Download or read book Getting Started with Azure Serverless Computing Using Node js written by Omkar Dusane and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the rise of cloud deployment, Microsoft provides a solution to easily run small pieces of code in the cloud with Azure Functions. Azure Functions provides great solutions for processing data, integrating systems, and building simple APIs and most importantly, systems with performance as good as micro-services architecture. The video starts with intermediate-level understanding of serverless computing along with use cases on the benefits and key features of Azure Functions. Then we delve into the core aspects of Azure Functions such as its offerings, the runtime, how to write Azure functions, and how to monitor and troubleshoot them. Later, this tutorial provides practical recipes on how to access these functions(triggers). We provide hands-on steps and tutorials based on real-world serverless use cases to guide you through configuring and setting up your serverless codebase with ease. Finally, we'll teach you how to manage Azure functions and compliance to your serverless code."--Resource description page.

Download or read book Serverless App Development with Node js and Azure Functions written by Eman Hassan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Serverless computing is a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider dynamically manages the allocation of machine resources. Azure Functions are Microsoft's answer to Serverless computing, and help you run code easily in the cloud; you can write code and not worry about the infrastructure required to run it. This course will show you how to build a serverless app with Node.js and Azure Functions. Using Functions, you will easily build the apps you need using simple, serverless functions that scale to meet demand. Build an ecommerce application from creation to deployment and practice saving data to Azure Cosmos DB, which prompts Azure Functions output and input integration. You will see how to integrate Azure functions with SendGrid and process notification emails and also see how to integrate Stripe JS payment portal to our application. Finally you will handle continuous deployment using Azure App Services. By the end of the course, you will have built your own serverless application with Node.js and Azure Functions using simple, serverless functions that scale to meet demand."--Resource description page.

Download or read book Beginning Serverless Computing written by Maddie Stigler and published by Apress. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the basics of serverless computing and how to develop event-driven architectures with the three major cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. This hands-on guide dives into the foundations of serverless computing, its use cases, and how to apply it using developer tools such as Node.js, Visual Studio Code, Postman, and Serverless Framework. You will apply the fundamentals of serverless technology from the ground up, and come away with a greater understanding of its power and how to make it work for you. This book teaches you how to quickly and securely develop applications without the hassle of configuring and maintaining infrastructure. You will learn how to harness serverless technology to rapidly reduce production time and minimize your costs, while still having the freedom to customize your code, without hindering functionality. Upon completion, you will have the knowledge and resources to build your own serverless application hosted in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and will have experienced the benefits of event-driven technology for yourself. What You'll Learn Gain a deeper understanding of serverless computing and when to use it Use development tools such as Node.js, Postman, and VS code to quickly set up your serverless development environment and produce applications Apply triggers to your serverless functions that best suit the architecture for the problem the functions are solving Begin building applications across cloud providers that utilize the power of serverless technology Understand best development practices with serverless computing to maintain scalable and practical solutions Code with an agnostic approach to cloud providers to minimize provider dependency Who This Book Is For Any developer looking to expand current knowledge of serverless computing, its applications, and how to architect serverless solutions, or someone just beginning in these areas

Download or read book Getting Started with Azure Functions written by Paul Oliver and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With Azure Functions, you can easily run small pieces of code in the cloud without worrying about a whole application or the infrastructure to run it. Azure Functions, can be used with triggers to execute your code and bindings to simplify the input and output of your code. This tutorial starts with the basics of Azure Functions and then shows you how to create functions such as WebHooks, Azure Connected, and event processing. Moving ahead, the video demonstrates how to develop, manage, deploy, and monitor your Azure functions in almost any language such as C#, F#, Node.js, Python, PHP, as well as scripting options such as Bash, Batch, and PowerShell. Next, you'll see how to scale your functions and use them to process data, integrate systems, and build simple APIs and microservices. Finally, we'll cover some diagnostic techniques with Azure App Services and the best practices of working with Azure Functions. By the end of this tutorial, you will be well-versed with the techniques of scaling your Azure Functions and making the most of the serverless architecture."--Resource description page.

