unplanned); design the site recovery network; recommend recovery objectives (e.g., Azure, on-prem, hybrid, Recovery Time Objective (RTO), Recovery Level Objective (RLO), Recovery Point Objective (RPO)); identify resources that require site recovery; identify supported and unsupported workloads; recommend a geographical distribution strategy

 

Design for High Availability

May include but not limited to: Design for application redundancy, autoscaling, data center and fault domain redundancy, and network redundancy; identify resources that require high availability; identify storage types for high availability

 

Design a disaster recovery strategy for individual workloads

May include but not limited to: Design failover/failback scenario(s); document recovery requirements; identify resources that require backup; recommend a geographic availability strategy

 

Design a Data Archiving Strategy

May include but not limited to: Recommend storage types and methodology for data archiving; identify requirements for data archiving and business compliance requirements for data archiving; identify SLA(s) for data archiving

 

Design for Deployment, Migration, and Integration

 

Design Deployments

May include but not limited to: Design a compute, container, data platform, messaging solution, storage, and web app and service deployment strategy

 

Design Migrations

May include but not limited to: Recommend a migration strategy; design data import/export strategies during migration; determine the appropriate application migration, data transfer, and network connectivity method; determine migration scope, including redundant, related, trivial, and outdated data; determine application and data compatibility

 

Design an API Integration Strategy

May include but not limited to: Design an API gateway strategy; determine policies for internal and external consumption of APIs; recommend a hosting structure for API management

 

Design an Infrastructure Strategy 

 

Design a Storage Strategy

May include but not limited to: Design a storage provisioning strategy; design storage access strategy; identify storage requirements; recommend a storage solution and storage management tools

 

Design a Compute Strategy

May include but not limited to: Design compute provisioning and secure compute strategies; determine appropriate compute technologies (e.g., virtual machines, functions, service fabric, container instances, etc.); design an Azure HPC environment; identify compute requirements; recommend management tools for compute

 

Design a Networking Strategy

May include but not limited to: Design network provisioning and network security strategies; determine appropriate network connectivity technologies; identify networking requirements; recommend network management tools

 

Design a Monitoring Strategy for Infrastructure

 

May include but not limited to: Design for alert notifications; design an alert and metrics strategy