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Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles
4.71,590 ratingsMobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change
Overview
Learn to build, deploy, and secure Node.js APIs in the cloud. Gain hands-on experience with Express.js, serverless functions, managed databases, observability tooling, and API governance across Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure API Management.
What you'll learn
- Structure a Node.js API for automated cloud deployment
- Provision infrastructure and deploy to platform services
- Evaluate CI/CD pipelines versus rapid deployment methods
- Build event-driven serverless functions with triggers and bindings
- Connect APIs to relational and NoSQL databases securely
- Implement passwordless authentication with managed identity
- Diagnose application issues with telemetry and log streaming
- Govern API access with OpenAPI specs and gateway policies
Skills you'll practise
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
- A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
- From Microsoft, a well-regarded name.
- Self-paced: start any time.
Disadvantages
- Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
- Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
- Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
- Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.
Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank.
Free to audit
- Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
- Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate: $105). Audit access may end after the course closes.
Before you start
Foundational Node.js and Express.js experience Basic Git and GitHub proficiency
Microsoft is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (86/100).
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