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Azure Developer Associate Study Roadmap

AZ-204 · 12-week plan · Free

Last updated: March 30, 2026

Progress:
0/12

Domain Weight Distribution

D1: Develop Azure Compute Solutions
25-30%
D2: Develop for Azure Storage
15-20%
D3: Implement Azure Security
20-25%
D4: Monitor, Troubleshoot, and Optimize
15-20%
D5: Connect to and Consume Azure Services
15-20%

Week-by-Week Study Plan

Week 1

Compute: Azure App Service, configuration, deployment slots, scaling

Week 2

Compute: Azure Functions, triggers, bindings, Durable Functions

Week 3

Compute: Containerized solutions, ACR, ACI, Azure Container Apps

Week 4

Storage: Cosmos DB, partitioning, consistency levels, SDKs

Week 5

Storage: Blob Storage, lifecycle policies, tiers, Azure CDN

Week 6

Security: Microsoft Identity Platform, MSAL, OAuth 2.0 flows

Week 7

Security: Managed identities, Key Vault, App Configuration

Week 8

Monitor: Application Insights, telemetry, availability tests

Week 9

Monitor: Transient fault handling, caching with Azure Cache for Redis

Week 10

Integration: API Management policies, Event Grid, Event Hubs

Week 11

Integration: Service Bus queues/topics, Azure Queue Storage, Logic Apps

Week 12

Full Review: Practice exams, hands-on coding labs, weak area focus

Free Resources

Microsoft Learn, Azure Free Account

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