Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure (Live Online)

This course teaches developers how to create end-to-end solutions in Microsoft Azure. Students will learn how to implement Azure compute solutions, create Azure Functions, implement and manage web apps, develop solutions utilizing Azure storage, implement authentication and authorization, and secure their solutions by using KeyVault and Managed Identities. Students will also learn how to connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services, and include event- and message-based models in their solutions. The course also covers monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing Azure solutions.Audience profile:Students in this course are interested in Azure development or in passing the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate certification exam.Job role: DeveloperPreparation for exam: AZ-204Prerequisites:Students should have 1-2 years professional development experience and experience with Microsoft Azure. They must be able to program in an Azure Supported Language.Course outline:Module 1: Creating Azure App Service Web AppsStudents will learn how to build a web application on the Azure App Service platform. They will learn how the platform functions and how to create, configure, scale, secure, and deploy to the App Service platform.Lessons:Azure App Service core conceptsCreating an Azure App Service Web AppConfiguring and Monitoring App Service appsScaling App Service appsAzure App Service staging environmentsModule 2: Implement Azure functionsThis module covers creating Functions apps, and how to integrate triggers and inputs/outputs in to the app.Lessons:Azure Functions overviewDeveloping Azure FunctionsImplement Durable FunctionsModule 3: Develop solutions that use blob storageStudents will learn how Azure Blob storage works, how to manage data through the hot/cold/archive blob storage lifecycle, and how to use the Azure Blob storage client library to manage data and metadata.Lessons:Azure Blob storage core conceptsManaging the Azure Blob storage lifecycleWorking with Azure Blob storageModule 4: Develop solutions that use Cosmos DB storageStudents will learn how Cosmos DB is structured and how data consistency is managed. Students will also learn how to create Cosmos DB accounts and create databases, containers, and items by using a mix of the Azure Portal and the .NET SDK.Lessons:Azure Cosmos DB overviewAzure Cosmos DB data structureWorking with Azure Cosmos DB resources and dataModule 5: Implement IaaS solutions:This module instructs students on how to use create VMs and container images to use in their solutions. It covers creating VMs, using ARM templates to automate resource deployment, create and manage Docker images, publishing an image to the Azure Container Registry, and running a container in Azure Container Instances.Lessons:Provisioning VMs in AzureCreate and deploy ARM templatesCreate container images for solutionsPublish a container image to Azure Container RegistryCreate and run container images in Azure Container InstancesModule 6: Implement user authentication and authorizationStudents will learn how to leverage the Microsoft Identity Platform v2.0 to manage authentication and access to resources. Students will also learn how to use the Microsoft Authentication Library and Microsoft Graph to authenticate a user and retrieve information stored in Azure, and how and when to use Shared Access Signatures.Lessons:Microsoft Identity Platform v2.0Authentication using the Microsoft Authentication LibraryUsing Microsoft GraphAuthorizing data operations in Azure StorageModule 7: Implement secure cloud solutions:This module covers how to secure the information (keys, secrets, certificates) an application uses to access resources. It also covers securing application configuration information.Lessons:Manage keys, secrets, and certificates by using the KeyVault APIImplement Managed Identities for Azure resourcesSecure app configuration data by using Azure App ConfigurationModule 8: Implement API ManagementStudents will learn how to publish APIs, create policies to manage information shared through the API, and to manage access to their APIs by using the Azure API Management service.Lessons:API Management overviewDefining policies for APIsSecuring your APIsModule 9: Develop App Service Logic AppsThis module teaches students how to use Azure Logic Apps to schedule, automate, and orchestrate tasks, business processes, workflows, and services across enterprises or organizations.Lessons:Azure Logic Apps overviewCreating custom connectors for Logic AppsModule 10: Develop event-based solutionsStudents will learn how to build applications with event-based architectures.\Lessons:Implement solutions that use Azure Event GridImplement solutions that use Azure Event HubsImplement solutions that use Azure Notification HubsModule 11: Develop message-based solutionsStudents will learn how to build applications with message-based architectures.Lessons:Implement solutions that use Azure Service BusImplement solutions that use Azure Queue Storage queuesModule 12: Monitor and optimize Azure solutionsThis module teaches students how to instrument their code for telemetry and how to analyze and troubleshoot their apps.Lessons:Overview of monitoring in AzureInstrument an app for monitoringAnalyzing and troubleshooting appsImplement code that handles transient faultsModule 13: Integrate caching and content delivery within solutionsStudents will learn how to use different caching services to improve the performance of their apps.Lessons:Develop for Azure Cache for RedisDevelop for storage on CDNs