Introduction to Azure

• A basic understanding of cloud computing

Azure is a comprehensive set of cloud services that enables developers, IT professionals, and organizations to build, deploy, and operate applications and infrastructure services.

I this instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote) participants will learn the fundamental concepts, components, and services of Microsoft Azure as they step through the creation of a sample cloud application.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basics of Microsoft Azure
• Understand the different Azure tools and services
• Learn how to use Azure for building cloud applications

Audience

• Developers
• IT Professionals
• Engineers
• Business Managers

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Introduction

Overview of Microsoft Azure

• Understanding Azure Services and Concepts
• Overview of the Azure Portal
• Overview of Azure SDKs and Tools

Overview of Azure Cloud Services

Overview of Azure Networking

Overview of Azure Storage

Installing the SDK

Building Cloud Solutions with Azure

Using the Cloud Emulator

Deploying Your Application on Azure

• Using the Azure Management Portal
• Setting Up to Publish from Visual Studio

Using the Azure Storage

• Using the Storage Emulator
• Using the Storage Client API
• Using Tables
• Using Queues in Sending Messages
• Understanding Blob Storage

Working with the Azure SQL Database

• Overview of SQL Azure
• Preparing Databases
• Adding Provider Support for ASP.NET
• Utilizing Entity Framework

Using the Cache

Using the Service Bus

Using Access Control

Troubleshooting

Closing Remarks