Advanced Development, Deployment, and Cloud Integration

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This comprehensive course provides you with in-depth knowledge of advanced development, deployment, and cloud integration in ASP.NET Core applications. By the end of the course, you will be proficient in building scalable, maintainable applications and deploying them to different platforms such as IIS and Microsoft Azure. The course begins with a focus on advanced module development techniques. You will learn to design and implement a fully-featured Employee Leave Request module, incorporating data models, validation logic, and views for both employee and admin interfaces. You will also address real-world issues such as bug fixes, role-based authentication, and third-party tool integrations, ensuring a seamless experience for all users. Next, you will delve into advanced architecture concepts. This section covers project architecture layouts, the separation of concerns, and best practices in handling errors, logging, and migrations. By applying these advanced strategies, you’ll ensure that your applications are both scalable and maintainable. You'll also explore advanced UI concepts to improve the user experience, including custom layouts and design modifications. In the final sections, you will gain hands-on experience with deployment. You will learn how to deploy your applications to IIS for local setups, as well as to Microsoft Azure for cloud-based environments. The course concludes with a look ahead, empowering you to apply these development and deployment techniques in real-world ASP.NET Core projects. Basic programming knowledge and some familiarity with web development concepts, particularly in ASP.NET Core, are recommended. This course is designed for developers who already have prior ASP.NET Core experience and a solid understanding of software development principles, seeking to enhance their skills in building, deploying, and managing advanced web applications across platforms.