Building a Web Application on Microsoft Azure

Course details

Microsoft Azure offers a wide range of integrated services for developers looking to build a web application on the cloud. In this course, instructor and Microsoft MVP Rodrigo Díaz Concha shows you the fundamentals of how to build web applications that take advantage of several of these services, including Azure DevOps, Azure App Service, Azure SQL, Azure Functions, and more.

Upskill as an in-demand web developer by learning how to build modern cloud-native web applications in Azure. Discover how to use Azure DevOps for storing and managing the source code, Azure App Service for hosting and running apps, Azure SQL for data storage, Azure Storage for storing binary files, Azure Functions to enhance web applications, and Azure Logic Apps for connecting systems across a variety of different platforms and environments.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Capitalize on the power of Azure to craft your web app
02 - What you need to know
03 - What you are going to build

1. Using Azure DevOps for Storing Your Code

04 - Using Azure DevOps for storing your code
05 - Exploring the Pet Management application base source code
06 - Creating a new Azure DevOps account and organization
07 - Creating a new Azure DevOps project and adding existing code
08 - Creating and accepting a pull request in Azure Repos

2. Hosting and Running the Web Application in Azure App Service

09 - Hosting and running the web application in Azure App Service
10 - Provisioning a new Azure App Service resource in the portal
11 - Creating a new deployment slot for development
12 - Connecting the deployment slot to Azure Repos
13 - Modifying the source code to automatically publish the app
14 - Swapping the deployment slots

3. Using Azure SQL for Your Data Storage

15 - Using Azure SQL for your data storage
16 - Creating the Azure SQL server and database
17 - Modifying the application to use the SQL EF provider
18 - Creating a pull request for publishing the changes

4. Using Azure Storage for Storing Binary Files

19 - Using Azure Storage for storing binary files
20 - Creating the Storage account using the Azure portal
21 - Creating the Blob container in the Storage account
22 - Modifying the seed data to read the photos from the container
23 - Modifying the user interface to upload photos
24 - Implementing the StorageService class
25 - Invoking the StorageService from the Edit page
26 - Testing the web application locally
27 - Publishing the application to the deployment slot
28 - Swapping the production and dev deployment slots

5. Using Azure Functions to Improve Your Web Application

29 - Using Azure Functions to improve your web application
30 - Creating the Azure Functions project and repository
31 - Testing the function by using the Azure Storage Explorer
32 - Implementing the resize code and the output binding
33 - Modifying the web application to display the thumbnails
34 - Pushing all the changes to the remote repositories
35 - Provisioning the Function App resource and testing the app

6. Taking Advantage of Azure Logic Apps for Your Web App

36 - Taking advantage of Azure Logic Apps for your web app
37 - Creating the Azure Logic App resource for sending an email
38 - Testing the Logic App
39 - Modifying the existing Logic App to add a custom SQL Query

Conclusion

40 - Next steps