Download or read book Serverless computing in Azure with NET written by Sasha Rosenbaum and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harness the power of the Cloud, leveraging the speed and scale of Azure Serverless computing About This Book Take advantage of the agility, scale, and cost-effectiveness of the cloud using Azure Serverless compute Build scalable, reliable, and cost-effecient applications with Serverless architecture and .NET Learn to use Azure functions to their fullest potential in .NET Who This Book Is For This book is for .NET developers who would like to learn about serverless architecture. Basic C# programming knowledge is assumed. What You Will Learn Understand the best practices of Serverless architecture Learn how how to deploy a Text Sentiment Evaluation application in an Azure Serverless environment Implement security, identity, and access control Take advantage of the speed of deployment in the cloud Configure application health monitoring, logging, and alerts Design your application to ensure cost effectiveness, high availability, and scale In Detail Serverless architecture allows you to build and run applications and services without having to manage the infrastructure. Many companies have started adopting serverless architecture for their applications to save cost and improve scalability. This book will be your companion in designing Serverless architecture for your applications using the .NET runtime, with Microsoft Azure as the cloud service provider. You will begin by understanding the concepts of Serverless architecture, its advantages and disadvantages. You will then set up the Azure environment and build a basic application using a sample text sentiment evaluation function. From here, you will be shown how to run services in a Serverless environment. We will cover the integration with other Azure and 3rd party services such as Azure Service Bus, as well as configuring dependencies on NuGet libraries, among other topics. After this, you will learn about debugging and testing your Azure functions, and then automating deployment from source control. Securing your application and monitoring its health will follow from there, and then in the final part of the book, you will learn how to Design for High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Scale, as well as how to take advantage of the cloud pay-as-you-go model to design cost-effective services. We will finish off with explaining how azure functions scale up against AWS Lambda, Azure Web Jobs, and Azure Batch compare to other types of compute-on-demand services. Whether you've been working with Azure for a while, or you're just getting started, by the end of the book you will have all the information you need to set up and deploy applications to the Azure Serverless Computing environment. Style and approach This step-by-step guide shows you the concepts and features of Serverless architecture in Azure with .NET.

Download or read book Hands On Serverless Computing written by Kuldeep Chowhan and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deploy functions efficiently using different cloud-based serverless offerings Key Features Understand the concept of Function-as-a-Service Implement Serverless solutions using AWS Lambda, Azure Functions and Google Cloud Functions Practical approach towards choosing the best tool for your serverless environment Book Description Serverless applications and architectures are gaining momentum and are increasingly being used by companies of all sizes. Serverless software takes care of many problems that developers face when running systems and servers, such as fault tolerance, centralized logging, horizontal scalability, and deployments. You will learn how to harness serverless technology to rapidly reduce production time and minimize your costs, while still having the freedom to customize your code, without hindering functionality. Upon finishing the book, you will have the knowledge and resources to build your own serverless application hosted in AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, and will have experienced the benefits of event-driven technology for yourself. This hands-on guide dives into the basis of serverless architectures and how to build them using Node.js as a programming language, Visual Studio Code for code editing, and Postman for quickly and securely developing applications without the hassle of configuring and maintaining infrastructure on three public cloud platforms. What you will learn Understand the benefts of serverless computing and know when to use it Develop serverless applications on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Get to grips with Function as a Service (FaaS) Apply triggers to serverless functions Build event-driven apps using serverless frameworks Use the Node.js programming language to build serverless apps Use code editors, such as Visual Studio Code, as development environments Master the best development practices for creating scalable and practical solutions Who this book is for This book is targeted towards developers, system administrators or any stakeholder working in the Serverless environment and want to understand how functions work. Basic idea of serverless architecture can be an added advantage

Download or read book Beginning Azure Functions written by Rahul Sawhney and published by Apress. This book was released on 2019-06-08 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create highly scalable apps and monitor Azure functions in production using Azure Functions 2.0. This book takes you through durable functions for statefulness and covers not only the basics, but also how to create bindings in durable functions. It is a deep dive into the Azure Functions serverless API and will guide you through the process of converting monolithic applications to use Azure functions. The author starts by giving an overview of serverless architecture and Azure functions along with Azure App Services. You will then learn to create basic Azure functions using the Azure portal and Visual Studio. Next, you will create a serverless API using Azure Functions and migrate an existing application to Azure Functions. Finally, you will deploy an Azure function and monitor it in production. Here you will deploy the Azure function using ARM templates and secure and configure CORS for Azure functions. After reading this book, you will be able to understand Azure functions and create them using the Azure portal and Visual Studio. What You Will Learn Understand and use triggers and bindings in an Azure function Create a serverless API using Azure Functions and OpenAPI Deploy an Azure function and monitor it in production Understand durable Azure functions, including scalability, disaster recovery, and geo-distribution Who This Book Is ForDevelopers who want to get started with Azure Functions. DevOps will also find value in the guidance for deploying and monitoring functions.

