AZ-204 Retires July 31, 2026 Skills outline reviewed July 10, 2026

Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

Certification: Azure Developer Associate

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Skills outline

What the exam covers

Reviewed July 10, 2026
  1. Command evidence 5 practice questions
  2. Implement Azure compute solutions 4 practice questions
  3. Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services 4 practice questions
  4. Develop for Azure storage 3 practice questions
  5. Develop Azure compute solutions 3 practice questions
  6. Guided runbook lab 3 practice questions
  7. Implement secure Azure solutions 2 practice questions
  8. Connect to and consume Azure services 2 practice questions
  9. Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure solutions 2 practice questions
  10. Implement Azure security 2 practice questions

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