Learn Azure Serverless Functions in a Weekend

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. In this course, you'll dive deep into serverless computing and how to work with Azure Functions. By the end, you will be able to build, deploy, and manage serverless applications with Azure Functions. The course will also guide you through integrating various Azure services, allowing you to streamline and automate processes efficiently. You'll start by understanding the fundamentals of serverless computing and event-driven architecture. Then, you'll move on to hands-on tutorials on creating Azure Functions using both the Azure Portal and Visual Studio Code. You'll also configure local development environments to enable efficient application development and testing. The second half of the course focuses on real-world applications, where you will create Azure Functions integrated with Azure SQL Database, Azure Service Bus, and Azure Storage solutions. You’ll also learn how to develop APIs and set up event-driven processes, ensuring you can design scalable systems. Lastly, you will build a transaction processing system using Azure Functions to manage and monitor payments. This course is perfect for developers and IT professionals who want to get hands-on experience with Azure Serverless Functions. Familiarity with cloud computing basics and programming knowledge in languages like C# or Python will be beneficial but not mandatory.