This folder contains hands-on labs introducing some of the essential services that Azure provides to application developers. Learn how to deploy serverless code that runs in the cloud using Azure Functions, run Docker containers in the cloud using the Azure Container Service, use Azure to build sophisticated Blockchain networks, and more.
| Lab | Scenario | Technology/Language | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Kubernetes Service | Use Docker containers to package and host a Minecraft server. | Azure Container Service Docker Python |
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| Azure Functions | Use Azure Functions to evaluate images uploaded to blob storage for adult content. | Azure Functions Azure Blob Storage Computer Vision API C# or JavaScript |
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| Azure High-Performance Computing (HPC) | Use a Linux cluster to convert color images to grayscale and parallelize the work across the cluster's nodes. | Azure Big Compute SLURM Python |
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| Azure Storage | Build a Web site that generates captions for images uploaded by users. | Azure Blob Storage Computer Vision API Java, C#, or JavaScript |
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| Blockchain on Azure | Create your own cryptocurrency by deploying an Ethereum network on Azure. | Azure Blockchain JavaScript |
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| Azure Blockchain Service | Build a Web site for rating college professors and store the ratings in a tamper-proof blockchain. | Azure Blockchain JavaScript |
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| VM Scaling | Run high-intensity Python calculations in Azure VMs, and compare the performance of various VM sizes and configurations. | Azure Big Compute SLURM Python |
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