Course Overview
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.
What you’ll learn
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 Key Vault 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.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with Azure IaaS and PaaS solutions, and the Azure Portal.
- Experience writing in an Azure supported language at the intermediate level. (C#, JavaScript, Python, or Java)
- Ability to write code to connect and perform operations on, a SQL or NoSQL database product. (SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra or similar)
- Experience writing code to handle authentication, authorization, and other security principles at the intermediate level.
- A general understanding of HTML, the HTTP protocol and REST API interfaces.
- Free online: Azure Fundamentals (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/azure-fundamentals/)
- Instructor-led course: AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals
Target audiences
- Students in this course are interested in Azure development or in passing the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate certification exam.
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 26 Lessons
- 5 Days
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- 1.1Implement Azure App Service web apps Explore Azure App Service Introduction Examine Azure App Service Examine Azure App Service plans Deploy to App Service Explore authentication and authorization in App Service Discover App Service networking features Exercise: Create a static HTML web app by using Azure Cloud Shell Knowledge check
- 1.2Configure web app settings Introduction Configure application settings Configure general settings Configure path mappings Enable diagnostic logging Configure security certificates Knowledge check
- 1.3Scale apps in Azure App Service Introduction Examine autoscale factors Identify autoscale factors Enable autoscale in App Service Explore autoscale best practices Knowledge check
- 1.4Explore Azure App Service deployment slots Introduction Explore staging environments Examine slot swapping Swap deployment slots Route traffic in App Service Knowledge check
- 1.5Implement Azure Functions Explore Azure Functions Introduction Discover Azure Functions Compare Azure Functions hosting options Scale Azure Functions Knowledge check
- 1.6Develop Azure Functions Introduction Explore Azure Functions development Create triggers and bindings Connect functions to Azure services Exercise: Create an Azure Function by using Visual Studio Code Knowledge check
- 1.7Develop solutions that use Blob storage Explore Azure Blob storage Introduction Explore Azure Blob storage Discover Azure Blob storage resource types Explore Azure Storage security features Discover static website hosting in Azure Storage Knowledge check
- 1.8Manage the Azure Blob storage lifecycle Introduction Explore the Azure Blob storage lifecycle Discover Blob storage lifecycle policies Implement Blob storage lifecycle policies Rehydrate blob data from the archive tier Knowledge check
- 1.9Work with Azure Blob storage Introduction Explore Azure Blob storage client library Create a client object Exercise: Create Blob storage resources by using the .NET client library Manage container properties and metadata by using .NET Set and retrieve properties and metadata for blob resources by using REST Knowledge check
- 1.10Develop solutions that use Azure Cosmos DB Explore Azure Cosmos DB Introduction Identify key benefits of Azure Cosmos DB Explore the resource hierarchy Explore consistency levels Choose the right consistency level Explore supported APIs Discover request units Exercise: Create Azure Cosmos DB resources by using the Azure portal Knowledge check
- 1.11Work with Azure Cosmos DB Introduction Explore Microsoft .NET SDK v3 for Azure Cosmos DB Exercise: Create resources by using the Microsoft .NET SDK v3 Create stored procedures Create triggers and user-defined functions Explore change feed in Azure Cosmos DB Knowledge check
- 1.12Implement containerized solutions Manage container images in Azure Container Registry Introduction Discover the Azure Container Registry Explore storage capabilities Build and manage containers with tasks Explore elements of a Dockerfile Exercise: Build and run a container image by using Azure Container Registry Tasks Knowledge check
- 1.13Run container images in Azure Container Instances Introduction Explore Azure Container Instances Exercise – Deploy a container instance by using the Azure CLI Run containerized tasks with restart policies Set environment variables in container instances Mount an Azure file share in Azure Container Instances Knowledge check
- 1.14Implement Azure Container Apps Introduction Explore Azure Container Apps Exercise – Deploy a container app Explore containers in Azure Container Apps Implement authentication and authorization in Azure Container Apps Manage revisions and secrets in Azure Container Apps Explore Dapr integration with Azure Container Apps Knowledge check
- 1.15Implement user authentication and authorization Explore the Microsoft identity platform Introduction Explore the Microsoft identity platform Explore service principals Discover permissions and consent Discover conditional access Knowledge check
- 1.16Implement authentication by using the Microsoft Authentication Library Introduction Explore the Microsoft Authentication Library Initialize client applications Exercise – Implement interactive authentication by using MSAL.NET Knowledge check
- 1.17Implement shared access signatures Introduction Discover shared access signatures Choose when to use shared access signatures Explore stored access policies Knowledge check
- 1.18Explore Microsoft Graph Introduction Discover Microsoft Graph Query Microsoft Graph by using REST Query Microsoft Graph by using SDKs Apply best practices to Microsoft Graph Knowledge check
- 1.19Implement secure Azure solutions Implement Azure Key Vault Introduction Explore Azure Key Vault Discover Azure Key Vault best practices Authenticate to Azure Key Vault Exercise: Set and retrieve a secret from Azure Key Vault by using Azure CLI Knowledge check
- 1.20Implement managed identities Introduction Explore managed identities Discover the managed identities authentication flow Configure managed identities Acquire an access token Knowledge check
- 1.21Implement Azure App Configuration Introduction Explore the Azure App Configuration service Create paired keys and values Manage application features Secure app configuration data Knowledge check
- 1.22Implement API Management Explore API Management Introduction Discover the API Management service Explore API gateways Explore API Management policies Create advanced policies Secure APIs by using subscriptions Secure APIs by using certificates Exercise – Create a backend API Knowledge check
- 1.23Develop event-based solutions Explore Azure Event Grid Introduction Explore Azure Event Grid Discover event schemas Explore event delivery durability Control access to events Receive events by using webhooks Filter events Exercise – Route custom events to web endpoint by using Azure CLI Knowledge check
- 1.24Explore Azure Event Hubs Introduction Discover Azure Event Hubs Explore Event Hubs Capture Scale your processing application Control access to events Perform common operations with the Event Hubs client library Knowledge check
- 1.25Develop message-based solutions Discover Azure message queues Introduction Choose a message queue solution Explore Azure Service Bus Discover Service Bus queues, topics, and subscriptions Explore Service Bus message payloads and serialization Exercise: Send and receive message from a Service Bus queue by using .NET. Explore Azure Queue Storage Create and manage Azure Queue Storage and messages by using .NET Knowledge check
- 1.26Troubleshoot solutions by using Application Insights Monitor app performance Introduction Explore Application Insights Discover log-based metrics Instrument an app for monitoring Select an availability test Troubleshoot app performance by using Application Map Knowledge check
