Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty (AZ220)

Microsoft Azure IoT Developer (AZ-220T00)

Module 1: Examine the architecture of an IoT solution

• Examine subsystems of an IoT architecture
• Examine data flow and processing
• Examine cross-cutting architectural needs

Module 2: Examine the components of an IoT solution

• Examine IoT hardware components
• Review the Azure IoT technologies
• Review the IoT device software options
• Examine cloud service components of an IoT solution

Module 3: Explore the Azure portal

• Examine the Azure portal
• Customize the Azure portal UI

Module 4: Explore Azure IoT services

• Examine features of Azure IoT Hub
• Examine features of Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service
• Examine Azure resource name requirements
• Create Azure IoT resources

Module 5: Examine IoT Hub properties

• Examine IoT Hub tiers
• Examine IoT Hub endpoints
• Examine IoT Hub security concepts

Module 6: Examine IoT device lifecycle concepts

• Examine IoT device lifecycle terms and concepts
• Review the Azure IoT device types
• Examine device identity and registration
• Get started with device twins
• Get started with device monitoring
• Examine device retirements

Module 7: Examine the IoT developer tools

• Review the IoT developer coding-tool options
• Review the Azure IoT Hub SDKs
• Examine the Azure IoT Hub Device SDKs
• Examine the Azure IoT Hub Service SDKs
• Review the Visual Studio Code extensions
• Get started with Azure CLI tools
• Examine the Azure CLI support for IoT Hub
• Get started with the Azure Cloud Shell

Module 8: Explore device configuration and communication

• Review device communication types
• Examine the communication protocols
• Review IoT Hub device streams
• Examine device-side code implementation
• Implement device-to-cloud communication

Module 9: Examine Device Provisioning Service terms and concepts

• Get started with devices and device provisioning
• Examine features of the Device Provisioning Service
• Examine Device Provisioning Service concepts
• Examine device enrollment concepts
• Review the enrollment types
• Get started with X.509 certificate attestation
• Get started with TPM attestation
• Get started with symmetric key attestation
• Examine the device provisioning process
• Examine the auto-provisioning process
• Examine the reprovisioning process

Module 10: Examine Device Provisioning Service coding tools and access

• Examine Azure CLI support for device provisioning
• Examine the Device Provisioning Service SDKs
• Examine how to control access to DPS

Module 11: Examine device provisioning lifecycle tasks

• Review the device enrollment processes and tools
• Examine how to configure verified CA certificates
• Examine how to roll device certificates
• Examine the deprovisioning process
• Examine how to manage disenrollment
• Examine how to provision for multitenancy

Module 12: Explore individual enrollment tasks

• Provision and deprovision devices using individual enrollments

Module 13: Explore group enrollment tasks

• Provision and deprovision devices using group enrollments

Module 14: Examine IoT Hub message routing

• Review message processing concepts
• Examine the common message format
• Examine message routing
• Examine the IoT Hub built-in endpoint
• Examine routing to multiple endpoints
• Examine the message routing query syntax

Module 15: Consider message processing options and constraints

• Compare IoT Hub message routing with Event Grid integration
• Examine message enrichments for D2C messages
• Examine IoT Hub quotas and throttling

Module 16: Get started with cloud storage for IoT

• Examine the IoT Lambda architecture
• Review cloud storage options for Azure IoT solutions
• Examine Azure Blob storage and storage accounts
• Examine Azure Data Lake Gen 2
• Examine Azure Cosmos DB
• Examine Azure SQL Database

Module 17: Examine Azure Stream Analytics and Azure Functions

• Get started with Azure Stream Analytics
• Examine Azure Stream Analytics use cases
• Review ASA patterns and guidelines
• Get started with ASA input types
• Examine ASA streaming data input
• Examine ASA reference data input
• Examine the ASA query syntax
• Parse complex data types with ASA queries
• Examine time handling considerations for ASA queries
• Examine the ASA windowing functions
• Examine ASA output options
• Examine features and characteristics of Azure Functions

Module 18: Explore message processing tasks

• Implement message routing and Azure Stream Analytics

Module 19: Examine business integration for IoT solutions

• Review the contributing roles for business integration
• Review the Azure services for downstream messaging
• Examine business integration with Event Grid
• Examine using Event Grid to react to IoT Hub events
• Examine the choice between IoT Hub routing and Event Grid integration
• Get started with Azure Logic Apps
• Examine connectors for Azure Logic Apps

Module 20: Examine Azure Time Series Insights

• Examine the use cases for Time Series Insights
• Examine the benefits provided by Time Series Insights
• Examine TSI resource configuration
• Examine TSI integration with IoT Hub

Module 21: Examine data visualizations with Power BI

• Review Power BI options and capabilities
• Examine the Power BI data connections
• Examine data visualizations options in Power BI

Module 22: Explore Event Grid integration

• Integrate Azure Event Grid with IoT Hub

Module 23: Explore Time Series Insights integration

• Analyze time stamped data with Time Series Insights

Module 24: Examine the Azure IoT Edge environment

• Examine features and capabilities of Azure IoT Edge
• Examine the IoT Edge runtime
• Introduction to Azure IoT Edge modules
• Examine the module twin properties of the IoT Edge runtime modules
• Examine the IoT Edge security manager
• Examine IoT Edge certificates and module identity

