Software Architecture 3 days Training Course

Day 1: Cloud Fundamentals and Core Services

Part I: Foundations of Cloud Architecture

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

Part II: Core Cloud Services

1. Storage and data fundamentals: Azure Table Storage and Azure Cosmos DB
2. Compute and container platforms: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Registry (ACR)
3. Relational data management and messaging: Azure SQL Database and Azure Service Bus
4. Practical exercises for each service: configuration, deployment, and evaluation based on availability, performance, security, and pricing
5. Implementing Infrastructure as Code with Bicep for reproducible environment setups

Day 2: Architectural Leadership and Clean Architecture

Part III: The Role of the Architect

1. Defining software architecture and understanding various architectural viewpoints
2. Responsibilities and decision ownership of a software architect
3. Communicating architecture specifications effectively to technical and business stakeholders
4. Practical pathways to becoming an effective software architect

Part IV: Managing Dependencies in Monolithic Systems

1. Clean Architecture principles: separation of concerns, dependency inversion, and long-term maintainability
2. Choosing appropriate cloud services for monolith modernization, weighing advantages and disadvantages
3. Practical lab: constructing and deploying a Clean Architecture solution on Azure using .NET

Day 3: Domain-Driven and Distributed Architectures

Part V: DDD, CQRS, and Event Sourcing

1. Domain-Driven Design essentials: defining domain boundaries, establishing a ubiquitous language, and model-driven design
2. Concepts of CQRS and Event Sourcing for handling complex, evolving business domains
3. Architectural patterns commonly used in DDD-based cloud solutions
4. Practical lab: implementing Event Sourcing as a requirements-driven design technique (transitioning from requirements to events, aggregates, and event flows)

Part VI: Microservices

1. Microservices architectural principles and trade-offs in distributed systems
2. Selecting cloud services for microservices-based solutions, considering benefits and limitations
3. Synchronous and asynchronous communication styles in microservices, incorporating reliability patterns like circuit breakers and resilience strategies
4. Ensuring testability in microservices and CI/CD pipelines: contract testing, integration testing boundaries, automated quality gates, and deployment confidence
5. Practical lab: developing and deploying microservices on Azure using .NET