Microsoft Azure Developer

AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

What you’ll learn
Implement containerized solutions
Implement Azure App Service Web Apps
Implement Azure Functions
Develop solutions that use Azure Cosmos DB
Develop solutions that use Azure Blob Storage
Implement user authentication and authorization
Implement secure Azure solutions
Implement caching for solutions
Troubleshoot solutions by using Application Insights
Implement API Management
Develop event-based solutions
Develop message-based solutions

Requirements
Basic Programming Skills
Understanding of Web Technologies
Fundamental Cloud Concepts

Description
The Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure (AZ-204) course equips aspiring Azure developers with the essential skills and knowledge required to design, build, test, and maintain cloud applications and services on the Microsoft Azure platform. With Azure becoming the backbone of modern cloud computing solutions, this course provides a comprehensive understanding of Azure development tools, techniques, and best practices to meet the demands of today’s dynamic cloud landscape.Throughout this course, participants delve into a diverse range of topics essential for Azure development proficiency. They learn to leverage Azure services such as Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Key Vault to develop scalable, secure, and resilient cloud applications. Practical exercises and hands-on labs provide students with real-world experience in implementing cloud solutions, enabling them to tackle complex development challenges confidently.Furthermore, the AZ-204 course delves into key aspects of cloud-native development, including containerization with Docker and orchestration with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Participants gain insights into DevOps practices and learn to integrate continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.By the end of this course, participants will possess the skills to design and implement Azure solutions that meet performance, scalability, security, and compliance requirements. Whether you are an experienced developer seeking to transition to the cloud or a newcomer to Azure development, the AZ-204 course provides a solid foundation for building cutting-edge cloud applications and advancing your career in cloud computing.

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Azure Developer Course Introduction

Section 2: Implement Azure App Service web apps

Lecture 2 Explore Azure App Service

Lecture 3 Configure web app settings

Lecture 4 Scale apps in Azure App Service

Lecture 5 Explore Azure App Service deployment slots

Lecture 6 Lab – Build a web application on Azure platform as a service offering

Section 3: Implement Azure Functions

Lecture 7 Explore Azure Functions

Lecture 8 Develop Azure Functions

Lecture 9 Lab – Implement task processing logic by using Azure Functions

Section 4: Develop solutions that use Blob storage

Lecture 10 Explore Azure Blob storage

Lecture 11 Manage the Azure Blob storage lifecycle

Lecture 12 Work with Azure Blob storage

Lecture 13 Lab – Retrieve Azure Storage resources and metadata by using the Azure Storage

Section 5: Develop solutions that use Azure Cosmos DB

Lecture 14 Explore Azure Cosmos DB

Lecture 15 Work with Azure Cosmos DB

Lecture 16 Lab – Construct a polyglot data solution

Section 6: Implement containerized solutions

Lecture 17 Manage Container Images in Azure Container Registry

Lecture 18 Run container images in Azure Container Instances

Lecture 19 Implement Azure Container Apps

Lecture 20 Lab – Deploy compute workloads by using images and containers

Section 7: Implement user authentication and authorization

Lecture 21 Explore the Microsoft identity platform

Lecture 22 Implement authentication by using the Microsoft Authentication Library

Lecture 23 Implement shared access signatures

Lecture 24 Explore Microsoft Graph

Lecture 25 Lab – Authenticate by using OpenID Connect, MSAL, and .NET SDKs

Section 8: Implement secure cloud solutions

Lecture 26 Implement Azure Key Vault

Lecture 27 Implement managed identities

Lecture 28 Implement Azure App Configuration

Lecture 29 Lab – Access resource secrets more securely across services

Section 9: Implement API Management

Lecture 30 Explore API Management

Lecture 31 Lab – Create a multi-tier solution by using Azure services

Section 10: Develop event-based solutions

Lecture 32 Explore Azure Event Grid

Lecture 33 Explore Azure Event Hubs

Lecture 34 Lab – Publish and subscribe to Event Grid events

Section 11: Develop message-based solutions

Lecture 35 Discover Azure message queues

Lecture 36 Lab – Asynchronously process messages by using Azure Service Bus Queues

Section 12: Troubleshoot solutions by using Application Insights

Lecture 37 Monitor app performance

Lecture 38 Lab – Monitor services that are deployed to Azure

Section 13: Implement caching for solutions

Lecture 39 Develop for Azure Cache for Redis

Lecture 40 Develop for storage on CDNs

Lecture 41 Lab – Enhance a web application by using the Azure Content Delivery Network

Section 14: Conclusion

Lecture 42 AZ 204: Azure Developer Course Conclusion

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