Containers package an app with everything it needs to run, so it behaves the same on your laptop as it does in Azure. This module covers the two main ways to run containers in Azure: on their own, and orchestrated at scale.
It starts with the simplest option, running a single container without managing any servers, then moves to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) — Microsoft's managed Kubernetes offering, where Azure runs the control plane for you and you bring the worker nodes, pods, and deployments. You'll see how a cluster is put together — nodes and node pools, networking between pods, and the security layers that control who and what can reach your cluster — and where AKS fits next to simpler options like Azure Container Instances.
Work through the lessons in order, then continue on to DevOps on Azure.
The containers chapter of John Savill's AZ-104 study cram: what a container is, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters and node pools, and where Azure App Service Plans fit alongside them.
TechWorld with Nana's full Kubernetes course: nodes, pods, and architecture, kubectl and Minikube, YAML configuration, Services and Ingress, Helm, persistent volumes, and StatefulSets — the Kubernetes fundamentals that AKS builds on, tied together with a hands-on demo project.