Software Architecture 3 days Training Course

Day 1: Cloud Foundations and Core Services

Module I: Cloud Architecture Fundamentals

1. Core principles of cloud architecture and non-functional requirements, focusing on availability, scalability, security, and performance
2. Cloud adoption strategies and associated trade-offs, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS models, and the shared responsibility model
3. Key components of Azure architecture: Regions, Resource Groups, and individual Resources
4. Designing mission-critical architectures with a focus on disaster recovery targets (RTO and RPO)

Module II: Essential Cloud Services

1. Storage and data management basics, specifically using Azure Table Storage and Azure Cosmos DB
2. Compute and containerization 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, covering configuration, deployment, and evaluation against availability, performance, security, and cost criteria
5. Implementing Infrastructure as Code with Bicep to ensure reproducible and consistent environments

Day 2: Architecture Leadership and Clean Architecture

Module III: The Role of the Architect

1. Defining software architecture and understanding different architectural viewpoints
2. The scope of responsibilities, key roles, and decision-making ownership for software architects
3. Crafting architectural specifications and communicating effectively with both technical teams and business stakeholders
4. Mapping a practical career path to becoming a highly effective software architect

Module IV: Managing Dependencies in Monolithic Systems

1. Principles of Clean Architecture, including separation of concerns, dependency direction, and strategies for long-term maintainability
2. Evaluating the most suitable cloud services for monolithic modernization, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each choice
3. Hands-on workshop: Designing, building, and deploying a Clean Architecture-based solution on Azure using .NET

Day 3: Domain-Driven and Distributed Architectures

Module V: DDD, CQRS, and Event Sourcing

1. Foundations of Domain-Driven Design (DDD), covering domain boundaries, establishing a ubiquitous language, and model-driven design
2. Concepts of CQRS and Event Sourcing, and their application to complex, evolving business domains
3. Common architectural patterns found in DDD-based cloud solutions
4. Hands-on workshop: Applying Event Sourcing as a requirements-driven design technique, translating business requirements into events, aggregates, and event flows

Module VI: Microservices Architecture

1. Core principles of microservices architecture and the trade-offs inherent in distributed systems
2. Strategic selection of cloud services for microservices-based solutions, weighing the benefits and limitations
3. Synchronous and asynchronous communication patterns in microservices, including reliability mechanisms such as circuit breakers and resilience strategies
4. Ensuring testability in microservices and CI/CD pipelines: contract testing, defining integration test boundaries, automated quality gates, and building deployment confidence
5. Hands-on workshop: Building and deploying a microservices solution on Azure using .NET