Friday, January 26, 2018

Microsoft Exam 70-487 Study Guide

Other Study Guides

Tobias Nilsson's Study Guide (Alert Coding)
Chris Myers' Study Guide (Blogged by Chris)


PluralSight Learning Path
Microsoft Exam 70-487





I know in the summary for 70-486 I included a few different books for studying, but in this case the only "general" book that was applicable was the Exam Ref, and frankly, it's value is highly suspect.  About halfway through the process are started seriously questioning whether it was worth the effort to even try to read it, and there were many chapters I straight up skipped.  It has a two star rating on Amazon for a reason...

The books and PluralSight resources are generally pretty specific to the individual exam topics, so I would rely on the links embedded in the individual posts for the most relevant resources.



Posts by Objective:


Pretty proud of myself that I actually managed to write all these posts in under a year.  I was thoroughly burned out by the time I got the Web API, so those aren't really up to the same quality and content standard as all the rest.  They can't all be winners...

Also, while writing up this summary I found out that changes were made to the test effective January 15, 2018... talk about crap timing. Doh!  So my posts won't be perfect...

Sigh... they literally dropped the entire WCF requirement and added a bunch of additional Azure stuff... ugh...



Accessing Data



Query and Manipulate Data by Using the Entity Framework

Design and Implement WCF Services


Creating and Consuming Web API-based services

Designing and Implementing Web Services (basically all new)

  • Consume a WCF service
  • Implement serverless Azure Web Services (New objective)
  • Implement traffic management in Azure (New objective)
  • Implement Azure API Management (New objective)
  • Monitor web services (New objective)


Deploying Web Applications and Services



[UPDATE 1/26/2018, later that day...]

Well I took the test this morning and passed with a score of 700, which is literally the minimum passing score.  Not bad considering the amount of material that changed.  Officially an MCSD, whoopee... Now to ride off into the sunset of Java land and never touch .NET again... #irony
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  1. Kyle RossJanuary 30, 2018 at 1:14 PM

    How much and how in depth is the new content?

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    1. sabotuer99February 1, 2018 at 8:19 AM

      I think the new content was a relatively smaller percentage of the overall total. Depth you could argue either way... most of the questions in that section were of the form "give problem scenario, give potential solution, does it meet requirements?" and it was literally yes/no. One could argue that you'd need some depth on the subject to be able to answer correctly but the question format doesn't really give you any room for nuance. I wasn't impressed.

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  2. PrasathFebruary 8, 2018 at 8:59 PM

    Thanks for sharing. Preparing for the certification. Very helpful.

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  3. JonMarch 7, 2018 at 5:51 AM

    Congratulations on achieving the MCSD certification! I passed the 487 exam a few days ago. Your blog has been the best source of information and has been invaluable for passing the exam. I was going to sign up earlier, and I felt I was ready until I suddenly discovered that the curriculum had changed. I got through the new material with a couple of evenings of bingewatching Channel 9 and Youtube videos. Don't know if it was just coincidence for me, but I felt that a quite large part of the exam consisted of the new material focusing on Azure. I think it's an interesting topic, thinking about whether to continue with the 70-535 exam now.

    Anyways, thank you for all the notes!

    Jon

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    1. Chase SouthwoodMarch 24, 2018 at 6:28 PM

      Hi Jon, which videos did you use to prepare for the new material?
      Thanks!

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    2. sabotuer99May 24, 2018 at 11:01 PM

      Congrats Jon, it's always nice to hear my blog was helpful. I was in the same boat as you, put off signing up till I felt completely ready and then they changed the curriculum, I was so annoyed! And it could have just been in my head, but it definitly *felt* like the new stuff was overrepresented lol.

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  4. UnknownMarch 14, 2018 at 2:46 AM

    Thanks for sharing , I have passed the exam today by 708 score its bit difficult and syllabus also changed and impacted in exam, don't relay on dumbs (which can makes you dumb) only 35% questions are from dumbs . Hurrey!!! best luck!!!

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  5. Chase SouthwoodMarch 26, 2018 at 9:40 AM

    Hi Troy,

    First of all, thank you for this study guide, it has proved immensely helpful. Do you mind sharing how you prepared for the new material?

    Thanks,
    Chase

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    1. sabotuer99March 27, 2018 at 5:28 PM

      Honestly Chase I barely prepped specifically for the new stuff. If I remember right, I only had a couple days between when I learned the material changed and when I sat for the test, and I was so burned out I kinda just threw up my hands and said screw it. I think I might have googled some of the sub topics, but I didn't go in depth. Sorry I can't be more helpful.

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    2. Chase SouthwoodMarch 28, 2018 at 6:23 AM

      No worries sir! I'm finding what I can, just wanted to get an opinion from the other side. I appreciate what is already here so much.