Download or read book Continuous Integration Delivery and Deployment written by Sander Rossel and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting started with the processes and the tools to continuously deliver high-quality software About This Book Incorporate popular development practices to prevent messy code Automate your build, integration, release, and deployment processes with Jenkins, Git, and Gulp?and learn how continuous integration (CI) can save you time and money Gain an end-to-end overview of Continuous Integration using different languages (JavaScript and C#) and tools (Gulp and Jenkins) Who This Book Is For This book is for developers who want to understand and implement Continuous Integration and Delivery in their daily work. A basic knowledge of at least JavaScript and HTML/CSS is required. Knowing C# and SQL will come in handy. Most programmers who have programmed in a (compiled) C-like language will be able to follow along. What You Will Learn Get to know all the aspects of Continuous Integration, Deployment, and Delivery Find out how Git can be used in a CI environment Set up browser tests using Karma and Selenium and unit tests using Jasmine Use Node.js, npm, and Gulp to automate tasks such as linting, testing, and minification Explore different Jenkins jobs to integrate with Node.js and C# projects Perform Continuous Delivery and Deployment using Jenkins Test and deliver a web API In Detail The challenge faced by many teams while implementing Continuous Deployment is that it requires the use of many tools and processes that all work together. Learning and implementing all these tools (correctly) takes a lot of time and effort, leading people to wonder whether it's really worth it. This book sets up a project to show you the different steps, processes, and tools in Continuous Deployment and the actual problems they solve. We start by introducing Continuous Integration (CI), deployment, and delivery as well as providing an overview of the tools used in CI. You'll then create a web app and see how Git can be used in a CI environment. Moving on, you'll explore unit testing using Jasmine and browser testing using Karma and Selenium for your app. You'll also find out how to automate tasks using Gulp and Jenkins. Next, you'll get acquainted with database integration for different platforms, such as MongoDB and PostgreSQL. Finally, you'll set up different Jenkins jobs to integrate with Node.js and C# projects, and Jenkins pipelines to make branching easier. By the end of the book, you'll have implemented Continuous Delivery and deployment from scratch. Style and approach This practical book takes a step-by-step approach to explaining all the concepts of Continuous Integration and delivery, and how it can help you deliver a high-quality product.

Download or read book Serverless Computing Using Azure Functions written by Varun Kumar and published by BPB Publications. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete end-to-end guide to implement Azure Functions and serverless orchestration with the help of various use cases. KEY FEATURES ● Step-by-step guide along with code snippets and screenshots to master the topics. ● Easy handbook to brush up the fundamental concepts and advanced topics of Serverless computing. ● Includes real use-cases and numerous scenarios on creating Azure functions, its security, deployment, and troubleshooting them. ● Understand how to monitor, troubleshoot, and perform advanced level diagnostics on Azure functions. DESCRIPTION Serverless is the current ongoing trend in the cloud industry that allows you to focus on code without worrying about the underlying infrastructure and helps in cost optimizations by providing pay for what you use. This book provides a practical mentoring with a step-by-step guide on how to create and work on Azure functions. You will be benefited with various use cases, illustrations, and visual representation to address complex problems around serverless computing. The book will help you to integrate Azure functions with other Azure services, seamlessly, without the need of writing much code. The book brings exclusive coverage on managing the deployment and security of the Azure functions. You will learn how to use different methods to monitor the Azure functions and how to perform correct diagnostics and troubleshooting without the use of any third-party integrations. Towards the end of this book, you also learn to create rich dashboards and visualizations using Power BI to monitor and run analytics on Azure functions. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Learn to easily create Azure functions using multiple tools and options. ● Learn to use triggers and bindings for integrating Azure functions with other Azure services. ● Get to know how to orchestrate the serverless workflow using Azure Durable functions. ● Learn to practice security mechanisms to secure Azure functions in the production environment. ● Learn to build CD pipelines for deploying Azure functions using DevOps tools. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is for developers, DevOps engineers, technical specialists, architects and consultants at all levels, who want to build and deploy serverless applications with Azure functions. Some prior experience with C# (for developers) and fundamental Microsoft Azure services will help you to make the most of this book. However, the book is intended for each type of cloud-specific role. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Overview of Azure and Serverless Computing 2. Introduction to Azure Functions 3. Creating Your First Function 4. Azure Functions Triggers and Bindings 5. Durable Functions and Orchestration 6. Configuring Security for Azure Functions Security 7. Continuous Deployment for Azure Functions 8. Troubleshooting and Monitoring Azure Functions

