Module 7: Building and Deploying Microservices on Azure
Dive deep into designing, building, and deploying resilient and scalable microservices using Azure's powerful suite of tools and services.
Microservices architecture offers flexibility, scalability, and the ability to independently deploy and manage different parts of your application. This module covers the key concepts and practical steps for building your microservices on Azure.
Key Technologies & Services
Understanding Microservice Design Patterns
Explore foundational patterns like API Gateway, Service Discovery, Circuit Breaker, and CQRS to build robust microservices.
- Loose Coupling
- High Cohesion
- Independent Deployability
Containerization with Docker
Learn how to package your microservices into portable containers using Docker, ensuring consistency across development and production.
- Dockerfile basics
- Image building
- Container orchestration concepts
Orchestration with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Discover how to deploy, manage, and scale containerized microservices efficiently using AKS, Azure's managed Kubernetes service.
- Deploying to AKS
- Managing deployments and services
- Scaling strategies
Serverless Microservices with Azure Functions
Leverage Azure Functions for event-driven, serverless microservices, reducing operational overhead and scaling automatically.
- Triggers and bindings
- Durable Functions for workflows
- Cost optimization
Your Learning Journey
- Foundation: Grasp the core principles of microservices architecture and its benefits over monolithic applications.
- Containerization: Learn to Dockerize your applications, creating self-contained units for deployment.
- Deployment Platform: Understand Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for orchestrating containerized workloads. Practice deploying a sample microservice.
- Serverless Option: Explore Azure Functions as an alternative for building event-driven microservices without managing servers.
- Communication: Study inter-service communication patterns using Azure Service Bus or other messaging queues.
- Data Management: Learn strategies for managing data in a distributed microservices environment, including Azure Cosmos DB.
- Observability: Implement logging, monitoring, and tracing using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
- CI/CD: Set up continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for your microservices.
Inter-Service Communication
Learn to implement effective communication strategies between your microservices, including REST APIs, gRPC, and message queues (e.g., Azure Service Bus, Kafka).
// Example of sending a message with Azure Service Bus
var queueClient = new QueueClient(connectionString, queueName);
await queueClient.SendMessageAsync("Hello from microservice A!");
Data Management Strategies
Address the challenges of data consistency and management in a distributed system. Explore patterns like Database per Service and Saga pattern.
- Event Sourcing
- CQRS
- Distributed Transactions