Module 25: Examine IoT Edge device deployment

• Examine IoT Edge deployment concepts
• Examine the IoT Edge deployment manifest
• Examine pre-deployment considerations

Module 26: Examine IoT Edge gateway device configuration

• Review the IoT Edge device gateway patterns
• Examine downstream device authentication
• Examine a transparent gateway configuration scenario

Module 27: Explore IoT Edge module deployment

• Deploy a module to an IoT Edge device

Module 28: Explore IoT Edge gateway configuration

• Configure an IoT Edge gateway device

Module 29: Examine IoT Edge module development

• Get started with IoT Edge runtime environment programming
• Examine IoT Edge runtime supported systems
• Examine module development and test tools
• Examine the VS Code development environment
• Examine the module development process
• Examine the module debugging process

Module 30: Examine offline and local storage capabilities

• Examine extended offline capabilities
• Examine Azure Blob Storage on IoT Edge
• Examine module access to local storage

Module 31: Explore custom module development for IoT Edge

• Develop and deploy a custom IoT Edge module

Module 32: Explore IoT Edge offline support

• Configure an IoT Edge gateway for offline support

Module 33: Examine device management concepts and methods

• Review device management concepts
• Examine the device management patterns
• Examine device configuration using device twins
• Examine device management using direct methods
• Choose between device management approaches

Module 34: Examine device management tools

• Review the device management tools and approaches
• Examine device management using the IoT extension for Azure CLI
• Examine device management using the Azure IoT tools for VS Code

Module 35: Examine approaches to device management at scale

• Examine how to use IoT Hub jobs for device management
• Examine IoT Hub automatic device management
• Examine automatic device management using Azure CLI
• Examine device configuration best practices

Module 36: Explore device management with device twins and direct methods

• Manage devices using device twins and direct methods

Module 37: Explore IoT Hub automatic device management

• Implement automatic device management

Module 38: Examine Azure IoT solution monitoring and logging

• Examine Azure Monitor support
• Examine IoT Hub metrics
• Examine resource log contents and monitoring
• Examine device connection state and lifecycle notifications
• Review IoT Hub service limits

Module 39: Troubleshoot device connections and communication

• Examine device connection best practices
• Examine the device communications troubleshooting guide

Module 40: Explore IoT Hub monitoring

• Configure IoT Hub monitoring

Module 41: Examine security fundamentals for IoT

• Review security recommendations
• Examine IoT security infrastructure from the ground up
• Examine a security-in-depth strategy
• Examine threat modeling and mitigation techniques

Module 42: Examine Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Defender for IoT

• Review Microsoft Defender for Cloud concepts
• Examine Microsoft Defender for IoT features and requirements
• Examine the features of an agent-based Microsoft Defender for IoT implementation
• Examine the built-in features of Microsoft Defender for IoT
• Examine the built-in security alerts
• Examine custom alert implementation

Module 43: Examine Microsoft Defender for IoT security agents

• Examine Microsoft Defender for IoT security agent options
• Examine security agent authentication methods
• Examine built-in security agent alerts
• Review the Microsoft Defender for IoT security recommendations
• Review device security baseline recommendations

Module 44: Explore Microsoft Defender for IoT implementation

• Implement Microsoft Defender for IoT

Module 45: Examine the components of an Azure Digital Twins solution

• Review the Azure Digital Twins environment and services goals
• Examine the services and data workflows that form an Azure Digital Twins solution
• Get started with Azure Digital Twins models
• Examine the Digital Twins Definition Language
• Examine digital twins and graph construction

Module 46: Examine the Azure Digital Twins solution development tools and processes

• Review the tools used to develop an Azure Digital Twins solution
• Examine Azure Digital Twins service configuration
• Get started with model management
• Examine the Azure Digital Twins application programming interfaces and Postman
• Get started with Azure CLI for Azure Digital Twins
• Examine the Azure Digital Twins SDKs
• Manage digital twins in the graph
• Manage digital twin relationships in the graph
• Get started with Azure Digital Twins queries
• Get started with Azure Functions for Azure Digital Twins
• Examine Azure Digital Twins event data
• Examine data ingress and egress processes

Module 47: Monitor and troubleshoot ADT

• Examine the Azure Digital Twins metrics
• Examine the Azure Digital Twins diagnostic settings
• View and query the Azure Digital Twins diagnostic logs
• Examine Azure Digital Twins alerts
• Review Azure Resource Health support for Azure Digital Twins

Module 48: Explore Azure Digital Twins implementation

• Implement Azure Digital Twins

Module 49: Intro to IoT Central

• Review the capabilities of Azure IoT Central
• Examine the components of an Azure IoT Central app
• Review the Azure IoT Central application template options
• Examine Azure IoT Central device authentication options

Module 50: Create and manage Device Templates
Review Device Template capabilities
Examine the Device Model section of a Device Template
Examine the Cloud Properties section of a Device Template
Examine the Customizations section of a Device Template
Examine the Views section of a Device Template
Version a Device Template

Module 51: Manage devices in Azure IoT Central

• Review the Azure IoT Central UI tools for device management
• Implement device management using device groups
• Manage devices at scale using jobs

Module 52: Configure business integration

• Examine the configuration of rules in Azure IoT Central
• Examine how to configure a rule with condition-based actions
• Examine the Azure IoT Central dashboard page for administrators
• Examine the Azure IoT Central data analytics UI