Azure Serverless Functions Online Course

Azure Serverless Functions Online Course

This course introduces you to the world of serverless computing with Azure Functions, where you can execute code in your preferred language with on-demand scaling and pay only for execution time. You’ll begin with the fundamentals of serverless computing, event-driven applications, Azure Functions, and Azure Service Bus. From there, you’ll learn how to integrate Azure Functions with databases, queues, and bindings, as well as send emails and messages efficiently. The course also covers version control with GitHub Actions Workflow and essential monitoring practices for Azure Functions. In the final project, you will build a transaction management system using Azure Functions, applying all the concepts in a practical, hands-on way.

By the end, you will have a solid understanding of Azure Serverless Computing and the ability to develop scalable cloud applications.

Who should take this Course?

The Azure Serverless Functions Online Course is ideal for developers, cloud engineers, and software architects who want to build scalable, event-driven applications without managing infrastructure. It is also suitable for students, IT professionals, and organizations looking to streamline workflows, optimize costs, and leverage the power of Azure Functions for modern serverless computing.

What you will learn

• Study serverless computing and event-driven application
• Look at Azure Serverless Functions' interaction with the database
• Learn Azure Service Bus and queue bindings in Azure Functions
• Send emails and messages with Azure Functions
• See the Azure Functions integrations with Azure Service Bus
• Develop a transaction management system with Azure Functions

Course Outline

Introduction to the Course

• Course Structure
• Introduction to Serverless Computing
• Event-Driven Architecture
• What Is Azure Functions

Creating Azure Functions in Azure Portal

• Deploying Functions App in Azure Portal
• Creating First Function in Azure Portal

Azure Functions Local Development Environment

• Configuring the Local Development Environment
• Creating Functions App and Understanding the File Structure
• Developing Azure Functions in Local Functions App

Develop Azure Functions with VS Code

• Develop Azure Functions with VS Code

Developing Azure Functions Applications with Azure SQL Database

• Environment Setup - Creating a Serverless Azure SQL Database
• Developing Azure Functions API to Get Online Course Details - Part 1
• Developing Azure Functions API to Get Online Course Details - Part 2
• Azure Functions to Collect Feedback and Store in Database
• Azure Functions to Perform Schedule Database Cleanup

Azure Service Bus

• Introduction to Azure Service Bus
• Deploy Azure Service Bus

Azure Functions Integrations

• Azure Functions to Take Input from HTTP and Write Blobs
• Azure Functions to Process Blob Storage
• Azure Functions to Add Message into Storage Queue
• Azure Functions to Add Message to Service Bus Topic

Azure Functions Integrations – Enhancing the Function Code

• Importing/Shared Code for Azure Functions
• Binding Expression and Function Monitoring

Developing a Transaction Processing System

• Transaction Management System - Requirement and Architecture
• HTTP Function to Queue Message
• Azure Service Bus Trigger Function to Add Records to Database
• Send Email with Azure Functions