Microservices Orchestration with Azure Container Apps

Explore the transformative potential of microservices architecture on Azure Container Apps in this engaging session. Join us as we delve into the intricacies of designing, deploying, and managing microservices-based applications, leveraging the power of Azure's containerization solutions.

During this session, I will guide you through the key principles of microservices and demonstrate how Azure Container Apps streamlines the development and deployment process. Learn best practices for breaking down monolithic applications into smaller, manageable services and witness the benefits of increased scalability, improved fault isolation, and enhanced agility.

Discover the robust features of Azure Container Apps, such as seamless integration with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Registry. Gain insights into monitoring, scaling, and troubleshooting microservices in a containerized environment, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

Whether you're a seasoned developer or a cloud enthusiast, this session promises valuable insights and practical knowledge to empower you in adopting microservices on Azure Container Apps. Unlock the potential of a scalable, resilient, and agile application architecture, and stay ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of modern cloud computing.

ARM yourself with Bicep

In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, the ability to efficiently deploy and manage infrastructure is key to completing a true DevOps cycle. Microsoft Azure, a leading cloud platform, has introduced Bicep, an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) language that streamlines and enhances the process of defining and deploying Azure resources.

This session aims to delve into the intricacies of Bicep, providing attendees with a comprehensive understanding of its features, advantages, and real-world applications. We will explore the evolution of Bicep from its predecessors, examining how it addresses the challenges faced by developers and operations teams in managing infrastructure on Azure.

Get an introduction to BICEP, learn the differences between ARM templates and BICEP. Learn how to incorporate BICEP in your CI/CD pipelines and processes and how to leverage its power.

Forget SignalR! Start working real-time with Azure Web PubSub

In the dynamic landscape of real-time communication, Azure Web PubSub emerges as a game-changer, offering a robust and scalable solution for building interactive and collaborative applications. This conference session aims to explore the capabilities of Azure Web PubSub, comparing it with its cousin, SignalR, and highlighting scenarios where it excels.

By the end of this session, participants will have a deep understanding of Azure Web PubSub's capabilities, differentiating factors from SignalR, and the strategic advantages it brings to real-time communication scenarios. Whether you are a seasoned developer or new to real-time communication services on Azure, this session promises to equip you with the knowledge to elevate your applications to new heights of interactivity and responsiveness.

This session shows real-time communication between a C#.NET backend and an Angular SPA front-end application. I will demonstrate some basic features, and dig into Web PubSub's true possibilities with advanced scenarios.

Kubernetes made easy - Getting the hang of Azure Container Apps

Containers are taking over! And it is time to get yourself familiar with containers and containerization of your software systems. The learning curve for Kubernetes is fairly high making hosting and maintenance complicated. The new Azure service called Container Apps, runs Kubernetes for you with a unique, and easy to use abstraction layer between you, and Kubernetes. Get the hang of Container Apps and learn how to spin up your first containers during this session.

Azure Networking - A love story between a Hub and a Spoke

Join my session on Azure Networking as we explore the creation of virtual networks, VPN connections, and network peering. This hands-on session will guide you through the process of building virtual networks and establishing secure connections. Learn how to configure VPN gateways, for seamless connectivity between on-premises networks and Azure virtual networks. Discover the power of network peering to connect virtual networks within Azure and enable secure communication across different network boundaries. Gain practical skills and knowledge to enhance your Azure Networking projects and unlock the true potential of cloud networking.

Advanced Azure Container Apps - By Example

Discover the world of Azure Container Apps. During this session, where we'll illustrate the concept using a URL minifier example. From grasping the core containerization principles and their advantages to exploring dynamic scaling with KEDA integration, and harnessing the potential of Azure Container Apps Jobs for orchestrating batch tasks, this session will provide a comprehensive understanding of modern application deployment. Join me in unraveling the synergy of containerization, scaling strategies, and job management, empowering you to create efficient and robust applications in the Azure ecosystem.

This is a demo-heavy session about Azure Container Apps where we will slowly work to a fully working URL minifier. This minifier uses the full potential of Azure Container Apps like scaling using HTTP traffic and using KEDA, but also event-driven background tasks and scheduled jobs using Azure Container Apps Jobs.

Glueing .NET Aspire Services with Container Apps and Dapr

Bringing multiple .NET Aspire services to production can be challenging, especially when scaling, handling communication, and ensuring resilience between services. In this session, we’ll explore how Azure Container Apps, coupled with its built-in Dapr integration, can simplify this process and elevate your microservices architecture.

Attendees will learn how to containerize .NET Aspire services and deploy them to Azure Container Apps for a seamless, managed, and scalable environment. We’ll cover essential Dapr components like service invocation, pub/sub, and state management, showcasing how they can enhance communication and reliability without adding complex code. By the end of this session, you'll have a roadmap for using Azure Container Apps and Dapr to streamline the deployment and operation of .NET Aspire services in production. This is a must-attend for developers and architects looking to simplify their service landscape with modern, cloud-native solutions on Azure.

Preferred session length is between 45 and 60 minutes, I can extend it to a longer version. Shorter is not possible because then I cannot cover all the content.

Key Takeaways:
- How to containerize .NET Aspire services for deployment on Azure Container Apps.
- Leveraging Dapr’s capabilities within Azure Container Apps for service-to-service communication and resilience.
- Practical tips and patterns to bring your services to production with scalability and simplicity.

Taking advantage of Dapr in practice

Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime) is a powerful open-source framework that simplifies building cloud-native, distributed applications by providing a set of building blocks for microservices. In this session, you'll get hands-on with Dapr and discover how to harness its key components: the state store for efficient data management, pub/sub for seamless event-driven communication, and the task scheduler for automated workflows. We’ll walk through setting up Dapr in a .NET Aspire environment, making it easy to integrate resilient and scalable microservices into your applications. Whether you're new to microservices or looking to streamline your architecture, this session will equip you with practical insights and techniques to enhance your development workflow with Dapr.

This is not a theoretical session, we will dive in the code and actually add components and use them. All code is C#.NET

Cloud Patterns to the rescue

Designing software for the cloud can be quite similar to on-premises solutions. However, when running software systems in the cloud you will run into issues you never ran into on-premises. During this session, I show common pitfalls and key differences between the two. Following this session will make you write better cloud-native, robust and resilient code

Learn how to use cloud design patterns to dodge common pitfalls. I will guide you through the solution and show you how to create highly performant, scalable software systems.

Deploy your API secured, with a DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline

This talk will take you through all the bits and pieces needed to deploy an ASP.NET Core Web API with DevSecOps. The infrastructure is deployed using ARM Templates and I will show you a secure and safe way to use and read values from the KeyVault keeping all your secrets safe.

This talk is all about DevOps and CI/CD. I will build an ASP.NET WebApi from scratch, provision the entire infrastructure, and configure the services in Azure leaving attendants with a full working deployable system, and access to the GitHub repo with all the sources. All the secrets are stored in KeyVault and referenced using KeyVault References. This talk is a real eye-opener for those who don’t have their pipelines fully under control.