Table of Contents

1. Scheduling and Taking the DP-420 Exam.- 2. Design and Implement a Non-Relational Data Model.- 3. Plan and Implement Sizing and Scaling.- 4. Design a Data Partitioning Strategy.- 5. Implement Client Connectivity Options.- 6. Implement Data Access with Cosmos DB SQL.- 7. Implement Data Access with SQL API SDKs.- 8. Implement Server-Side Programming.- 9. Design and Implement a Replication Strategy.- 10. Design and Implement Multi-Region Write.- 11. Enable Analytical Workloads.- 12. Design and Implement Change Feeds.- 13. Implement Solutions Across Services.- 14. Define and Implement an Indexing Strategy.- 15. Optimize Query Performance.- 16. Monitor and Troubleshoot.- 17. Implement Backup and Restore.- 18. Implement Security.- 19. Implement Data Movement.

About the Author

​Steve Flowers is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft focused on Data and AI. He has 12 years of experience in technology, and for the past three years he has helped customers achieve success with Azure Cosmos DB. In 2022, Steve achieved the Azure Cosmos DB Technical Insider badge acknowledging his training with the product group and Microsoft Global Black Belts in Azure Cosmos DB, and for helping enterprise customers architect and deploy Azure Cosmos DB. Steve’s technical experience ranges from networking and system administration to cloud native development on Azure and IoT solutions. He is passionate about data architecture and enjoys the challenge of a customer driven role within Microsoft.