I have been preparing for the AZ-303 Azure Architect Exam<\/a><\/strong> (Beta) for quite some time now, so I thought to evaluate my knowledge against the developer exam. I didn\u2019t score too high and had a score of 780. If you are developer, I\u2019m sure you will knock the ball out of the park.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is a quick snapshot of my performance in the exam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. I purchased Scott Duffy Developer course from Udemy for $10. The course does have good labs and examples but if you just want to rely on this course, I\u2019m sure it\u2019s not a good idea and the chances of passing are low. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Microsoft does have its own\u00a0resources<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to prepare which are pretty good and reliable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Scott Duffy\u2019s course does have practice exam for 50 questions. I don\u2019t think there was a single question in the exam from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. I purchased practice exam questions from Whizlabs for $8. It did help but not sure if the explanations are good and answers to some of the questions are incorrect. But worth practising for the exam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. I would recommend taking Alan Rodrigues course from Udemy for $10 which can save you money and you don\u2019t have to buy Whizlabs and Scott Duffy\u2019s course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Exam is timed for 150 minutes and has around 40 questions as multiple choice plus a case study for additional questions (around 6-10). You will also see drag and drop or drop-down question-answers. The idea being you pull the answers to the right boxes or select the right answer from the dropdown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. The case study is a generally a lot of text to read but you don\u2019t have to read through all of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. There are questions which you would not be able to go back to once you have marked your answer choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. My first one which is universal and applicable for all multiple-choice questions \u2013 process of elimination if you aren\u2019t sure of the right answer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Go through the study guide<\/strong><\/a>. Sometimes the teaching materials don\u2019t cover all the topics.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Microsoft has a very comprehensive documentation on each and every topic. Make sure you glance through it for the topics that sound confusing to you before the exam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. I have started my own flashcards to help you remember important terms and topics. Like all other exams, unfortunately, you have to memorize certain topics to pass these certs. Check them out on reviewNprep<\/strong><\/a>.com<\/a>.<\/strong> I’ll keep adding more and if you wish to contribute please contact me via LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. The exam will not judge you on your coding skills. However, this being a developer exam, familiarize yourself with the Azure Portal. I cannot stress enough the importance of hands on lab. Check Pro-Tip below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. While all the topics in the study guide are important, I\u2019m listing a few important ones:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft gives $200 credits for every new email that you sign up with. The credits are valid just for a month. Not sure if I\u2019ve taken advantage of the system to learn something new, but, so far, I\u2019ve used 3 emails to learn in depth most of the services Azure offers. Remember to tear down your environments so that you don\u2019t end up burning all your credits before the time expires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AZ-203 got replaced by AZ-204<\/strong>, but the course outline didn’t change by much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is the\u00a0guide<\/a>\u00a0for you<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Develop Azure compute solutions ( 2. Develop for Azure storage ( 3. Implement Azure security (15-20%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure solutions (10-15%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services ( Looking at the changes, not much has changed from the original exam guide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Being a developer, you need to understand compute, so the weightage has increased there and reduced for storage. The document says Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is out of scope which is a big surprise to me. However, container images using Docker solutions is still in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. I\u2019m surprised to see weightage reduced for connect to Azure services and third-party services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Other than that, the exam should more or less be the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Good luck on your exam!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Haman Sharma is a graduate from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and an avid cloud technologist. You can connect with him on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Announcement from ReviewNPrep<\/strong>: Our marketplace is now live. Check out the Practice exams from Azure here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Microsoft](\"https:\/\/reviewnprep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-4.png\")
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Preparing for AZ-204. What Changes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
20-25<\/s> 25-30%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n15-20<\/s> 10-15%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n25- 30<\/s> 20-25%)<\/p>\n\n\n\nNoteworthy changes in AZ-204<\/h2>\n\n\n\n