Certification

Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

Build end-to-end solutions in Microsoft Azure to create Azure Functions, implement and manage web apps, develop solutions utilizing Azure storage, and more.

At a glance

Level

Intermediate
Product

Azure
Role

Developer
Subject

Application development
Renewal Frequency

12 months
Last Updated

10/11/2024

Overview

As a candidate for this certification, you’re responsible for participating in all phases of development, including requirements gathering, design, development, deployment, security, maintenance, performance tuning, and monitoring.

You should be proficient in Azure:

SDK
Data storage options
Data connections
APIs
App authentication and authorization
Compute and container deployment
Debugging

To implement solutions, you partner with:

Cloud solution architects
DBAs
DevOps
Infrastructure admins
Other stakeholders

You should have:

At least two years of programming experience.
Proficiency in programming with Azure SDKs.
Proficiency using Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, and other tools.

Important

The English language version of this certification will be updated on January 15, 2025. Review the study guide linked in the Certification resources section for details about upcoming changes.

Skills measured

Develop Azure compute solutions
Develop for Azure storage
Implement Azure security
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure solutions
Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services

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You will have 100 minutes to complete this assessment.

Exam policy

This exam will be proctored, and is not open book. You may have interactive components to complete as part of this exam. To learn more about exam duration and experience, visit: Exam duration and exam experience.

If you fail a certification exam, don’t worry. You can retake it 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent retakes, the amount of time varies. For full details, visit: Exam retake policy.

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This exam is offered in the following languages:

English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Italian, Indonesian (Indonesia), Arabic (Saudi Arabia)

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