Module 1: Overview of service and cloud technologies

• Key Components of Distributed Applications
• Data and Data Access Technologies
• Service Technologies
• Cloud Computing
• Manipulating Data
• Lab : Exploring the Work Environment

Module 2: Querying and Manipulating Data Using Entity Framework

• ADO.NET Overview
• Creating an Entity Data Model
• Querying Data
• Lab : Creating a Data Access Layer using Entity Framework
• Lab : Manipulating Data

Module 3: Creating and Consuming ASP.NET Core Web APIs

• HTTP Services
• Creating an ASP.NET Core Web API
• Consuming ASP.NET Core Web APIs
• Handling HTTP Requests and Responses
• Automatically Generating HTTP Requests and Responses
• Lab : Creating an ASP.NET Core Web API

Module 4: Extending ASP.NET Core HTTP Services

• The ASP.NET Core Request Pipeline
• Customizing Controllers and Actions
• Injecting Dependencies into Controllers
• Lab : Customizing the ASP.NET Core Pipeline

Module 5: Hosting Services On-Premises and in Azure

• Hosting Services on-premises
• Hosting Services in Azure App Service
• Packaging Services in Containers
• Implementing Serverless Services
• Lab : Host an ASP.NET Core service in a Windows Service
• Lab : Host an ASP.NET Core Web API in an Azure Web App
• Lab : Host an ASP.NET Core service in Azure Container Instances
• Lab : Implement an Azure Function

Module 6: Deploying and Managing Services

• Web Deployment with Visual Studio 2017
• Continuous Delivery with Visual Studio Team Services
• Deploying Applications to Staging and Production Environments
• Defining Service Interfaces with Azure API Management
• Lab : Deploying an ASP.NET Core web service on Linux
• Lab : Deploying to Staging and Production
• Lab : Publishing a Web API with Azure API Management

Module 7: Implementing Data Storage in Azure

• Choosing a Data Storage Mechanism
• Accessing Data in Azure Storage
• Working with Structured Data in Azure
• Geographically Distributing Data with Azure CDN
• Scaling with Out-of-Process Cache
• Lab : Storing Files in Azure Storage
• Lab : Querying Graph Data with CosmosDB
• Lab : Caching out-of-process with Azure Redis cache

Module 8: Diagnostics and Monitoring

• Logging in ASP.NET Core
• Diagnostic Tools
• Application Insights
• Lab : Monitoring ASP.NET Core with ETW and LTTng
• Lab : Monitoring Azure Web Apps with Application Insights

Module 9: Securing services on-premises and in Microsoft Azure

• Explaining Security Terminology
• Securing Services with ASP.NET Core Identity
• Securing Services with Azure Active Directory
• Lab : Using ASP.NET Core Identity
• Lab : Using Azure Active Directory with ASP.NET Core

Module 10: Scaling Services

• Introduction to Scalability
• Automatic Scaling
• Azure Application Gateway and Traffic Manager
• Lab : Load Balancing Azure Web Apps
• Lab : Load Balancing with Azure Traffic Manager