Course Description
In this course, participants will gain a solid foundation in building cloud-native applications using Containers, Visual Studio Code, and Microsoft Azure. It covers the foundations of containerization, the development environment setup, and deployment on a leading cloud platform. Additionally, it includes hands-on labs and a challenge-based project to reinforce the learning and practical experience.
Audience Profile
Prior experience with C# and the .NET Framework as well as some existing experience with Microsoft Azure is strongly recommended.
Challenge Based Projects
The last 2 days of the class students can participate in one of two hands-on projects in an isolated Azure environment (included with the class) to give students practical immersive experience.
About this course
Course Modules
Module 1: Introduction to Docker and Containerization
- Introduction to containerization and Docker
- Installing Docker on your local machine
- Docker architecture and components
- Running your first container
Module 2: Docker Images and Containers
- Building Container images
- Using Azure Container Registry
- Running multi-container applications
- Managing containers and networks
Module 3: Building Cloud-Native Apps with Visual Studio Code
- Introduction to Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
- Visual Studio Code and Extensions
- Installing and configuring VS Code
- Overview of VS Code extensions for Docker and Azure
- Setting up your development environment
Module 4: Developing Cloud-Native Apps with VS Code
- Integrating Containers within your development workflow
- Debugging and testing applications in VS Code
- Source control and collaboration with Git
Module 5: Deploying Cloud-Native Apps on Azure
- Azure services relevant to cloud-native development
- Azure Container Apps
- Azure Kubernetes Service
- Azure App Service
- Deploying Cloud-Native Apps on Azure
- Configuring Azure for your application (e.g., environment variables, secrets)
- Continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions
Module 6: Best practices for building and deploying cloud-native applications.
- Security considerations in cloud-native development
- Building Cloud Native Apps for Resiliency
- Building Cloud Native Apps that Scale
Team based projects:
- Project: Implementing Containers in Azure
Duration
5 Days