AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

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AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

Learn how to build & deploy Azure App Service, Functions, Blob Storage, Cosmos DB, AKS/ACI containers, secure with Key Vault/MSAL, API Management, and more.

Rithin Skaria

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AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

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Advance your cloud development skills with this intermediate-level comprehensive AZ-204 course. This course focuses on building, deploying, and managing cloud-based applications on Microsoft Azure, providing hands-on knowledge that is essential for professionals looking to develop secure and scalable solutions.

Prerequisites: To get the most out of this course, you should have prior experience with programming in C# or Python, as well as a fundamental understanding of cloud concepts.

Throughout this course, you’ll cover a wide range of essential Azure services, including:

Implementing Azure App Service Web Apps: Learn how to build, deploy, and manage scalable web applications in the cloud using Azure App Services.
Creating Azure Functions: Master serverless computing by building applications that automate workflows without needing to manage the underlying infrastructure.
Developing Solutions with Azure Blob Storage: Get familiar with Azure's highly scalable object storage to support both cloud-native and traditional applications.
Exploring Azure Cosmos DB: Dive into globally distributed, multi-model databases with Azure Cosmos DB and learn how to leverage it for your applications.
Containerizing Solutions: Discover how to use Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Instances (ACI) to containerize your applications and improve deployment flexibility.
Securing Applications with Azure Active Directory: Implement robust authentication and authorization for your cloud apps using Azure AD.
Building Secure Cloud Solutions: Learn best practices for securing your applications with encryption, managed identities, and other security features.
Managing APIs with Azure API Management: Enhance your development workflow by managing and scaling APIs using Azure’s powerful API Management tools.
Developing Event-Based Solutions: Implement event-driven architectures using Azure services like Event Grid and Event Hubs.
Building Message-Based Solutions: Use Azure Service Bus and Azure Queue Storage to create reliable messaging solutions for your cloud applications.
Troubleshooting with Application Insights: Monitor, diagnose, and optimize your applications using Azure's comprehensive analytics tools.

About the instructor

Rithin Skaria, with over 9 years of experience, is a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft Qatar. He is proficient in Azure, AWS, and Openstack Cloud, and has deep expertise in virtualization and hypervisors like Hyper-V and VMWare.

Skaria is also skilled in Linux, certified as LFCE and LFCS, and has practical experience in Docker and Kubernetes. His career includes authoring Azure-related publications and delivering technical training, highlighting his commitment to cloud technology innovation and education.

