Building a Web Application on Microsoft Azure (2020)

2h 11mBeginner2020-06-30

Authors

Matt Milner

Independent Consultant, Web Developer, Trainer

Course details

Microsoft Azure boasts a variety of services for developers looking to build a web application on the cloud. In this hands-on course, Matt Milner details how to build web applications that take advantage of several of these services, including Cosmos DB, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and Azure Resource Manager. To introduce you to these options, Matt steps through how to extend a sample web app using Azure services, explaining why each option he selected is ideal for this particular project, as well as how to integrate and leverage each option. Learn about using Logic Apps for workflow and integration, how Azure Functions enable serverless compute and integrate with other offerings, and more.

Topics include:
Planning your web app
Choosing compute, storage, and networking solutions
Creating the web app and API on Azure
Publishing the web API
Creating Cosmos DB resources
Retrieving data from Cosmos DB and table storage
Creating and publishing Azure Functions
Building, publishing, and testing Logic Apps
Packaging resources

Skills covered

Cloud DevelopmentAzureSoftware Development ToolsProjectNetwork AdministrationCloud PlatformsNetwork and System AdministrationCloud ComputingMicrosoftSoftware Development

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Leverage Azure to build your web app
02 - What you should know

1. Planning the Application

03 - Introducing the application
04 - Compute - Web apps and functions
05 - Storage - Cosmos DB, Table, Queue, and Blob
06 - Integration - Logic Apps
07 - Networking - Virtual network considerations

2. Creating the Web App and API on Azure

08 - Exploring the existing application code
09 - Deploy the web application
10 - Add API documentation
11 - Publish the Web API

3. Data Admin in the Application

12 - Create Cosmos DB resources
13 - Update product admin to save products to Cosmos DB
14 - Create Blob, Queue, and Table storage resources
15 - Save an image to Blob storage
16 - Add an image link to Cosmos DB
17 - Update ordering code to write to Azure Queue storage

4. Data Consumption in the Application

18 - Retrieve a list of products from Cosmos DB
19 - Retrieve single product detail from Cosmos DB
20 - Read data from table storage to display order history

5. Creating the Azure Function

21 - Set up an Azure Function project
22 - Implement function logic
23 - Test the function locally
24 - Publish function to Azure and test

6. Building the Logic App

25 - Prep for Logic App development
26 - Define the Logic App logic
27 - Publish the Logic App
28 - Test the Logic App

7. Packaging the Resources

29 - Export the ARM template
30 - Delete the resource group
31 - Create Azure resources using the ARM template
32 - Deploy the code
33 - Test the application

Conclusion

34 - Next steps