Software Architecture 3 days Training Course

Day 1: Cloud Foundations and Core Services

Part I: Cloud Architecture Foundations

1. Principles of cloud architecture and non-functional requirements (availability, scalability, security, performance).
2. Cloud adoption models and trade-offs: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and the shared responsibility model.
3. Key components of Azure architecture: 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. Practical exercises for each service: configuration, deployment, and evaluation against availability, performance, security, and pricing criteria.
5. Infrastructure as Code using Bicep for creating reproducible environments.

Day 2: Architecture Leadership and Clean Architecture

Part III: The Architect

1. Defining software architecture and various architecture viewpoints.
2. Roles, responsibilities, and decision ownership for software architects.
3. Specifying and communicating architecture to technical and business stakeholders.
4. A practical pathway to becoming an effective software architect.

Part IV: Managing Dependencies in Monoliths

1. Clean Architecture principles: separation of concerns, dependency direction, and maintainability.
2. Choosing the right cloud services for modernising monoliths (pros and cons).
3. Hands-on lab: building and deploying 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. Concepts of CQRS and Event Sourcing for complex, evolving business domains.
3. Architectural patterns utilised in DDD-based cloud solutions.
4. Hands-on lab: applying Event Sourcing as a requirements-driven design technique (mapping requirements to events, aggregates, and event flows).

Part VI: Microservices

1. Principles of microservices architecture and trade-offs in distributed systems.
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: building and deploying microservices in Azure using .NET.