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Course Introduction 02:47

Certification Details 04:01

Exploring Azure App Service

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Introduction 01:14

Azure App Service 13:51

Deploying to Azure App Service 13:11

Authentication and Authorization in Azure App Service 06:42

App Service Networking 11:37

Quiz: Exploring Azure App Service

Configuring Web App Settings

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Introduction 01:41

Configuring Application Settings 05:10

Configuring General Settings 06:11

Configuring Path Mappings 05:27

Configuring Security Certificates 08:27

Configuring Diagnostic Logging 09:38

Quiz: Configuring Web App Settings

Scaling Apps in Azure App Service

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Introduction 00:36

Examining Autoscale Factors 03:54

Identifying Autoscale Factors 03:22

Enabling Autoscale in Azure App Service 12:01

Autoscale – Best Practices 02:42

Quiz: Scaling Apps in Azure App Service

Exploring App Service Deployment Slots

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Introduction 00:42

Staging Environments 02:20

Examining Slot Swapping 06:29

Swapping Deployment Slots 05:17

Routing Traffic in Slots 02:43

Quiz: Exploring App Service Deployment Slots

Exploring Azure Functions

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Introduction 00:40

Azure Functions 10:57

Azure Functions Hosting Options 05:21

Azure Functions Scaling 04:44

Quiz: Exploring Azure Functions

Developing Azure Functions

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Introduction 00:34

Exploring Azure Functions Development 09:21

Triggers and Bindings 27:02

Connecting to Azure Services 05:43

Quiz: Developing Azure Functions

Exploring Azure Blob Storage

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Introduction 01:10

Azure Storage Services 03:42

Azure Storage Availability and Performance 06:02

Azure Storage Security Features 04:35

Azure Blob Storage 06:20

Quiz: Exploring Azure Blob Storage

Managing Azure Blob Storage Lifecycle

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Introduction 00:22

Storage Access Tiers 07:42

Azure Blob Lifecycle Management Policies 14:54

Rehydrating Data From Archive Tier 03:05

Quiz: Managing Azure Blob Storage Lifecycle

Working With Azure Blob Storage

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Introduction 00:24

Developing Static Websites 11:40

Developing Using Azure Blob Storage Client Library 13:53

Managing Container Properties and Metadata 12:54

Quiz: Working With Azure Blob Storage

Exploring Azure Cosmos DB

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Introduction 01:20

Exploring Azure Cosmos DB 06:38

Azure Cosmos DB Resource Hierarchy 04:44

Provisioning Azure Cosmos DB 05:14

Azure Cosmos DB Request Units 02:23

Consistency Levels 12:06

Quiz: Exploring Azure Cosmos DB

Working With Azure Cosmos DB

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Introduction 00:40

Working With Microsoft .NET SDK for Azure Cosmos DB 15:56

Creating Stored Procedures 11:52

Creating Triggers and User-Defined Functions 07:21

Change Feed in Azure Cosmos DB 04:06

Quiz: Working With Azure Cosmos DB

Managing Container Images in Azure Container Registry

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Introduction 00:32

Discovering Azure Container Registry 06:01

Exploring Elements of a Dockerfile 04:00

Building and Managing Containers With ACR Tasks 09:34

Quiz: Managing Container Images in Azure Container Registry

Running Container Images in Azure Container Instances

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Introduction 00:42

Exploring Azure Container Instances 08:35

Restart Policies and Environmental Variables 08:34

Mounting Storage to ACI 09:53

Quiz: Running Container Images in Azure Container Instances

Implementing Azure Container Apps

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Introduction 00:34

Exploring Azure Container Apps 13:37

Authentication and Authorization in Azure Container Apps 04:15

Managing Revisions and Secrets in Azure Container Apps 06:50

Dapr Integration With Azure Container Instances 03:41

Quiz: Implementing Azure Container Apps

Exploring the Microsoft Identity Platform

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Introduction 00:28

Microsoft Identity Platform 02:40

Exploring Service Principals 05:02

Permissions and Consent 11:06

Conditional Access Policies 04:12

Quiz: Exploring the Microsoft Identity Platform

Implementing Authentication Using MSAL

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Introduction 00:35

Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) 06:58

Initializing Client Applications 06:43

Quiz: Implementing Authentication Using MSAL

Implementing Shared Access Signatures

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Introduction 00:47

Shared Access Signatures (SAS) 14:06

When to Use Shared Access Signatures? 02:36

Stored Access Policies 04:48

Quiz: Implementing Shared Access Signatures

Exploring Microsoft Graph

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Introduction 00:36

Discovering Microsoft Graph 03:08

Querying Microsoft Graph 08:48

Best Practices 05:24

Quiz: Exploring Microsoft Graph

Implementing Azure Key Vault

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Introduction 00:28

Exploring Azure Key Vault 08:47

Azure Key Vault – Best Practices 02:30

Authenticating to Azure Key Vault 06:47

Quiz: Implementing Azure Key Vault

Implementing Managed Identities

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Introduction 00:26

Exploring Managed Identities 03:23

Managed Identity Authentication Flow 02:23

Configuring Managed Identities 07:59

Acquiring Access Tokens 06:42

Quiz: Implementing Managed Identities

Implementing Azure App Configuration

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Introduction 00:27

Exploring App Service Configuration 04:14

Creating Paired Keys and Values 05:30

Managing Application Features 12:45

Securing App Configuration Data 03:21

Quiz: Implementing Azure App Configuration

Exploring API Management

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Introduction 00:38

Discovering API Management Service 05:37

Exploring API Gateways 08:54

API Management Policies 06:55

Creating Advanced Policies 05:47

Securing APIs by Using Subscriptions 06:25

Securing APIs by Using Certificates 05:48

Quiz: Exploring API Management

Exploring Azure Event Grid

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Introduction 00:29

Overview of Azure Event Grid 04:13

Discovering Event Schemas 06:40

Exploring Event Delivery Durability 06:38

Controlling Access to Events 02:50

Receiving Events by Using Webhooks 03:40

Filtering Events 03:34

Quiz: Exploring Azure Event Grid

Exploring Azure Event Hubs

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Introduction 00:25

Discovering Azure Event Hubs 05:49

Exploring Event Hubs Capture 09:42

Scaling Your Processing Application 04:25

Controlling Access to Events 02:50

Working With Event Hub .NET SDK 03:43

Quiz: Exploring Azure Event Hubs

Discovering Azure Message Queues

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Introduction 00:45

Choosing a Message Queue Solution 11:12

Discovering Service Bus Queues, Topics, and Subscriptions 04:58

Exploring Service Bus Message Payloads and Serialization 08:27

Exploring Azure Queue Storage 02:39

Creating and Managing Azure Queue Storage Queues and Messages by Using .NET 08:21

Quiz: Discovering Azure Message Queues

Monitoring App Performance

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Introduction 00:32

Exploring Application Insights 05:24

Collecting Application Logs 05:20

Troubleshooting App Performance by Using Application Map 12:16

Quiz: Monitoring App Performance

Developing Azure Cache for Redis

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Introduction 00:27

Exploring Azure Cache for Redis 04:09

Configuring Azure Cache for Redis 08:27

Interacting With Azure Cache for Redis by Using .NET 05:21

Quiz: Developing Azure Cache for Redis

Developing for storage on CDNs

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Introduction 00:27

Exploring Azure Content Delivery Networks 06:24

Controlling Caching Behavior 10:43

Using .NET Azure CDN Library 05:01

Quiz: Developing for storage on CDNs

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