- Published 8/13/2025
- 1st Edition
Deploy applications with Microsoft Azure Kubernetes
Seasoned trainer Dawid Borycki presents Modern App Deployment with Microsoft Azure Kubernetes, a hands-on guide that demystifies the complexities of Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure for application deployment. With his extensive experience in delivering real-world training sessions, Dawid empowers readers to confidently apply containerization, orchestration, and automation techniques to their own projects. This book provides a structured learning path, enabling developers, DevOps professionals, and IT experts to master the full lifecycle of modern application deployment. Packed with practical exercises, readers will learn to package applications into containers, manage them with Kubernetes, and automate deployments using Azures powerful cloud services, gaining practical skills to deploy, monitor, and scale applications efficiently.
Microsoft Certified Professional Dawid Borycki helps you:
- Understand the motivations behind containerization and its relevance to modern application development
- Containerize an ASP.NET Core web application using Docker
- Deploy containerized applications using Kubernetes, both locally and in the cloud with Azure Kubernetes Service
- Connect applications to Azure services such as SQL Database and Key Vault
- Monitor containerized applications and diagnose issues within Kubernetes clusters
- Perform application rollouts and rollbacks efficiently
- Automate Docker image builds and deployments using CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
- Scale applications automatically with Horizontal Pod Autoscaling and Cluster Autoscaling
- Manage Kubernetes applications using Helm charts for streamlined deployment
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate cloud resource management and deployment
For IT Professionals and Consultants
- For developers, DevOps professionals, and IT experts interested in mastering modern application deployment strategies on Azure
- Requires understanding of general programming concepts and experience with the command-line interface
Get all code samples at: MicrosoftPressStore.com/modernapp/downloads
Table of Contents
PART I CONTAINERIZATION
CHAPTER 1 Motivation
CHAPTER 2 Application
CHAPTER 3 Containerization with Docker
CHAPTER 4 How to Containerize an Application with Docker
CHAPTER 5 Azure Container Registry
PART II CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION
CHAPTER 6 Container Orchestration with Kubernetes
CHAPTER 7 Azure Kubernetes Service
CHAPTER 8 Azure SQL Database and Azure Key Vault
CHAPTER 9 Diagnosing and Monitoring the Cluster
CHAPTER 10 Application Rollouts and Rollbacks
PART III AUTOMATION
CHAPTER 11 Automating Image Builds and Deployment Using CI/CD Pipelines
CHAPTER 12 Load Testing, Horizontal Pod Autoscaling, and Cluster Autoscaling
CHAPTER 13 Deploying and Managing Kubernetes Applications with Helm
CHAPTER 14 Infrastructure as Code