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Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204): Building Connected and Distributed Systems

Prepare for the AZ-204 certification with a focus on connected systems. This course will teach you how to build secure, scalable APIs, and implement event-driven and message-based solutions using Azure services.

JS Padoan - Pluralsight course - Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204): Building Connected and Distributed Systems
by JS Padoan

What you'll learn

Modern cloud applications require secure, scalable communication between services, users, and systems—often across distributed environments. In this course, Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204): Building Connected and Distributed Systems, you’ll learn to design and implement connected solutions using Azure’s integration services. First, you’ll explore how to provision and manage Azure API management to expose and secure APIs. Next, you’ll discover how to create event-driven systems with Azure Event Grid and Event Hubs to handle real-time scenarios. Finally, you’ll learn how to build message-based architectures using Azure Service Bus and Queue Storage for reliable inter-service communication. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Azure integration and messaging services needed to build and manage connected, scalable cloud solutions as part of your AZ-204 certification

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JS Padoan - Pluralsight course - Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204): Building Connected and Distributed Systems
JS Padoan

JS has 20 years of experience in the Microsoft eco-system, more than 35 certs. in Windows Server / .NET / SharePoint / SqlServer / Office365 / PowerPlatform and is aMicrosoft certified trainer since 13 years.

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