Azure for DevOps: Containers

1h 8mIntermediate2020-07-31

Authors

Karl Ots

Cloud and Cybersecurity Expert, Azure MVP, Microsoft Regional Director

Course details

Containers are becoming a ubiquitous format for packaging applications. They democratize the cloud, as containerized applications can be lifted and shifted more easily than traditional applications. This course explains how to leverage the container-based technologies in Microsoft Azure, including the popular Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and study for the container-specific objectives from the Azure for DevOps (AZ-400) certification exam. Learn how to build and run secure containerized applications in Dockerfiles, create an Azure Container Registry (ACR) to enable version control and build management, and host your containerized apps from an Azure Container Instance (ACI). In the fourth chapter, instructor Karl Ots—an Azure MVP and Microsoft Regional Director—explains how to deploy apps to Azure Kubernetes Services. Along the way, he introduces the security features for containerized apps in Azure, such as ACR security controls and secrets management for ACI and AKS.

Topics include:
Building and running Dockerfiles
Mounting data volumes
Creating an Azure Container Registry
Running apps from ACR
Deploying ACR apps in ACI
Creating AKS clusters
Deploying apps to AKS

Skills covered

VirtualizationDevOps ToolsDevOpsAzureCloud ServicesNetwork AdministrationCloud PlatformsNetwork and System AdministrationCloud ComputingMicrosoftDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Containers and Azure development
02 - What you need to know
03 - Developer environment setup

1. Create Container Solutions

04 - Containerization - What are containers
05 - Building and running a Dockerfile
06 - Environmental variables and secrets
07 - Mount data volumes

2. Azure Container Registry

08 - ACR overview and features
09 - Create an ACR
10 - Publish your application to ACR
11 - Run your application from ACR
12 - Secure access to ACR

3. Azure Container Instances

13 - What is the Azure Container Instance
14 - Deploy ACR apps in ACI as a group
15 - ACI and secrets
16 - ACI and data volumes
17 - ACI and networking

4. Azure Kubernetes Service

18 - Kubernetes overview
19 - Azure Kubernetes Service overview
20 - Create an AKS cluster
21 - Deploy your application to AKS
22 - Deploy an HTTPS Ingress controller to your AKS cluster
23 - AKS and secrets

Conclusion

24 - Where to learn more about Kubernetes