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

Learn the skills you need to master to tackle the fifth domain of the Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB Developer Specialty (DP-420) certification exam.

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

Conclusion

• Summary