Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty (DP-420) Cert Prep: 5 Maintain an Azure Cosmos DB Solution by Microsoft Press

Course details

Cosmos DB is Microsoft Azure's flagship non-relational database product. It supports multiple application programming interfaces (APIs) that provide compatibility with competing NoSQL databases. If you’re looking to integrate enterprise-scale, cloud-based, NoSQL databases into your organization’s IT solutions, you may want to think about getting certified as a Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB developer. In this course, the fifth in a five-part series, instructor Tim Warner gives an overview of the skills you need to master to tackle the fifth domain of the Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty (DP-420) certification exam. Learn how to monitor and troubleshoot an Azure Cosmos DB solution, implement backup and restore when needed, manage security protocols, implement data movement solutions, and design and implement a successful DevOps process for an Azure Cosmos DB solution.

Concepts

Lesson 15 - Monitor and Troubleshoot an Azure Cosmos DB Solution

Learning objective
Evaluate response status code and failure metrics
Monitor data replication in relation to latency and availability
Configure Azure Monitor alerts for Azure Cosmos DB
Implement and query Azure Cosmos DB logs
Monitor distribution of data across partitions
Monitor security by using logging and auditing

Lesson 16 - Implement Backup and Restore for an Azure Cosmos DB Solution

Learning objective
Choose between periodic and continuous backup
Configure periodic backup
Configure continuous backup and recovery
Recover a database or container from a recovery point

Lesson 17 - Implement Security for an Azure Cosmos DB Solution

Learning objective
Choose between service-managed and customer-managed encryption keys
Configure network-level access control for Azure Cosmos DB
Configure data encryption for Azure Cosmos DB
Manage control plane access to Azure Cosmos DB by using Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
Manage data plane access to Azure Cosmos DB by using Azure Active Directory
Configure Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) settings
Manage account keys by using Azure Key Vault
Implement customer-managed keys for encryption
Implement Always Encrypted

Lesson 18 - Implement Data Movement for an Azure Cosmos DB Solution

Learning objective
Choose a data movement strategy
Move data by using client SDK bulk operations
Move data by using Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse pipelines
Move data by using a Kafka connector
Move data by using Azure Stream Analytics
Move data by using the Azure Cosmos DB Spark Connector

Lesson 19 - Implement a DevOps Process for an Azure Cosmos DB Solution

Learning objective
Choose when to use declarative versus imperative operations
Provision and manage Azure Cosmos DB resources by using Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates)
Migrate between standard and autoscale throughput by using PowerShell or Azure CLI
Initiate a regional failover by using PowerShell or Azure CLI
Maintain index policies in production by using ARM templates

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