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  6. UnknownApril 6, 2018 at 8:07 AM

    Thank you very much! I used this site exclusively to train for my 70-487 exam and passed with 735!
    Very comprehensive guide! The exam was very hard, you need to know a lot about a lot.. not just the surface. Youre guide got me through it! Cheers!

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  7. UnknownApril 11, 2018 at 6:07 AM

    I failed my 70-487 exam with 650 yesterday, Felt like one step backward.
    Since I will be retaking the exam I will use your study guide to train and check the new features added.

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    1. UnknownApril 11, 2018 at 11:33 AM

      I've failed the first time too with 675..
      But for my retake i've used this guide and passed with 735.
      Make sure you realy know every topic mentioned in this guide and i'm sure you'll pass next try!

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    2. VikashApril 25, 2018 at 9:59 PM

      i have failed with 687 :( . @wesley, How did you prepare for Azure advance topic questions, which were scenario based ? m not confident about those at all. questions were very different from content mentioned by Microsoft

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    3. UnknownMay 9, 2018 at 7:11 AM

      The topics mentioned on this site and the official microsoft site are the topics asked on the exam. I only used the offical microsoft msdn documentation for those topics.

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    4. sabotuer99May 24, 2018 at 10:57 PM

      Sorry to hear about your setbacks Mercy and Vikash. Hope my blog is/was useful to study for retake =)

      @Wesley Congrats on the pass!

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    5. UnknownAugust 3, 2018 at 5:38 AM

      i did my retake on 70-487 exam and i passed with 708.

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  8. test123May 16, 2018 at 12:55 AM

    I passed the 70-486 about a week ago, and it had a little bit of docker in it. Should i learn docker for the 487?
    Has anyone taken the exam recently?

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    1. sabotuer99May 24, 2018 at 10:55 PM

      Congrats on passing 70-486. I don't remember Docker being a significant part of the test (course it's a bit of a blur for me now anyway)

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  9. onceelaceMay 17, 2018 at 1:33 PM

    Hi Al,
    I am going to take the exam on May 21, 2918. We found a dumps for the exam but I am afraid to just focus on the dumps, I did some research if there are changes on the exam then I found this blog.

    Can you give me some tips before I take this exam?
    Thank you in advanced.

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    1. test123May 18, 2018 at 1:17 AM

      Where did you find the dumps? can you send me a link please? tnaks

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    2. sabotuer99May 24, 2018 at 10:53 PM

      Realize I'm a little late (not that I'd have had any deeply helpful insight anyway), hope the exam went well. As a general rule I would strongly advise against focusing on exam dumps. Sadly it cheapens the value of the certification for everyone (Side note, I'll delete any comments linking to them...)

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  10. kadMay 22, 2018 at 9:57 AM

    Thank you Troy, today i got the 70-487 exam and passed with 761..your blog is the best source for studying.

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    1. sabotuer99May 24, 2018 at 10:50 PM

      Congrats on passing the exam, glad my blog was helpful =)

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  11. UnknownMay 26, 2018 at 6:47 AM

    Hi there Troy

    First off, thank you for this awesome blog! You are truly a shining light in the so called dark world of 70-487 resources!
    I am doing the exam on Monday (28th of May), and i was hoping you could answer me this:
    Did you encounter a lot of the new content in your case study section of the exams?

    I know you cannot give too much details about the exam, so i understand if you cannot answer.
    I'm just stressing bout how much more difficult the exam is going to be with all the new Azure content.

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    1. UnknownMay 28, 2018 at 3:07 AM

      Yay, just passed my 487 Exam! Officially a MCSD now! Troy, i just want to thank you again for this blog of yours. You might not realize it but the work you do here makes a difference in peoples lives. All the best

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    2. sabotuer99July 12, 2018 at 7:47 PM

      Thanks so much for you kind words, Rudolph! Congrats on achieving your MCSD =)

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  12. DangerJune 24, 2018 at 6:49 PM

    Does the new exam content only cover .NET Core or .Net Standard too? In addition, does it cover .NET Core 2.0 and .NET Standard 4.7?

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    1. sabotuer99July 12, 2018 at 7:51 PM

      I don't recall seeing any .NET Core material on the test. The new material really was all about Azure.

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  13. SandiPrimeJune 28, 2018 at 2:02 AM

    Many Thanks for this wonderful blog. I passed the exam 487 with 752 score .They give questions on deployment using Docker on Azure , Azure Storage types ,Azure Event Hub and upgrade domains also. Thanks again.

