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Mastering Cosmos DB through Basic and Advanced Concepts with C#
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Gain insights into building globally distributed applications with Cosmos DB using C#. Explore fundamental and advanced concepts, optimize performance, reduce costs, and manage resources effectively.

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You will learn how to build globally distributed, low-latency applications using Azure Cosmos DB. The course covers basic and advanced concepts, including containers, documents, partitions, indexing, and server-side programming. This course, sequentially structured, starts with the fundamental concepts of Cosmos DB and then explores advanced topics. Next, you will learn how to optimize query performance, reduce costs, and monitor and troubleshoot Cosmos DB. By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement scalable Cosmos DB databases and manage resources using Azure CLI and the .NET SDK. Upon completing the course, you’ll have the skills to build cloud-native applications that can handle the most demanding workloads and serve users around the world. You’ll also have hands-on experience with optimizing query performance, reducing Cosmos DB costs and monitoring and troubleshooting Cosmos DB.

You will learn how to build globally distributed, low-latency applications using Azure Cosmos DB. The course covers basic and ad...Show More

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

An understanding of the fundamental concepts of Cosmos DB

The ability to design and implement scalable Cosmos DB databases

Hands-on experience using Azure portal, Azure CLI, and the .NET SDK to manage and manipulate Cosmos DB resources

Familiarity with advanced features of Cosmos DB, such as global distribution and server-side programming

The ability to optimize query performance and reduce Cosmos DB costs

Working knowledge of how to monitor and troubleshoot Cosmos DB performance and availability issues

An understanding of the fundamental concepts of Cosmos DB

Content

52 Lessons3 Projects11 Quizzes

Welcome To Cosmos DB

6 Lessons

Get familiar with Azure Cosmos DB, its use cases, and its differences from RDBMS.

What is Azure Cosmos DB?

Common Use Cases

Biggest Differences with RDBMS

Azure CLI and Azure Portal Overview

Introduction to the NoSQL API

Quiz on Cosmos DB Basics

Cosmos DB Fundamentals

7 Lessons

Look at fundamental concepts of Cosmos DB, including RUs, .NET SDK, and Partitioning.

Request Units and Cosmos DB Account Modes

Introduction to .NET SDK in C#

Overview of Partitions

Overview of the Partition Key

NoSQL API Documents

Generic Repository in C#

Quiz on Fundamentals

SmartHome Project

Project

Data Modeling

6 Lessons

Examine advanced data modeling concepts, including indexing, constraints, NoSQL differences, partition keys, and spatial data.

Overview of Indexing Policies

Overview of Constraints

RDMS vs. NoSQL modeling

Synthetic and Hierarchical Partition Keys

Spatial Data Overview

Quiz on Data Modeling

GPS Tracker

Project

A Distributed Database

6 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of distributed database transactions, consistency levels, request concurrency, advanced NoSQL operations, and pagination in Cosmos DB.

Transactions Overview

Consistency Levels

Overview of Request Concurrency

Advanced NoSQL Operations

Overview of Pagination

Quiz on Distributed Databases

Change Feed

4 Lessons

Take a closer look at integrating Azure Functions with Cosmos DB for event-driven applications.

Introduction to the Change Feed

Azure Functions 101

Connecting Azure Functions to Cosmos DB

Quiz on Change Feed

Security and Infrastructure

8 Lessons

Tackle security, backups, encryption methods, deployment strategies, and optimization in Cosmos DB

Data Access, Keys, and RBAC

Resource Tokens

Backups

Encryption at Rest

Client-Side Encryption

Deploying from ARM and Bicep

Monitoring and Optimization

Quiz on Security and Infrastructure

User Registry

Project

Server-Side Programming

8 Lessons

Master the steps to implementing server-side programming in Cosmos DB using JavaScript, triggers, and caching.

Overview of User Defined Functions

Introduction to the JavaScript API

Overview of Stored Procedures

Overview of Triggers

Configuring Databases from CI/CD

Introduction to the Integrated Cache

ASP.NET Caching Provider

Quiz on Server-Side Programming

Final Words

6 Lessons

Learn how to use advanced Cosmos DB features for efficient database management and integration.

Entity Framework Core

Introduction to the Gremlin API

Integration with Azure Services

Data Migrations

Advanced Features

Quiz on Advanced Topics

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of Cosmos DB's advanced features, performance, and scalability advantages.

Wrap Up

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Matteo Bortolazzo

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