Az-2003: Deploy Cloud-Native Apps Using Azure Container Apps

The AZ-2003: Deploy Cloud-Native Apps Using Azure Container Apps course teaches professionals how to deploy and manage cloud-native applications using Azure Container Apps. This 8-hour hands-on course covers container image building, Azure Container Registry, Container Apps environment configuration, scaling, continuous deployment, and security best practices for serverless container workloads. Esamatic srl, a Microsoft Learning Partner in Milan, delivers this course with Microsoft Certified Trainers.

• Applied Skills Credential: validates competency in deploying cloud-native apps with Azure Container Apps
• Azure Container Apps: serverless container platform for microservices, APIs, and event-driven applications
• Container Image Management: building, tagging, and pushing images to Azure Container Registry
• Scaling and Ingress: HTTP and event-driven scaling rules, ingress configuration, and traffic splitting
• Continuous Deployment: CI/CD integration with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps for automated deployments

Course Overview: AZ-2003 Cloud-Native Apps with Azure Container Apps

Azure Container Apps is a serverless container platform that enables developers to deploy microservices and containerized applications without managing infrastructure. Built on Kubernetes and Dapr, it provides automatic scaling, built-in service discovery, and event-driven processing. The AZ-2003 course provides practical experience deploying containerized workloads, configuring scaling rules, setting up continuous deployment, and implementing security for production container environments.

Learning Objectives

1. Build and deploy container images — create container images, push to Azure Container Registry, and deploy to Container Apps environments
2. Configure Container Apps environments — set up environments, configure ingress, and manage environment variables and secrets
3. Implement scaling and traffic management — configure HTTP and event-driven scaling rules, revision management, and traffic splitting
4. Set up continuous deployment — integrate CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps for automated container deployments

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for developers and IT professionals with existing containerization and Azure experience seeking to deploy and manage cloud-native applications on Azure’s serverless container platform.

Career Benefits

Cloud-native development is the dominant paradigm for modern application architecture. The AZ-2003 Applied Skills credential validates practical ability to deploy containerized applications on Azure Container Apps — a growing competency for cloud-native developers, platform engineers, and microservices architects.

Prerequisites

• Experience with containerization concepts and Docker
• Familiarity with Azure portal and resource management
• Basic understanding of microservices architecture
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and version control with Git

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the AZ-2003 Applied Skills credential?

The AZ-2003 is a Microsoft Applied Skills credential that validates hands-on ability to deploy cloud-native applications using Azure Container Apps. It is earned through a performance-based lab assessment.

What is the difference between Azure Container Apps and AKS?

Azure Container Apps is a serverless container platform that abstracts Kubernetes complexity, ideal for microservices and event-driven apps. AKS provides full Kubernetes control for complex orchestration needs. AZ-2003 focuses on the Container Apps approach.

Do I need Kubernetes knowledge for AZ-2003?

No direct Kubernetes experience is required. Azure Container Apps abstracts Kubernetes complexity. Basic containerization knowledge with Docker is the main prerequisite.

Does the AZ-2003 credential expire?

Microsoft Applied Skills credentials are valid for one year from the date earned and can be renewed through reassessment.