Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

Module 1: Create Azure App Service Web Apps

Description:

• Learn how Azure App Service functions.
• Create and update apps, configure authentication/authorization, scale apps, and use deployment slots.

Lessons:

• Explore Azure App Service
• Configure web app settings
• Scale apps in Azure App Service
• Explore Azure App Service deployment slots

Module 2: Implement Azure Functions

Description:

• Create and deploy Azure Functions.
• Explore hosting options, bindings, triggers, and stateful workflows with Durable Functions.

Lessons:

• Explore Azure Functions
• Develop Azure Functions
• Implement Durable Functions

Module 3: Develop Solutions that use Blob Storage

Description:

• Create Azure Blob storage resources and manage data lifecycle.
• Work with containers/items using the Azure Blob storage client library V12 for .NET.

Lessons:

• Explore Azure Blob storage
• Manage the Azure Blob storage lifecycle
• Work with Azure Blob storage

Module 4: Develop Solutions that use Azure Cosmos DB

Description:

• Create Cosmos DB resources with appropriate consistency levels.
• Choose partition keys and perform data operations using the .NET SDK V3.

Lessons:

• Explore Azure Cosmos DB
• Implement partitioning in Azure Cosmos DB
• Work with Azure Cosmos DB

Module 5: Implement Infrastructure as a Service Solutions

Description:

• Create/deploy virtual machines, use ARM templates, and manage containers.

Lessons:

• Provision virtual machines in Azure
• Create and deploy Azure Resource Manager templates
• Manage container images in Azure Container Registry
• Run container images in Azure Container Instances

Module 6: Implement User Authentication and Authorization

Description:

• Secure resources using Microsoft Identity Platform, MSAL, shared access signatures, and Microsoft Graph.

Lessons:

• Explore the Microsoft identity platform
• Implement authentication using MSAL
• Implement shared access signatures
• Explore Microsoft Graph

Module 7: Implement Secure Cloud Solutions

Description:

• Securely deploy apps using Azure Key Vault, managed identities, and App Configuration.

Lessons:

• Implement Azure Key Vault
• Implement managed identities
• Implement Azure App Configuration

Module 8: Implement API Management

Description:

• Learn API Management service functions, API transformation/security, and backend API creation.

Lessons:

• Explore API Management

Module 9: Develop Event-Based Solutions

Description:

• Build event-driven architectures with Azure Event Grid and Event Hubs.

Lessons:

• Explore Azure Event Grid
• Explore Azure Event Hubs

Module 10: Develop Message-Based Solutions

Description:

• Build message-driven architectures with Azure Service Bus and Queue Storage.

Lessons:

• Discover Azure message queues

Module 11: Instrument Solutions for Monitoring and Logging

Description:

• Instrument apps for monitoring/troubleshooting with Application Insights.

Lessons:

• Monitor app performance

Module 12: Integrate Caching and Content Delivery

Description:

• Improve app performance/scalability with Azure Cache for Redis and CDN.

Lessons:

• Develop for Azure Cache for Redis
• Develop for storage on CDNs