NoSQL Development with Azure Redis and C#

4h 15mIntermediate2017-11-16

Authors

Anton Delsink

Programmer, Teacher

Course details

Microsoft Azure Redis is based on the popular open-source Redis cache. It gives you access to a secure, dedicated Redis cache, managed by Microsoft and accessible from any application within Azure and beyond. In this course, follow along as instructor Anton Delsink helps you get started with Microsoft Azure Redis, familiarizes you with the various data structures in Redis, and explains how to use those data structures from C#. Anton demonstrates how to deploy Redis; connect with Redis CLI and C# clients; work with data types, lists, sets, and hashes; use Redis with ASP.NET web apps; and more.

Learning objectives
What is Redis?
Installing Redis on a Windows machine
Deploying the latest version of Redis into a container
Connecting with C# clients
Working with data types in Redis
Key expiration and expiration policies
Working with lists, sets, and hashes in Redis
Working with batches and transactions
Using Redis with ASP.NET web apps

Skills covered

Database DevelopmentDatabase ManagementAzurePersonaNetwork AdministrationCloud PlatformsNetwork and System AdministrationCloud ComputingMicrosoftSoftware Development

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know
03 - Exercise files

1. What Is Redis

04 - Use cases and features
05 - Persistence and HA

2. Deploying Redis

06 - Local on Windows
07 - Local on Windows with Bash and Ubuntu
08 - Redis on Azure for dev - Test
09 - Redis on Azure for production
10 - Redis in Azure container instances

3. Connecting

11 - Connecting with Redis CLI
12 - Connecting with C# clients
13 - VS2017 test RunSettings and NFluent

4. Working with Data Types in Redis

14 - Redis keys
15 - Operations on keys
16 - Key expiration and expiration policies
17 - Redis strings - Key-value pairs

5. Working with Lists in Redis

18 - Redis lists
19 - Hands on with C# and Redis lists

6. Working with Sets in Redis

20 - Redis sets
21 - Redis sorted sets
22 - Hands on with C# and Redis sets

7. Working with Hashes in Redis

23 - Redis hashes (maps)
24 - Hands on with C# and Redis hashes

8. Working with GIS Data in Redis

25 - Redis GEO - GIS features
26 - Hands on with C# and Redis GEO

9. Working with Batches and Transactions

27 - StackExchange batch and CommandFlags
28 - Hands on with batches and CommandFlags
29 - Redis transactions aka MULTI
30 - Hands on with C# and Redis MULTI

10. Working with Lua Scripts in Redis

31 - Server-side scripts on Redis
32 - Hands on with C# and Redis Lua scripts

11. Using Redis with ASP.NET Web Apps

33 - ASP.NET Core 2 MVC with Redis
34 - Redis as distributed cache

Conclusion

35 - Next steps