Programming & Software Development Courses and Resources

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Accelerate development with GitHub Copilot cloud agent

Learn how GitHub Copilot cloud agent automates routine tasks, manages pull requests, and supports your development workflow.

Github

intermediate

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Integrate backend services for AI solutions

Learn how to integrate backend services for AI solutions on Azure.

Azure Service Bus Azure Event Grid Azure Functions

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Leveling up code reviews and pull requests with GitHub Copilot

This module shows how GitHub Copilot supports code reviews with actionable suggestions, auto-fixes, and custom...

Github

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MS Learn

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Work with source control using Git in Visual Studio Code for Business Central

Explore how to work with local and remote Git repositories, including configuring Git and creating new repositories...

Dynamics 365 Dynamics Business Central

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MS Learn

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Design an MVVM viewmodel for .NET MAUI

Discover how the MVVM design pattern can help separate your business logic and user interface code. Learn about how...

Dotnet Maui Dotnet Vs

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MS Learn

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Microsoft Sustainability Manager Solution Architecture

This module describes the solution view, data model and process flow, and extensibility and integration for...

Industry Solutions Mscloud Sustainability

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MS Learn

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Transform development workflows with T-SQL in SQL Server 2025

Explore the new T-SQL enhancements in SQL Server 2025, including AI integration, pattern matching, JSON aggregation,...

Sql Server Azure Sql Database

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Develop a data API for Azure SQL Database

Learn how to create modern REST data API for Azure SQL Database. We'll delve into Data API Builder, a powerful...

Azure Sql Database Azure

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Back up and restore databases

Azure Azure Sql Database Sql Server

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Create and manage SQL Agent jobs

Azure Azure Sql Database Sql Server

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Automate database deployment

Azure Azure Sql Database Sql Server

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Explore performance-based database design

Azure Sql Database Sql Server

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Configure SQL Server resources for optimal performance

Azure Azure Sql Database Sql Server

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Configure databases for optimal performance

Azure Azure Sql Database Sql Server

intermediate

MS Learn

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Protect data in-transit and at rest

Azure Azure Sql Database Sql Server

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MS Learn

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Create a UI that uses data binding in .NET MAUI.

Create a UI with data binding. Your UI automatically updates based on the latest data, while the data updates in...

Dotnet Maui Dotnet Vs

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MS Learn

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Build a mobile and desktop app with Blazor Hybrid and .NET MAUI

Learn how to set up your development environment and build your first cross-platform hybrid app with Blazor, .NET...

Aspnet Core Blazor Dotnet Maui

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MS Learn

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Install and configure apps on a session host

MSIX app attach is a way to deliver MSIX applications to both physical and virtual machines. MSIX app attach is...

Azure Azure Virtual Desktop Azure Virtual Machines

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Design and implement intelligent search with SQL

Implement intelligent search capabilities in SQL Server and Azure SQL by combining traditional full-text search with...

Azure Azure Sql Database Sql Server

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Design and implement models and embeddings with SQL

Integrate AI models with Azure SQL Database using external models, the vector data type, and built-in AI functions....

Azure Azure Sql Database

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Optimize database performance

Optimize Azure SQL Database performance by choosing the right service tier and managing concurrency with isolation...

Azure Azure Sql Database Sql Server

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MS Learn

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Implement spec-driven development using the GitHub Spec Kit

Implement the spec-driven development methodology using GitHub Spec Kit and GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code....

Github Vs Code

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MS Learn

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Write advanced T-SQL code

Learn how to write advanced T-SQL code including CTEs, window functions, JSON functions, regular expressions, fuzzy...

Sql Server Azure Sql Database Azure Sql Managed Instance

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MS Learn

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Configure and use secret scanning in your GitHub repository

On completing this module, you'll understand how secret scanning works to configure and use it efficiently.

Github

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Manage sensitive data and security policies within GitHub

Familiarize yourself with GitHub's basic security tools, which prepare repositories for secure development and...

Github

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Configure code scanning on GitHub

This module introduces you to code scanning and its features. You'll learn how to implement code scanning using...

Github

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MS Learn

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Configure Dependabot security updates on your GitHub repo

Learn how to configure Dependabot security updates on your GitHub repo.

