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ASP.NET Microservices

9 Courses
20 Hours
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Microservices are a design pattern in which applications are composed of small, independent modules that communicate with each other using well-defined contracts making it easier to develop, test, and deploy isolated parts of your application.

This path is designed for the .NET developer wanting to learn more about these small, modular, and independently deployable services taking their skills to the next level!

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Content in this path

Beginner

The courses in this beginning section have been designed to introduce the microservices architecture, terminology, and software development lifecycle including the planning and design process.

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Microservices: The Big Picture

  • by Antonio Goncalves
  • 1h 45m
  • Apr 11, 2025
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ASP.NET Core 3 Microservices: Getting Started

  • by Roland Guijt
  • 1h 21m
  • Jun 16, 2022
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Microservices Communication in ASP.NET Core 3

  • by Gill Cleeren
  • 3h 16m
  • Apr 20, 2022

Intermediate

Moving beyond the basics in this intermediate level where you will begin to implement data management strategies, securing microservices, versioning, and finally deploying microservices using Kubernetes and AKS.

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Implementing a Data Management Strategy for an ASP.NET Core Microservices Architecture

  • by Neil Morrissey
  • 1h 53m
  • Dec 11, 2020
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Securing Microservices in ASP.NET Core

  • by Kevin Dockx
  • 3h 37m
  • Nov 30, 2020
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Versioning and Evolving Microservices in ASP.NET Core 3

  • by Mark Heath
  • 1h 41m
  • Apr 21, 2022
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Deploying ASP.NET Core 3 Microservices Using Kubernetes and AKS

  • by Marcel de Vries
  • 2h 7m
  • Jun 08, 2022

Advanced

These advanced courses have been designed to take your understanding of microservices and learn about cross-cutting concerns and scalability.

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Implementing Cross-cutting Concerns for ASP.NET Core 3 Microservices

  • by Steve Gordon
  • 2h 8m
  • Jun 09, 2022
Course

Strategies for Microservice Scalability and Availability in ASP.NET Core

  • by Rag Dhiman
  • 1h 55m
  • Nov 25, 2020
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What You'll Learn
  • Microservices architecture
  • The software development lifecycle for microservices
  • Microservices elements
  • How ASP.NET Core can be used to create a microservices architecture
  • How to create a basic microservices-based architecture with ASP.NET Core
  • Client to Service architecture
  • How to deploy the .NET Core microservices to Kubernetes using AKS
  • Cross-cutting concerns when building .NET Core microservices
Prerequisites
  • C#
  • ASP.NET
Related topics
  • .NET
  • Microservices
  • ASP.NET
  • Kubernetes
  • AKS
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Antonio Goncalves
Antonio Goncalves
Antonio is a senior software architect living in Paris. He started working in IT in 1992. Initially focused in C and C++ development, he switched to Java in the late 1990s. Antonio's career has taken him to different countries and companies where he now works as an independent Java EE consultant. As a former BEA consultant, he has great expertise in application servers such as Weblogic, JBoss and GlassFish. He is particularly fond of Open Source and is a member of the OOSGTP (Open Source Get Tog...
Roland Guijt
Roland Guijt
Roland is a Microsoft MVP enjoying a constant curiosity around new techniques in software development. His focus is on all things .Net and browser technologies. As a long-time trainer, he led many courses on these topics and spoke about them at international conferences. He also travels around the globe to offer his self-developed workshops. The word that comes to mind when he thinks about software development is passion! Roland lives in The Netherlands with his wife and two boys.
Gill Cleeren
Gill Cleeren
Gill Cleeren is a Microsoft Regional Director, MVP and Pluralsight author. Gill is the CTO of Xebia Microsoft Services Belgium and focuses on web and mobile architecture. He's also a frequent speaker at many international conferences. Gill also founded Techorama, the biggest IT conference in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Neil Morrissey
Neil Morrissey
Neil has worked on everything from early mobile .NET compact framework apps to modern Azure based web apps during his years in IT. As a developer and architect, he has focused on .NET and JavaScript application development, security, and hosting across a variety of Microsoft platforms, including ASP.NET, SharePoint, and Dynamics CRM. Neil has several Microsoft Certifications, including MCPD, MCSA, and MCSD.
Kevin Dockx
Kevin Dockx
Kevin Dockx is a freelance solution architect, author & consultant, living in Antwerp (Belgium). He's been working in the IT sector for more than 20 years, and his main focus these days is backend (API) architecture & security for web and Azure cloud applications, using .NET. He regularly speak at (inter)national conferences, he's a Microsoft MVP and has been for more than 10 years, and he's a keen proponent of open-source software. In his free time, he enjoys a glass of wine, travelling an...
Mark Heath
Mark Heath
Mark Heath is a software developer based in Southampton, England, working for NICE Systems as a software architect creating cloud based digital evidence management systems for the criminal justice system. He is the creator of NAudio, an open source audio framework for .NET. He is passionate about continually improving his skills and training other developers, and in recent years has been particularly focused on the challenges of creating scalable and reliable Azure-deployed systems. In his spare...
Marcel de Vries
Marcel de Vries
Marcel is the co-founder and CTO of Xpirit, a high-end consulting firm based in Hilversum, Netherlands. Marcel co-founded Xpirit in 2014 as a spin off from Xebia Netherlands. Together with Xebia they help customers with Digital Transformation, Agile Consulting, and Full Stack development with both Microsoft and open source products. Marcel spends most of his time looking at how new emerging technologies, a shift in mindset, and a new way of work, can help organizations get software in production...
Steve Gordon
Steve Gordon
Steve Gordon is a Pluralsight author, Microsoft MVP and senior engineer based in the UK. He works for Elastic maintaining their .NET client libraries. Steve is passionate about community and all things .NET related, having worked with ASP.NET for over 17 years. Steve enjoys sharing his knowledge through his blog, in videos and by presenting talks at user groups and conferences. Steve is excited to be a part of the .NET community and founded .NET South East, a .NET Meetup group based in Brighton....
Rag Dhiman
Rag Dhiman
Software development consultant, specialising in software architecture, Agile development methodologies and using the cloud as your software development platform alongside your on-premise infrastructure.

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