Download or read book Mastering Azure Serverless Computing written by Lorenzo Barbieri and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become an expert in implementing Azure Functions to work seamlessly with your serverless applications Key FeaturesDevelop scalable, robust multi-tier apps without worrying about infrastructure needsDeploy and manage cost-effective and highly available serverless apps using Azure FunctionsAccelerate enterprise-level application development by seamlessly integrating different cloud services with Azure FunctionsBook Description Application development has evolved from traditional monolithic app development to using serverless options and microservices. This book is designed to guide you through using Microsoft's Azure Functions to process data, integrate systems, and build simple APIs and microservices. You will discover how to apply serverless computing to speed up deployment and reduce downtime. You'll also explore Azure Functions, including its core functionalities and essential tools, along with understanding how to debug and even customize Azure Functions. In addition to this, the book will take you through how you can effectively implement DevOps and automation in your working environment. Toward the concluding chapters, you'll cover some quick tips, troubleshooting techniques, and real-world serverless use cases that will help you make the most of serverless computing. By the end of this book, you will have gained the skills you need to develop and deliver cost-effective Azure serverless solutions. What you will learnCreate and deploy advanced Azure FunctionsLearn to extend the runtime of Azure FunctionsOrchestrate your logic through code or a visual workflowAdd caching, security, routing, and filtering to your APIsUse serverless technologies in real-world scenariosUnderstand how to apply DevOps and automation to your working environmentWho this book is for This book is designed for cloud administrators, architects, and developers interested in building scalable systems and deploying serverless applications with Azure Functions. Prior knowledge of core Microsoft Azure services and Azure Functions is necessary to understand the topics covered in this book.

Download or read book Integrating Serverless Architecture written by Rami Vemula and published by Apress. This book was released on 2019-05-27 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design, develop, build, and deliver an end-to-end serverless architecture by leveraging Azure services, frameworks, and tools. This book offers a holistic approach, guiding you through the design and development of a Twitter Bot application, while leveraging Azure Functions. Integrating Serverless Architecture begins with an overview of serverless computing and getting started with Azure Functions. Here, you will create a Twitter bot function which scans Twitter for the latest tweets and makes use of dependency injection. Further, you will learn about Azure Cosmos DB where you will cover its change feed mechanism and the repository pattern. You will create a Cosmos DB trigger-based tweet notifier function, which will broadcast the latest tweets to connected clients. You will explore the basics of Azure Service Bus and create a tweet scheduler function, which will prioritize different keywords for the Twitter bot function. Along the way, you will debug, deliver, and test the functions in the Azure environment. This book shows you how to secure your Azure Function secrets with the help of Azure Key Vault. To further your understanding of the technology, you will learn logging and exception handling in Azure Functions. Later in the book, you will build a Twitter bot web application by using ASP.NET Core and Materialize CSS, which will interact with several HTTP-based Azure Functions. The Twitter bot web application allows users to log in through the Twitter Identity Provider, subscribe to different keywords/hashtags, and browse the latest tweets based on subscriptions. You will get started with SignalR Service and integrate it with Azure Functions and web applications. Towards the end you will go through app service authentication on Azure Functions and discover how to configure continuous integration and delivery to Azure Functions. After reading this book, you will be able to understand the steps involved in design, development, and delivery of a workflow using Azure Functions. What You Will Learn Design and develop a Twitter bot application using Azure Functions with Azure Web App Service as the front end Leverage Azure Cosmos DB as data storage and trigger notifications using its change feed mechanism Store and retrieve secrets from Azure Key Vault Integrate Azure Functions with Azure SignalR Service to broadcast real-time messages Secure Azure Functions by enabling Twitter identity authentication using built-in App Service authentication Build a continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline for Azure Functions using Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) Who This Book Is For Developers, software engineers, and architects who design and manage infrastructures and build applications by leveraging Microsoft cloud services.

