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Manage Messages in Azure Service Bus and Azure Queue Storage

In this hands-on lab, you will learn to manage messages using two Azure messaging services—Azure Service Bus and Azure Queue Storage. You will practice creating queues for both services using the Azure portal, and act as both a producer and consumer of messages. You'll create a Service Bus Queue, configure its properties (like message delivery and lock duration), and send and receive messages via a simple .NET console application built in Cloud Shell. Similarly, you'll create an Azure Storage Queue, and use another .NET application to send and receive messages, leveraging identity-based authentication. By the end, you'll clearly understand the key functionalities and differences between these two messaging services.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon May 21, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create an Azure Service Bus Queue

    • Create a queue in the existing Azure Service Bus namespace, ensure messages are only delivered once and are locked for a duration of 1 minute.
  2. Challenge

    Work with Messages in an Azure Service Bus Queue

    • Using cloud shell, create a new .NET console application
    • Add the Azure.Messaging.ServiceBus package.
    • Update Program.cs with the code from GitHub.
    • Replace the placeholder values <CONNECTION-STRING> and <QUEUE-NAME> in Program.cs.
    • Run the .NET application.
    • Use the options in the application to send and receive messages from the queue.
  3. Challenge

    Create an Azure Storage Account Queue

    • Create a queue in the existing Storage account.
  4. Challenge

    Work with Messages in an Azure Storage Account Queue

    • Using cloud shell, create a new .NET console application.
    • Add the following packages:
      • Azure.Storage.Queues
      • Azure.Identity
    • Replace Program.cs with the code from GitHub.
    • Replace the placeholder values <STORAGE-ACCOUNT-NAME> and <QUEUE-NAME> in Program.cs.
    • Run the .NET application.
    • Use the options in the application to send and receive messages from the queue.

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