Create Serverless Applications

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Create Serverless Applications

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

Instructor: Microsoft

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7 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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7 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

134 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

82%

Most learners liked this course

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

Category: Webhook Security
Category: Event-Driven Programming
Category: Cloud Development
Category: Cloud-Based Integration
Category: Business Process Automation
Category: Serverless Computing

Tools you'll learn

Category: Microsoft Power Automate/Flow
Category: GitHub
Category: Microsoft Azure
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)

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Assessments

40 assignments

Taught in English

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

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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 videosTotal 43 minutes

Introduction to the course5 minutes
Exam AZ-204: Azure Developer on Microsoft Azure certification2 minutes
Lesson introduction2 minutes
Identify the technology options6 minutes
Code-first technologies5 minutes
Analyze the decision criteria4 minutes
Choose the best design-first technology to automate your business process5 minutes
When to choose Azure Functions to run your business logic4 minutes
Lesson summary1 minute
Lesson introduction2 minutes
Decide if serverless computing is right4 minutes
Create a function in the Azure portal4 minutes
Lesson summary1 minute

8 readingsTotal 65 minutes

Exam DP-203: Skills Measured5 minutes
Course syllabus5 minutes
How to be successful in this course5 minutes
Clean up10 minutes
Additional reading5 minutes
Exercise - Create a function app in the Azure portal15 minutes
Triggers and bindings5 minutes
Exercise - Add logic to the function app15 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 57 minutes

Test prep21 minutes
Knowledge check15 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Knowledge check15 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Meet and Greet10 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 videosTotal 8 minutes

Lesson introduction2 minutes
Determine the best trigger for your Azure function2 minutes
Run an Azure Function on a schedule4 minutes
Lesson summary1 minute

5 readingsTotal 91 minutes

Exercise - Create a timer trigger15 minutes
Execute an Azure function with an HTTP request1 minute
Exercise - Create an HTTP trigger30 minutes
Execute an Azure function when a blob is created15 minutes
Exercise - Create a Blob trigger30 minutes

5 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes

Test prep21 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Knowledge check15 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 videosTotal 11 minutes

Lesson introduction1 minute
Explore input and output binding types5 minutes
Read data with input bindings2 minutes
Write data with output bindings2 minutes
Lesson summary1 minute

3 readingsTotal 31 minutes

Exercise - Explore input and output binding types15 minutes
Exercise - Read data with input bindings15 minutes
Exercise - Write data with output bindings1 minute

5 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes

Test prep21 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Knowledge check15 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 videosTotal 37 minutes

Lesson introduction1 minute
What is Durable Functions?5 minutes
Design a workflow based on Durable Functions2 minutes
Control long-running tasks using timers2 minutes
Lesson summary1 minute
Lesson introduction1 minute
Create and run Azure Functions locally by using the Core Tools7 minutes
Publish a function to Azure by using the Core Tools3 minutes
Lesson summary1 minute
Lesson introduction2 minutes
Create and run Azure Functions locally by using the Core Tools8 minutes
Publish a simple Azure Function3 minutes
Lesson summary1 minute

9 readingsTotal 125 minutes

Exercise - Create a workflow using Durable Functions15 minutes
Control long-running tasks using timers10 minutes
Exercise - Add a durable timer to manage a long-running task15 minutes
Test Code examples10 minutes
Exercise - Create a function locally by using the Core Tools15 minutes
Exercise - Publish a function to Azure by using the Core Tools15 minutes
Exercise - Create and test a simple Azure Function locally with Visual Studio15 minutes
Exercise - Publish a simple Azure Function15 minutes
Exercise - Unit test an Azure Function15 minutes

10 assignmentsTotal 84 minutes

Test prep21 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Knowledge check15 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Knowledge check15 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Knowledge check15 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 videosTotal 11 minutes

Lesson introduction1 minute
Create a function that is triggered by a webhook2 minutes
Set up a webhook for a GitHub repository3 minutes
Trigger an Azure Function with a GitHub event2 minutes
Secure Webhook payloads with a secret2 minutes
Lesson summary1 minute

5 readingsTotal 90 minutes

Exercise - Create an Azure function triggered by a webhook15 minutes
Exercise - Set up a webhook for a GitHub repository15 minutes
Exercise - Trigger an Azure Function with a GitHub event15 minutes
Exercise - Secure webhook payloads with a secret15 minutes
Additional reading30 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 46 minutes

Test prep21 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz1 minute
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Knowledge check15 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 videosTotal 23 minutes

Lesson introduction1 minute
Analyze the limitations of a polling-based web app5 minutes
Enable automatic updates in a web application using SignalR Service4 minutes
Use a storage account to host a static website1 minute
Lesson summary3 minutes
Lesson introduction1 minute
Create a new API in API Management from a function app5 minutes
The benefits of using Azure API Management to compose your API3 minutes
Lesson summary1 minute

6 readingsTotal 80 minutes

Exercise - Analyze the limitations of a polling-based web app15 minutes
Exercise – Enable automatic updates in a web application using SignalR Service15 minutes
Exercise - Use a storage account to host a static website15 minutes
Exercise - Create a new API in API Management from a function app10 minutes
Exercise - Add another Azure Functions app to an existing API15 minutes
Additional Reading10 minutes

8 assignmentsTotal 66 minutes

Test prep21 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Knowledge check15 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Exercise quiz3 minutes
Knowledge check15 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

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Reviewed on Apr 15, 2023

A good introduction about Create Serverless Applications in Azure.

Reviewed on Mar 25, 2022

Some quizes include questions not covered by the theoretical part of the course.

Reviewed on Nov 6, 2022

Great interactive course and the assessment makes you think

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