Download or read book Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook written by Praveen Kumar Sreeram and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 50 recipes to help you build applications hosted on Serverless architecture using Azure Functions. About This Book Enhance Azure Functions with continuous deployment using Visual Studio Team Services Learn to deploy and manage cost-effective and highly available serverless applications using Azure Functions This recipe-based guide will teach you to build a robust serverless environment Who This Book Is For If you are a Cloud administrator, architect, or developer who wants to build scalable systems and deploy serverless applications with Azure functions, then this book is for you. Prior knowledge and hands-on experience with core services of Microsoft Azure is required. What You Will Learn Develop different event-based handlers supported by serverless architecture supported by Microsoft Cloud Platform – Azure Integrate Azure Functions with different Azure Services to develop Enterprise-level applications Get to know the best practices in organizing and refactoring the code within the Azure functions Test, troubleshoot, and monitor the Azure functions to deliver high-quality, reliable, and robust cloud-centric applications Automate mundane tasks at various levels right from development to deployment and maintenance Learn how to develop statefulserverless applications and also self-healing jobs using DurableFunctions In Detail Microsoft provides a solution to easily run small segment of code in the Cloud with Azure Functions. Azure Functions provides solutions for processing data, integrating systems, and building simple APIs and microservices. The book starts with intermediate-level recipes on serverless computing along with some use cases on benefits and key features of Azure Functions. Then, we'll deep dive into the core aspects of Azure Functions such as the services it provides, how you can develop and write Azure functions, and how to monitor and troubleshoot them. Moving on, you'll get practical recipes on integrating DevOps with Azure functions, and providing continuous integration and continous deployment with Visual Studio Team Services. It also provides hands-on steps and tutorials based on real-world serverless use cases, to guide you through configuring and setting up your serverless environments with ease. Finally, you'll see how to manage Azure functions, providing enterprise-level security and compliance to your serverless code architecture. By the end of this book, you will have all the skills required to work with serverless code architecture, providing continuous delivery to your users. Style and approach This recipe-based guide explains the different features of Azure Function by taking a real-world application related to a specific domain. You will learn how to implement automation and DevOps and discover industry best practices to develop applications hosted on serverless architecture using Azure functions.

Download or read book Practical Azure Functions written by Agus Kurniawan and published by Apress. This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start developing Azure Functions and building simple solutions for serverless computing without worrying about infrastructure. With the increased need for deploying serverless computing, Azure Functions integrates with other Azure resources. This book is a quick reference and consists of a practical and problem-driven approach with the latest technology. Guided by step-by-step explanations and sample projects, you'll set up, build, and deploy Azure Functions to get the most out of this compute-on-demand service. After a foundational introduction to Azure Functions you'll prepare a development environment to serve and process an IoT Telemetry system, create Microservices, and monitor Azure Functions services to get application insights. What You’ll LearnReview the Interaction between Azure Functions and Azure data services Apply Azure Functions in web applications and build interaction systems for mobile applications Develop a serverless micro-service Serve and process IoT Telemetry systemsMonitor Azure Functions services and get application insights Who This Book Is For Developers, students, professionals and anyone interested in Azure Function technology and the Azure platform.

Download or read book Building Intelligent Cloud Applications written by John Biggs and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serverless computing is radically changing the way we build and deploy applications. With cloud providers running servers and managing machine resources, companies now can focus solely on the application’s business logic and functionality. This hands-on book shows experienced programmers how to build and deploy scalable machine learning and deep learning models using serverless architectures with Microsoft Azure. You’ll learn step-by-step how to code machine learning into your projects using Python and pre-trained models that include tools such as image recognition, speech recognition, and classification. You’ll also examine issues around deployment and continuous delivery including scaling, security, and monitoring. This book is divided into four parts: Cloud-based development: learn the basics of serverless computing with machine learning, functions as a service (FaaS), and the use of APIs Adding intelligence: create serverless applications using Azure Functions; learn how to use pre-built machine-learning and deep-learning models Deployment and continuous delivery: get up to speed with Azure Kubernetes Service, as well as Azure Security Center, and Azure Monitoring Application examples: deliver data at the edge, build conversational interfaces, and use convolutional neural networks for image classification

