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Create Serverless Applications

This course is part of Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Exam Prep Professional Certificate

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7 modules
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.5

(119 reviews)

Intermediate level

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Recommended experience

Intermediate level

Learners should have the ability to program in a language supported by Azure and be well versed in .Net and C#.

2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

7 modules
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.5

(119 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Recommended experience

Intermediate level

Learners should have the ability to program in a language supported by Azure and be well versed in .Net and C#.

2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
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What you'll learn

  • Develop an Azure Function

  • Deploy an Azure Function

  • Evaluate Azure services for integration and process automation scenarios

  • Test an Azure Function

Skills you'll gain

  • Serverless Computing
  • Cloud Applications
  • Business Process Automation
  • GitHub
  • Event-Driven Programming
  • Cloud-Based Integration
  • Microsoft Power Automate/Flow
  • Application Programming Interface (API)
  • Cloud API
  • Cloud Development
  • Microsoft Azure

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Assessments

40 assignments

Taught in English

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Build your Software Development expertise

This course is part of the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) Exam Prep Professional Certificate
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Professional Certificate.
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  • Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
  • Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
  • Earn a shareable career certificate from Microsoft

There are 7 modules in this course

In this course, you will learn how Azure Functions enable the creation of event-driven, compute-on-demand systems that can be triggered by various external events. You will earn how to leverage functions to execute server-side logic and build serverless architectures.

This course will help you prepare for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate certification. This course is part of a Specialization intended for developers who want to demonstrate their expertise in all phases of cloud development from requirements, definition, and design; to development, deployment, and maintenance; to performance tuning and monitoring. It is ideal for anyone interested in preparing for the AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure exam. This is the first course in a program of 8 courses to help prepare you to take the exam. Each course teaches you the concepts and skills that are measured by the exam. By the end of this Professional Certificate program, you will be ready to take and sign-up for the Exam AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure.

Microsoft Azure provides several different ways to host and execute code or workflows without using Virtual Machines (VMs) including Azure Functions, Microsoft Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure WebJobs. In this module, you will learn about these technologies and how to choose the right one for a given scenario. You will also see how Azure Functions allow developers to host business logic that can be executed without managing or provisioning infrastructure.

What's included

13 videos8 readings5 assignments1 discussion prompt

13 videos•Total 43 minutes
  • Introduction to the course•4 minutes•Preview module
  • Exam AZ-204: Azure Developer on Microsoft Azure certification​•2 minutes
  • Lesson introduction•1 minute
  • Identify the technology options•5 minutes
  • Code-first technologies•4 minutes
  • Analyze the decision criteria•3 minutes
  • Choose the best design-first technology to automate your business process•5 minutes
  • When to choose Azure Functions to run your business logic•4 minutes
  • Lesson summary•0 minutes
  • Lesson introduction•1 minute
  • Decide if serverless computing is right•4 minutes
  • Create a function in the Azure portal•3 minutes
  • Lesson summary•0 minutes
8 readings•Total 65 minutes
  • Exam DP-203: ​Skills Measured•5 minutes
  • Course syllabus•5 minutes
  • How to be successful in this course•5 minutes
  • Clean up•10 minutes
  • Additional reading•5 minutes
  • Exercise - Create a function app in the Azure portal•15 minutes
  • Triggers and bindings•5 minutes
  • Exercise - Add logic to the function app•15 minutes
5 assignments•Total 57 minutes
  • Test prep•21 minutes
  • Knowledge check•15 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Knowledge check•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Meet and Greet•10 minutes

A trigger is responsible for executing an Azure function and there are dozens of triggers to choose from. This module will show you some of the most common types of triggers and how to configure them to execute your logic.

What's included

4 videos5 readings5 assignments

4 videos•Total 7 minutes
  • Lesson introduction•1 minute•Preview module
  • Determine the best trigger for your Azure function•1 minute
  • Run an Azure Function on a schedule•3 minutes
  • Lesson summary•0 minutes
5 readings•Total 91 minutes
  • Exercise - Create a timer trigger•15 minutes
  • Execute an Azure function with an HTTP request•1 minute
  • Exercise - Create an HTTP trigger•30 minutes
  • Execute an Azure function when a blob is created•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Create a Blob trigger•30 minutes
5 assignments•Total 45 minutes
  • Test prep•21 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Knowledge check•15 minutes

Azure Functions makes it easy for your function code to integrate with data and services. In this module, you will learn to use bindings to declare the data sources to read and write, and let Azure Functions take care of the rest.

