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Microsoft AI-200 Study Guide

Microsoft Azure AI Cloud Developer AI-200

Microsoft AI-200, Developing AI Cloud Solutions on Azure, is the associate exam for developers who build the back end of AI solutions. It followed the retired AZ-204 and covers containers, AI data services such as Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL and Azure Managed Redis, messaging and Functions, and securing and monitoring solutions. It suits Python developers who already work with Azure.

  • Exam code AI-200
  • Associate level
  • 4 exam domains

This guide is free, with no sign-up. It explains every Microsoft AI-200 exam topic in plain English, one chapter at a time. Read them in order or jump straight to the topic you need.

  • 4chapters
  • 9topics
  • 3diagrams and exhibits
  • 38 minfast track
Start with Develop Containerized Solutions on Azure
  • Every topic follows the same simple pattern: what it is, how it works, common mistakes
  • Diagrams and real command output where a picture explains it best
  • Exam tips and worked subnetting and IPv6 practice, with answers

How the exam is weighted

Each domain is worth roughly this share of the exam. The exam provider publishes a range for each domain, so the bar marks the middle of it. Spend your study time in proportion, and select a domain to open its chapter.

Chapters

Open a chapter to see its topics and how long each takes.

1Develop Containerized Solutions on Azure2 topics · 8 min fast trackBuilding and storing images in Azure Container Registry, App Service containers, Container Apps with KEDA, and AKS.
  1. 1Azure Container Registry, ACR Tasks and App Service4 min
  2. 2Azure Container Apps, KEDA Scaling and AKS4 min
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2Develop AI Solutions with Azure Data Management Services3 topics · 13 min fast trackCosmos DB for NoSQL with vector search and change feed, PostgreSQL with pgvector, and Azure Managed Redis.
  1. 1Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL for AI Solutions5 min
  2. 2Azure Database for PostgreSQL and pgvector4 min
  3. 3Azure Managed Redis in AI Solutions4 min
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3Connect to and Consume Azure Services2 topics · 9 min fast trackQueuing back-end work with Service Bus, event-driven workflows with Event Grid, and building serverless APIs with Functions.
  1. 1Azure Service Bus and Azure Event Grid5 min
  2. 2Developing and Deploying Azure Functions4 min
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4Secure, Monitor, and Troubleshoot Azure Solutions2 topics · 8 min fast trackSecuring secrets with Key Vault, central settings with App Configuration, tracing with OpenTelemetry and querying with KQL.
  1. 1Azure Key Vault and Azure App Configuration4 min
  2. 2Tracing with OpenTelemetry and Querying with KQL4 min
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