Github

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MS Learn

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Design and implement database objects with SQL

Learn how to design and implement database objects in SQL Server, Azure SQL, and SQL databases in Microsoft Fabric,...

Sql Server Azure Sql Database Azure Sql Managed Instance

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MS Learn

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Implement programmability objects with SQL

Learn how to implement views, stored procedures, functions, and triggers in SQL Server to encapsulate logic, improve...

Sql Server Azure Sql Database Azure Sql Managed Instance

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Build cross-platform multi-agent solutions using the Agent2Agent protocol in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Learn to integrate cross-platform agents into your Copilot Studio solution using the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol....

Microsoft Copilot Studio

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Take action in external systems using connector and REST API agent tools in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Configure Power Platform connectors and REST APIs as action tools on your Copilot Studio agents. Learn to add...

Power Platform Microsoft Copilot Studio

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MS Learn

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Accelerate Azure SQL tasks with Microsoft Copilot

Use Copilot in Azure SQL Database, GitHub Copilot in SSMS and VS Code, and GitHub Copilot for IaC to work faster as...

Azure Sql Database Azure Sql Managed Instance Sql Server

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MS Learn

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Build and query with Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Learn how to use Azure Database for PostgreSQL as a data foundation for AI applications, including schema design,...

Azure Database Postgresql

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MS Learn

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Build queries for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Learn how to connect to Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL, use the SDK to perform CRUD operations, and write SQL queries to...

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Implement vector search on Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Learn how to implement vector search capabilities in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL to build AI applications that perform...

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Optimize query performance for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Learn how to optimize query performance and reduce costs for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL workloads by configuring...

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Get started with the Dynamics 365 Sales mobile app

Learn about the Dynamics 365 Sales mobile app.

Dynamics 365 Dynamics Sales

intermediate

MS Learn

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Manage prompts for agents in Microsoft Foundry with GitHub

Learn how to manage prompts for agents in Microsoft Foundry using GitHub version control and collaboration features.

Azure Foundry Tools Github

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MS Learn

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Implement API backend security using Azure API Management

Implement security policies for backend API protection using Azure API Management. Configure subscription key...

Azure Azure Api Management Azure Openai

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Ingest data into Unity Catalog

Learn how to ingest data from diverse sources into Unity Catalog tables in Azure Databricks using managed...

Azure Databricks

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Create and organize objects in Unity Catalog

Learn how to create and organize catalogs, schemas, tables, views, and volumes in Unity Catalog to build a...

Azure Databricks

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Cleanse, transform, and load data into Unity Catalog

Learn how to cleanse, transform, and load data into Unity Catalog tables in Azure Databricks by profiling data,...

Azure Databricks

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Govern Unity Catalog objects

Learn how to govern data and AI assets in Azure Databricks using Unity Catalog, including access control, data...

Azure Databricks

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Secure Unity Catalog objects

Learn how to implement comprehensive security for Unity Catalog objects in Azure Databricks, including access...

Azure Databricks

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MS Learn

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Develop AI agents with Microsoft Foundry and Visual Studio Code

Learn how to build, test, and deploy AI agents using Microsoft Foundry Agent Service through both the Azure portal...

Microsoft Foundry Foundry Agent Service

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Designing Agent Architecture and SDLC Integration

Illustration showing how agentic systems use GitHub workflows such as branches, pull requests, checks, and...

Github

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MS Learn

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Foundations of Agentic AI in GitHub

Explore how agentic AI changes the developer role from only writing code to guiding, reviewing, and validating...

Github

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MS Learn

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Transform data using T-SQL in Microsoft Fabric

Use T-SQL in Microsoft Fabric warehouses to transform and query data, create reusable views and stored procedures,...

Fabric

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MS Learn

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Advanced testing with pytest

Take advantage of the advanced features of pytest, a popular test framework used to write and run tests in Python.

Vs Code

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MS Learn

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Extend APIs using Dynamics 365 Project Operations

Discover standard APIs in Dynamics 365 Project Operations for extending capabilities and automating business processes.

