Software Architecture 3 days Training Course

Day 1: Cloud Foundations and Core Services

Part I: Cloud Architecture Foundations

1. Cloud architecture principles and non functional requirements (availability, scalability, security, performance)
2. Cloud adoption models and trade offs: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and shared responsibility
3. Azure architecture components: Regions, Resource Groups, and Resources
4. Mission critical architecture and disaster recovery targets (RTO, RPO)

Part II: Core Cloud Services

1. Storage and data foundations: Azure Table Storage and Azure Cosmos DB
2. Compute and container platform: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Registry (ACR)
3. Relational data and messaging: Azure SQL Database and Azure Service Bus
4. Hands on practice for each service: configuration, deployment, and evaluation against availability, performance, security, and pricing criteria
5. Infrastructure as Code using Bicep for reproducible environments

Day 2: Architecture Leadership and Clean Architecture

Part III: The Architect

1. Definitions of software architecture and architecture viewpoints
2. Software architect roles, responsibilities, and decision ownership
3. Architecture specification and communication with technical and business stakeholders
4. Practical path to becoming an effective software architect

Part IV: Managing Dependencies in Monoliths

1. Clean Architecture principles: separation of concerns, dependency direction, and maintainability
2. Selecting the right cloud services for monolithic modernization (pros and cons)
3. Hands on lab: build and deploy a Clean Architecture solution in Azure using .NET

Day 3: Domain Driven and Distributed Architectures

Part V: DDD, CQRS, and Event Sourcing

1. Domain Driven Design fundamentals: domain boundaries, ubiquitous language, and model driven design
2. CQRS and Event Sourcing concepts for complex, evolving business domains
3. Architecture patterns used in DDD based cloud solutions
4. Hands on lab: apply Event Sourcing as a requirements driven design technique (from requirements to events, aggregates, and event flows)

Part VI: Microservices

1. Microservices architecture principles and distributed system trade offs
2. Selecting cloud services for microservices based solutions (pros and cons)
3. Synchronous and asynchronous communication styles in microservices, including reliability patterns such as circuit breakers and resiliency strategies
4. Testability in microservices and CI/CD: contract testing, integration testing boundaries, automated quality gates, and deployment confidence
5. Hands on lab: build and deploy microservices in Azure using .NET