AZ-2003: Deploy cloud-native apps using Azure Container Apps

AZ-2003 Course: Deploy cloud-native apps using Azure Container Apps

To earn this Microsoft applied skills credential, students demonstrate the ability to deploy cloud-native applications using Azure Container Apps .

In this course, you will learn to develop the skills necessary to configure a secure deployment solution for cloud-native applications. Learn to build, deploy, scale, and manage containerized cloud-native applications using Azure Container Apps, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Pipelines.

Level: Intermediate - Role: DevOps Engineer - Product: Azure Container Registry, Azure Pipelines, Azure Container Apps

Azure Container Apps - Cloud-native applications - Container deployment - Azure microservices - Cloud-native development - Azure DevOps training

Addressed to

• Developers who create cloud-native applications.
  
• DevOps engineers who manage deployments and automation.
  
• System administrators who work with containers in Azure.

Objectives of the AZ-2003 training

• Configure a secure connection between Azure Container Registry and ACA
• Create and configure a container application in Azure Container Apps
• Configure continuous integration using Azure Pipelines
• Scaling an application deployed on Azure Container Apps
• Revision management in Azure Container Apps

Course content AZ-2003: Implementing cloud-native applications using Azure Container Apps

Introduction to cloud-native applications and containerized deployments

• Introduction
  
• Cloud-native application review
  
• Review of deployment options for cloud-native applications
  
• Review of the architecture and resources of an Azure Container Apps solution

Configuring Azure Container Registry for container application deployments

• Introduction
  
• Review of an Azure Container Registry service
  
• Creating a container registration instance in the Azure Portal
  
• Examination of the Registry's operations for image management
  
• Examination of managed identity authentication
  
• Examining Azure Container Registry roles and permissions
  
• Examination of secure communications through virtual networks

Configuring a container application in Azure Container Apps

• Introduction
  
• Azure Container Apps service review
  
• Azure Container Apps container examination and container logs
  
• Creating a container application and a container application environment
  
• Examining managed identities in Azure Container Apps
  
• Azure Container Apps Entry Exam
  
• Exam on secret management in Azure Container Apps
  
• Examining storage mounts in Azure Container Apps
  
• Examining cloud service connections in Azure Container Apps

Configure continuous deployment for container applications

• Introduction
  
• Review of continuous deployment options for container applications
  
• Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines Exam
  
• Azure Pipeline Implementation and Configuration Tasks Review
  
• Examination of agents and agent groups for pipelines
  
• Examination of the environment and secret variables for pipelines

Scaling and managing deployed container applications

• Introduction
  
• Azure Container Apps Review Exam
  
• Review of application lifecycle management in Azure Container Apps
  
• Examining scaling options in Azure Container Apps
  
• Review of the input configuration for the blue-green implementation and traffic splitting

Guided project: Implementation and management of a container application using Azure Container Apps

• Introduction
  
• Preparation of the application implementation tools and resources
  
• Exercise: Configuring Azure Container Registry for a secure connection with Azure Container Apps
  
• Exercise: Creating and configuring a container application in Azure Container Apps
  
• Exercise: Setting up continuous integration using Azure Pipelines
  
• Exercise: Managing revisions in Azure Container Apps

Prerequisites

• Basic description of cloud computing concepts: Knowledge of the basics of cloud computing, such as virtualization, scalability, and on-demand resource provisioning.
  
• Container knowledge: Understand the concept of containers, their advantages, and how they differ from traditional applications and virtual machines.
  
• Knowledge of container orchestration: Basic knowledge of container orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes, and their role in managing containerized applications.
  
• Experience with Azure: Some knowledge of Microsoft Azure and its main container services, such as Azure Container Registry, Azure Kubernetes Service, and Azure Container Apps.
  
• Experience with implementations: Knowledge of Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD tools for application deployment.
  
• Experience with networks: Knowledge of network concepts and Azure virtual networks.

Language

• Course: English / Spanish
• Labs: English / Spanish

Microsoft Applied Skills

This course is part of the Microsoft Applied Skills Credentials.

To earn this Microsoft applied skills credential, students demonstrate the ability to deploy cloud-native applications using Azure Container Apps.

Applied Skills: Explore all credentials in one guide