Dynamics Project Operations Dynamics 365

intermediate

MS Learn

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Migrating Cassandra and MongoDB workloads to Cosmos DB

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Configure and migrate to Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Azure Database for PostgreSQL is a Platform as a Service database service in the Microsoft cloud. It bases itself on...

Azure Database Postgresql

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Tune queries in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Relational databases store many different types of data for many different types of applications. Some databases...

Azure Database Postgresql

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MS Learn

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Migrate on-premises MongoDB databases to Cosmos DB

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Migrate Cassandra workloads to Cosmos DB

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Understand concurrency in PostgreSQL

Azure Database for PostgreSQL is a multi-user relational database solution. The ability to support many concurrent...

Azure Database Postgresql

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Explore PostgreSQL architecture

PostgreSQL is an open-source relational database system that is now available as a service in Azure. In this module,...

Azure Database Postgresql

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Use system catalogs and system views in PostgreSQL

Relational databases can store vast quantities of data, but they also need to hold information about the structure...

Azure Database Postgresql

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Understand PostgreSQL query processing

The Azure Database for PostgreSQL server receives SQL queries and returns the relevant results. Each SQL query goes...

Azure Database Postgresql

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MS Learn

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Understand client-server communication in PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is a client-server system, which allows many clients to connect to a central server. In this module you...

Azure Database Postgresql

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Develop PostgreSQL solutions in Visual Studio Code with the PostgreSQL extension and GitHub Copilot

Learn how GitHub Copilot and the PostgreSQL extension improve SQL development workflows in Visual Studio Code.

Azure Azure Database Postgresql

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MS Learn

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Connect IoT data to mixed reality with Azure Digital Twins and Unity

Stream simulated operational telemetry data from physical assets to Azure Digital Twins and visualize data in Unity...

Azure Azure Cloud Services Foundry Tools

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MS Learn

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Migrate to vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

Migrate to vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Implement vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB

Implement vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB.

Azure Cosmos Db

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Build your own AI copilot with vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB and Azure OpenAI

Build your own AI copilot with vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB and Azure OpenAI.

Azure Cosmos Db Azure Openai

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Manage a vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB cluster

Manage a vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB cluster.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Implement AI capabilities in database solutions

Learn to design intelligent search, work with models and embeddings, and build Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)...

Azure Sql Database Sql Server Foundry Tools

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MS Learn

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Protect compute, storage, and databases

Azure Azure App Service Azure Blob Storage

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MS Learn

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Design and develop database solutions

Learn to design and implement database objects, programmability objects, advanced T-SQL code, and AI-assisted tools...

Sql Server Azure Sql Database Azure Sql Managed Instance

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MS Learn

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GitHub Enterprise Server fundamentals for developers

Overview of collaboration on GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES), focusing on governance, branch policies, and pull...

Github

intermediate

MS Learn

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Understand ASP.NET Core fundamentals

Learn the fundamentals of building web applications with ASP.NET Core. This learning path teaches the basics...

Dotnet Aspnet Core Vs

intermediate

MS Learn

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Develop AI solutions with Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Learn how to develop AI solutions using Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL, including vector search and query optimization...

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Explore and analyze data with Python

Data exploration and analysis is at the core of data science. Data scientists require skills in programming...

Azure

intermediate

MS Learn

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Create queries for Microsoft Sentinel using Kusto Query Language (KQL)

Azure Microsoft Sentinel

intermediate

MS Learn

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Build enterprise AI agents with Java and Spring

Learn how to build and deploy an AI-powered Java application and AI agents using Spring AI, Azure OpenAI, and Azure...

Azure Azure Openai Azure Container Apps

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MS Learn

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Introduction to Copilot Spaces

Learn how to use GitHub Copilot Spaces to get context-aware, reliable answers, configure custom instructions, and...

Github

intermediate

MS Learn

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Introduction to GitHub's products

Overview of GitHub's products, plans, associated features, and billing.

Github

intermediate

MS Learn

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Procedures and functions in PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL supports stored procedures and functions to make SQL queries reusable. In this module, you learn how to...

Azure Database Postgresql

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MS Learn

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Generate text and conversations with .NET and Azure OpenAI Completions

Learn how to use the .NET SDK with the Azure OpenAI service to have your applications carry on conversations with...

