Exam DP-420: Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB (beta)

Candidates for this exam must have solid knowledge and experience developing apps for Azure and working with Azure Cosmos DB database technologies. They should be proficient at developing applications by using the Core (SQL) API and SDKs, writing efficient queries and creating appropriate index policies, provisioning and managing resources in Azure, and creating server-side objects with JavaScript. They should be able to interpret JSON, read C# or Java code, and use PowerShell.


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Part of the requirements for: Microsoft Certified: Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty

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  • DP-420: Designing and Implementing Cloud-Native Applications Using Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB (beta)

    Languages: English

    Retirement date: none

    This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: design and implement data models; design and implement data distribution; integrate an Azure Cosmos DB solution; optimize an Azure Cosmos DB solution; and maintain an Azure Cosmos DB solution.

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Skills measured

  • Design and implement data models (35–40%)
  • Design and implement data distribution (5–10%)
  • Integrate an Azure Cosmos DB solution (5–10%)
  • Optimize an Azure Cosmos DB solution (15–20%)
  • Maintain an Azure Cosmos DB solution (25–30%)

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