Download or read book Building Serverless Node js Apps on AWS written by Eidan James Rosado and published by Viratec Interactive LLC. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are varying ways one can pursue starting a new or converting an existing project to a Serverless architecture. One of the many arguments heard is that developers typically don't know where to begin. This book is intended for those seeking to leverage the Serverless Framework with a project written in Node.js. Expanding on the AWS Serverless App tutorial series, this book provides a step-by-step guide for building Node.js Serverless projects on AWS. It aims to solve one of the more predominant causes of delaying the transition to Serverless by providing engineers with an outline of where to begin on their Serverless journey. Example projects are provided to demonstrate several avenues that can be taken as well as some housekeeping items like formatting and building the continuous integration and delivery pipeline. Readers also get end-of-chapter quizzes, cheat sheets, and access to the full source code from the examples in this book.

Download or read book Beginning Serverless Architectures with Microsoft Azure written by Daniel Bass and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migrating your application to a cloud-based serverless architecture doesn’t have to be difficult. Reduce complexity and minimize the time you spend administering servers or worrying about availability with this comprehensive guide to serverless applications on Azure. Key Features Provides information on integration of Azure products Plan and implement your own serverless backend to meet tried-and-true development standards Includes step-by-step instructions to help you navigate advanced concepts and application integrations Book Description Many businesses are rapidly adopting a microservices-first approach to development, driven by the availability of new commercial services like Azure Functions and AWS Lambda. In this book, we’ll show you how to quickly get up and running with your own serverless development on Microsoft Azure. We start by working through a single function, and work towards integration with other Azure services like App Insights and Cosmos DB to handle common user requirements like analytics and highly performant distributed storage. We finish up by providing you with the context you need to get started on a larger project of your own choosing, leaving you equipped with everything you need to migrate to a cloud-first serverless solution. What you will learn Identify the key advantages and disadvantages of serverless development Build a fully-functioning serverless application and utilize a wide variety of Azure services Create, deploy, and manage your own Azure Functions in the cloud Implement core design principles for writing effective serverless code Who this book is for This book is ideal for back-end developers or engineers who want a quick hands-on introduction to developing serverless applications within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Download or read book Learning Azure Functions written by Manisha Yadav and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embracing the cloud—a Serverless architecture to solve problems at scale About This Book Learn to develop, manage, deploy, and monitor Azure functions in any language. Make the most out of Azure functions to build scalable systems. A step-by-step guide that will help you eliminate the pain points of implementing a serverless architecture. Who This Book Is For This book aims at IT architects and developers who want to build scalable systems and deploy serverless applications with Azure functions. No prior knowledge of Azure functions is necessary. What You Will Learn Understand the folder structure of a function and the purposes of the files Deploy a function and test it Explore the common triggers that are used to activate a function Discover how bindings can be used to output the results of a function Build a dll that has functionality that can be leveraged by a function Chain functions to allow the invocation of one function from another Understand how to monitor the health of your functions In Detail Functions help you easily run small pieces of code in cloud with Azure functions without worrying about a whole application or the infrastructure to run it. With Azure functions, you can use triggers to execute your code and bindings to simplify the input and output of your code. This book will start with the basics of Azure Functions. You will learn the steps to set up the environment and the tools that we will be using in the further chapters. Once you have a better understanding of this, we will be creating our first hello world function app. Later you will be introduced to triggers, how they are used to activate a function, and how binding can be used to output results of a function.You will also explore the steps to create an assembly with complex functionality that can be used by functions. Next, this book will teach you to scale your functions and use them to process data, integrate systems, and build simple APIs and microservices. Finally, this book will cover some diagnostic techniques with Azure App services and best practices of working with Azure Functions. By the end of this book, you will be well-versed with the techniques of scaling your Azure functions and making the most of serverless architecture. Style and Approach A step-by-side guide filled with real world examples that will guide you with the steps to build a scalable Cloud system