What's included

5 videos3 readings5 assignments

5 videos•Total 11 minutes
  • Lesson introduction•1 minute•Preview module
  • Explore input and output binding types•4 minutes
  • Read data with input bindings•2 minutes
  • Write data with output bindings•1 minute
  • Lesson summary•1 minute
3 readings•Total 31 minutes
  • Exercise - Explore input and output binding types•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Read data with input bindings•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Write data with output bindings•1 minute
5 assignments•Total 45 minutes
  • Test prep•21 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Knowledge check•15 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to orchestrate a long-running workflow as a set of activities using Durable Functions. You will use the Azure Functions Core Tools to create and run functions on a development computer and publish them to Azure. You will learn how to create, test, and deploy Azure Functions using Visual studio and how to manage Azure Function code.

What's included

13 videos9 readings10 assignments

13 videos•Total 37 minutes
  • Lesson introduction•1 minute•Preview module
  • What is Durable Functions?•4 minutes
  • Design a workflow based on Durable Functions•2 minutes
  • Control long-running tasks using timers•1 minute
  • Lesson summary•0 minutes
  • Lesson introduction•1 minute
  • Create and run Azure Functions locally by using the Core Tools•7 minutes
  • Publish a function to Azure by using the Core Tools•3 minutes
  • Lesson summary•0 minutes
  • Lesson introduction•1 minute
  • Create and run Azure Functions locally by ​ using the Core Tools​•7 minutes
  • Publish a simple Azure Function•3 minutes
  • Lesson summary•1 minute
9 readings•Total 125 minutes
  • Exercise - Create a workflow using Durable Functions•15 minutes
  • Control long-running tasks using timers•10 minutes
  • Exercise - Add a durable timer to manage a long-running task•15 minutes
  • Test Code examples•10 minutes
  • Exercise - Create a function locally by using the Core Tools•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Publish a function to Azure by using the Core Tools•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Create and test a simple Azure Function locally with Visual Studio•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Publish a simple Azure Function•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Unit test an Azure Function•15 minutes
10 assignments•Total 84 minutes
  • Test prep•21 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Knowledge check•15 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Knowledge check•15 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Knowledge check•15 minutes

Webhooks offer a lightweight mechanism for your app to be notified by another service when something of interest happens. In this module. you'll learn how to trigger an Azure function with a GitHub webhook and parse the payload for insights.

What's included

6 videos5 readings6 assignments

6 videos•Total 11 minutes
  • Lesson introduction•1 minute•Preview module
  • Create a function that is triggered by a webhook•2 minutes
  • Set up a webhook for a GitHub repository•2 minutes
  • Trigger an Azure Function with a GitHub event•2 minutes
  • Secure Webhook payloads with a secret•1 minute
  • Lesson summary•0 minutes
5 readings•Total 90 minutes
  • Exercise - Create an Azure function triggered by a webhook•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Set up a webhook for a GitHub repository•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Trigger an Azure Function with a GitHub event•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Secure webhook payloads with a secret•15 minutes
  • Additional reading•30 minutes
6 assignments•Total 46 minutes
  • Test prep•21 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•1 minute
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Knowledge check•15 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to update a web app's notification mechanism from polling to push-based architecture with SignalR Service, Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Functions. You will also learn how to combine multiple Azure Functions apps into a unified interface by importing them into a single Azure API Management instance.

What's included

9 videos6 readings8 assignments

9 videos•Total 23 minutes
  • Lesson introduction•1 minute•Preview module
  • Analyze the limitations of a polling-based web app•5 minutes
  • Enable automatic updates in a web application using SignalR Service•3 minutes
  • Use a storage account to host a static website•0 minutes
  • Lesson summary•2 minutes
  • Lesson introduction•1 minute
  • Create a new API in API Management from a function app•4 minutes
  • The benefits of using Azure API Management to compose your API•2 minutes
  • Lesson summary•0 minutes
6 readings•Total 80 minutes
  • Exercise - Analyze the limitations of a polling-based web app•15 minutes
  • Exercise – Enable automatic updates in a web application using SignalR Service•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Use a storage account to host a static website•15 minutes
  • Exercise - Create a new API in API Management from a function app•10 minutes
  • Exercise - Add another Azure Functions app to an existing API•15 minutes
  • Additional Reading•10 minutes
8 assignments•Total 66 minutes
  • Test prep•21 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Knowledge check•15 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Exercise quiz•3 minutes
  • Knowledge check•15 minutes

In this module, you will take a practice exam that covers key skills measured in the Exam AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure.

What's included

2 videos3 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

2 videos•Total 4 minutes
  • Course 1 recap•3 minutes•Preview module
  • Congratulations•1 minute
3 readings•Total 45 minutes
  • About the practice exam•10 minutes
  • Course summary•5 minutes
  • Next steps•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Course practice exam•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Reflect on learning•10 minutes

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