Setup Guide
Setup Guide
Setup Guide
Setup Guide
Overview
This course describes how to implement real-time big data processing solutions using Microsoft Azure.
If you have never had an Azure subscription, you can create a 30-day free trial subscription, which
includes $200 of free credit in your local currency, which is comfortably enough to complete the labs in
this course. You will need to provide a valid credit card number for verification, but you will not be
charged for Azure services – for more information, see the frequently asked questions in the Azure sign-
up page.
If you have previously had a free trial subscription that has now expired, you will not be able to sign up
for a second free trial. In this case, you must sign up for a pay-as-you-go subscription. The lab
instructions in this course are designed to minimize the cost of the Azure resources required to complete
the hands-on exercises.
1. Browse to http://storageexplorer.com/ and follow the instructions to download and install the
latest version of Azure Storage Explorer for your operating system (Windows, Mac OSX, or
Linux).
Install Node.JS
You will use Node.JS to create client applications that send and receive messages to Azure event hubs and IoT
hubs.
1. Browse to https://nodejs.org/en/download/ and follow the instructions to download and install the
latest version of Node.js for your operating system (Windows, OSX, or Linux) and architecture (64-bit or
32-bit).