Serverless Azure Functions: Apis & Chatbots: 2-In-1

Learn to acquire the key skills of Azure functions to effectively build scalable systems and APIs for chatbots

What you'll learn

Learn to acquire the key skills of Azure functions to effectively build scalable systems, APIs for chatbots, and deploy serverless applications

Set up and get started with Azure Functions using Node. js and understand its runtime

Design patterns using serverless as primary technology for backend

Monitor, debug, and setup deployment and manage codebase

Integrate and build web service for facebook messenger chatbot

Design and build scalable architecture using functions, queues, and event-sourced database model in Cosmos DB

Requirements

Basic knowledge of Azure is assumed.

Description

With the rise of cloud deployment, Microsoft provides a solution to easily run small pieces of code in the cloud with Azure Functions. Azure Functions provides great solutions for processing data, integrating systems, and building simple APIs and most importantly, systems with performance as good as microservices architecture.
This comprehensive 2-in-1 course teaches you how to use Azure functions for building scalable systems, APIs for chatbots, and deploying serverless applications. You’ll learn through practical demonstrations of use case, clear explanations, and interesting real-world applications. Each section briefly establishes theoretical basis for the topic under discussion and then cement your understanding with practical use cases.


This training program includes 2 complete courses, carefully chosen to give you the most comprehensive training possible.


The first course, Getting Started with Azure Serverless Computing Using Node.js, starts off with explaining the benefits and key features of Azure functions with the help of use cases. You will then learn the core aspects of Azure functions such as its offerings, the runtime, how to write Azure functions, and how to monitor and troubleshoot them. You will also learn practical recipes on how to access these functions (triggers). Next, you will learn how to configure and set up your own serverless codebase with hands-on steps and tutorials based on real-world serverless use cases. Finally, you will learn how to manage Azure functions and compliance to your serverless code.


The second course, Serverless Azure Functions: Debugging, Deployment and Chatbots, starts off with setting up codebase and debugging it on a local machine. You will then learn how to perform continuous deployment on GitHub and local repository. You will also see some of the best practices for serverless technology and a solution to cold-start issue. Next, you will learn logging and monitoring in real time. Finally, you will learn how to implement a scalable and highly available solution for a chatbot with the help of an use case.


By the end of this Learning Path, you will have all the skills required to work with serverless code architecture, providing continuous delivery to your users.

Meet Your Expert(s):

We have the best work of the following esteemed author(s) to ensure that your learning journey is smooth:


● Omkar Dusane is a software developer based in Mumbai, India. He has designed and developed many software products for startups. He is a food enthusiast and a Node.js lover, and was a senior Microsoft Student Partner who represented India at Microsoft Global Student Partner Summit in 2016. He is currently Product Engineer at Kennect Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai and is responsible for business execution and intelligence tools for various industries. He encourages serverless technologies and has an eye for scalability of new web technologies.



Overview

Section 1: Introduction, Basic Development, Deployment, and Integration

Lecture 1 The Course Overview

Lecture 2 Introduction

Lecture 3 Serverless in Action

Lecture 4 Settings and Configuration

Lecture 5 Timers and Triggers

Lecture 6 Code Storage, VMs, and Scaling

Lecture 7 Persistence of Runtime

Lecture 8 App Service and Billing

Lecture 9 Sample Use Case Description

Lecture 10 App Service Editor and Basic Computing Operations

Lecture 11 Planning the Development

Lecture 12 Setting up the Serverless Codebase

Lecture 13 Integrating the Front End

Lecture 14 Azure CosmosDB – Setup and Connection

Lecture 15 Implementing DB Operations in the Cool Tasks App

Section 2: Serverless Azure Functions: Debugging, Deployment and Chatbots

Lecture 16 The Course Overview

Lecture 17 Setting Up the Local Codebase and Debugging

Lecture 18 Automated Deployment Using Local Repository or GitHub

Lecture 19 Monitoring and Other Platform Features

Lecture 20 Dealing with the Cold Start Issue

Lecture 21 Use Case and Requirements

Lecture 22 Bot Configuration

Lecture 23 Company Configuration

Lecture 24 Solution Design

Lecture 25 The Codebase

Lecture 26 User Actions: Getting EmpID

Lecture 27 User Actions: Signs

Lecture 28 Bot Actions: Reminders

This Learning Path is for cloud administrators, architects, and developers who want to build scalable systems and deploy serverless applications with Azure functions.