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  14. renjuSeptember 23, 2018 at 7:56 PM

    Hello Guys, Where do we see the changes made to Course Requirement. Because I see MS website is still showing outdated information

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    1. renjuSeptember 23, 2018 at 8:18 PM

      Sorry I see the course details page having link to change document

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  15. UnknownOctober 11, 2018 at 6:00 AM

    Hello guys
    Congrats to those who passed.
    I need help with an updated exam ref for 70-486 and 70-487.is there a new book released yet?

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  16. rmouniakNovember 20, 2018 at 3:23 AM

    Thanks for sharing valuable information. Your blogs were helpful to Azure learners. I
    request to update the blog through step-by-step. Also, find the Azure news at
    microsoft azure 535 online Course

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  17. UnknownDecember 1, 2018 at 2:22 AM

    Thank you Tory for the sharing these helpful resources.

    I passed my 70-487 exam yesterday and achieved a 850 score

    There was some question about docker container, azure traffic manager, azure event hub.

    Hoping the best for everyone.

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  18. ElneiloJanuary 24, 2019 at 9:45 PM

    Thanks for this great resource! It really helped a great deal. I passed my 70-487 and got my MCSD today with a 788 score.

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  19. UnknownMay 3, 2019 at 8:42 AM

    Passed this exam today(761) and your guide was a massive help. Too many sections of the exam objectives on the MS site were vague or referred to the old name of a service in Azure. Not to mention the Preparation resources section was useless. Without your guide I would have had to trawl google/.net documentation looking for what was actually being asked.

    I'm not a .Net developer and have only used the Azure technologies for less than 6 months. So I was pretty much picking up everything from scratch.

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  20. Ali NazarMay 4, 2019 at 3:24 AM

    Your content has been of great help to me while studying for the exam. Thanks alot!

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  21. bretton atkinMay 13, 2019 at 3:41 AM

    I would say That a Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions Certification is highly respected With Both IT & non-IT communities where strong project management skills are required. I would suggest getting your Azure Solutions Certification. You can prepare yourself for the 70-535 questions to get Microsoft Azure Solutions credentials.

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  22. UnknownMay 23, 2019 at 12:05 PM

    Hi All,

    Took the test today. Passed with an 805. Used mostly this website and the official measure up and msdn to study. Use the exam change document and hit all the sections in black on this website. This is about the best source material you will find studying for this test.

    My test was heavy on Azure. WCF is still around but less about implementation and used more in the case studies about connecting and talking to WCF services. That being said I would make sure to hit all new content HARD. Lots of azure fabric, event hubs, azure containers, docker, and new tech questions. Be familiar with what all of it does, when to use it, and how to deploy it via azure portal AND powershell. Also know the build pipeline for all different azure tech.

    The last two sections seemed to be the most heavily represented for me. This was definitely a more conceptual test compared to some of the implementation heavy exams. Info seems to be sparse for this exam online.

    Hope this helps!

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  23. BenMay 31, 2019 at 4:00 AM

    Troy, thank you for your guide. I passed the exam on May 2019.

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  24. Cow ManJuly 31, 2019 at 7:32 PM

    Thank you for your blogs on 70-486 and 70-487! I got my MCSA back in april, and just got my MCSD today. This blog has been a huge inspiration in helping me achieve my goals! Your study guides have been very good, much better than anything official.

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  25. VenomZ302August 2, 2019 at 4:16 PM

    Thanks for putting all the time into writing your guide! With your help (and a few years of practical DevOps experience), I've (today) passed my first MCP exam (with a 700, but still).

    To anyone stumbling on this blog now, this study guide really is still spot on. I didn't even really need to delve much deeper into the linked resources.

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  26. marvisAugust 27, 2019 at 1:20 AM

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  27. Ali NazarSeptember 3, 2019 at 3:26 AM

    I just passed my MCSD today! Thanks for this excellent study guide, used it heavily while preparing for the exam :)!

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  28. breshkaSeptember 7, 2019 at 7:13 AM

    Hi all!

    I have a dump question, bur I need a confirmation:
    Is it obligatory to take the 70-486 certification exam in order to get to take the 70-487 certification exam?
    I have only passed the 70-483 and I want to take the 70-487 exam as next step. I don't know if it is enough as a MCSA level to get through MCSD?

    Thank you in advance!

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  29. Kasun JayawardenaJanuary 12, 2020 at 10:39 AM

    Thanks Troy. Recommend this blog. Passed with 850. Many questions on Azure and Asp core stuff.

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  30. UnknownFebruary 9, 2020 at 6:53 PM

    Implement serverless Azure Web Services (New objective)
    Implement traffic management in Azure (New objective)
    Implement Azure API Management (New objective)
    Monitor web services (New objective)

    what are good links to go through for above topics?

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