Azure Dotnet

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MS Learn

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Use pages, routing, and layouts to improve Blazor navigation

Learn how to optimize your app's navigation, use parameters from the URL, and create reusable layouts in a Blazor web app.

Blazor Aspnet

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MS Learn

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Interact with data in Blazor web apps

Learn how to create a graphical user interface in a Blazor web app by creating and assembling Blazor components....

Blazor Aspnet

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MS Learn

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Improve how forms and validation work in Blazor web apps

Learn how to use DOM events, forms, and validation in a Blazor app

Blazor Aspnet

intermediate

MS Learn

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Validate your Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect skills

Power Platform

intermediate

MS Learn

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Implement observability in a cloud-native .NET 8 application with OpenTelemetry

Learn about observability and how to implement it in a cloud-native application. Use OpenTelemetry packages to...

Aspnet Core Dotnet Azure

intermediate

MS Learn

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Explore Microsoft Dev Box deployment guidelines and best practices

This module describes the details and the best practices for deploying Microsoft Dev Box in your organization.

Azure

intermediate

MS Learn

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Explore Microsoft Dev Box and improve developer productivity

This learning path provides a comprehensive introduction to Microsoft Dev Box, covering core service fundamentals,...

Azure

intermediate

MS Learn

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Customize an indexing policy in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Tune the indexing policy based on your SQL queries in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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GitHub fundamentals - Administration basics and product features Part 1 of 2

In this learning path, learn the basics of GitHub administration and discover the products that GitHub offers. This...

Github

intermediate

MS Learn

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GitHub fundamentals - Administration basics and product features Part 2 of 2

In this learning path, learn the basics of GitHub administration and discover the products that GitHub offers. This...

Github

intermediate

MS Learn

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GitHub administration for enterprise support and adoption

Learn how GitHub Enterprise can make your administrative duties easier.

Github

intermediate

MS Learn

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Authenticate and authorize user identities on GitHub

Learn how to manage the authentication and authorization of user identities on GitHub.

Github

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MS Learn

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Build reusable components with Blazor

Learn how to use Razor class libraries to package and deploy components with Blazor.

Blazor Dotnet Aspnet Core

intermediate

MS Learn

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Introduction to GitHub administration

Understand the security and control measures available to GitHub administrators within an organization or enterprise.

Github

intermediate

MS Learn

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Design and implement a replication strategy for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Get started with Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Create server-side programming constructs in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Manage an Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL solution using DevOps practices

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Implement a data modeling and partitioning strategy for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Optimize query and operation performance in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Integrate Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL with Azure services

Azure Cosmos Db Azure Cognitive Search

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MS Learn

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Plan and implement Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Define and implement an indexing strategy for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Monitor and troubleshoot an Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL solution

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Connect to Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL with the SDK

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Access and manage data with the Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL SDKs

Azure Cosmos Db

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Monitor responses and events in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

We will learn to use a rich set of REST response codes returned by Azure Cosmos DB request to help you analyze...

Azure Cosmos Db

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Implement Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL point operations

Write code to create, read, update, and delete items in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Measure performance in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

We learn to use Azure Monitor to create and analyze monitoring data for Azure Cosmos DB.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Search Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL data with Azure Cognitive Search

Index Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL data with Azure Cognitive Search.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Use the Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL SDK

Learn about the Azure Cosmos DB libraries, and then download the libraries to use in a .NET, Python, or JavaScript...

Azure Cosmos Db

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Consume an Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL change feed using the SDK

Process change feed events using the change feed processor in the Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL .NET SDK.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Try Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Implement integrated cache in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Use consistency models in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Configure consistency on a sliding scale for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Customize indexes in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Query the Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Author queries for Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL using the SQL query language.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Move data into and out of Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Migrate data into and out of Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL using Azure services and open-source solutions.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Build multi-item transactions with the Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Author stored procedures using JavaScript in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Configure Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Select between the various throughput offerings in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL.

Azure Cosmos Db

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MS Learn

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Process bulk data in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL

Perform bulk operations on Azure Cosmos DB in bulk from code using the SDK.

Azure Cosmos Db

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