In this section, we will look at the steps required to set up the TrackMyWalks
application within Microsoft Azure. Nearly all mobile applications that you will develop will require the ability to communicate with an API to store, retrieve, update, and delete information. This API can be an existing one that someone within your organization has already created, but sometimes you will need to create your own API for your application.
Microsoft Azure, or ("Azure" as it's best known for), is essentially a cloud-based platform that was created by Microsoft back in February 2010. Azure was designed for building, deploying, and managing several applications and their associated services, such as SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.
Each of the Microsoft Azure specific associated services are explained in the following table:
Azure service |
Description |
SaaS |
Software as a Service provides software licensing and delivery models where software is licensed... |