What this book covers
Chapter 1, Web Applications in Azure – Azure App Service, shows you how to build and host web apps in Azure.
Chapter 2, Using Azure Container Registry for Storing and Managing Images, discusses building and hosting Docker images with application code and dependencies.
Chapter 3, Deploying Web Applications as Containers, examines using Docker images as artifacts and running them using Azure services.
Chapter 4, Using Azure Container Instances for Ad Hoc Application Hosting, covers running containers in Azure without provisioning additional infrastructure.
Chapter 5, Building a Search Engine with Azure Cognitive Search, delves into using Azure Search as a managed search engine.
Chapter 6, Mobile Notifications with Notification Hub, discusses enriching applications with notifications.
Chapter 7, Serverless and Azure Functions, shows you how to build serverless applications with a function-as-a-service approach.
Chapter 8, Durable Functions, examines enhancing serverless architecture with a controlled model of data processing.
Chapter 9, Integrating Different Components with Logic Apps, delves into using Azure Logic Apps as a managed service for building low-code solutions.
Chapter 10, Swiss Army Knife – Azure CosmosDB, provides an introduction to Azure Cosmos DB.
Chapter 11, Reactive Architecture with Event Grid, examines using Azure Event Grid with topics and subscriptions.
Chapter 12, Using Azure Storage – Tables, Queues, Files, and Blobs, discusses leveraging the Azure Storage service as a flexible solution for storing data.
Chapter 13, Big Data Pipeline – Azure Event Hubs, explores implementing a streaming solution for events.
Chapter 14, Real-Time Data Analysis – Azure Stream Analytics, covers the analysis of data streams with the in-built functionalities of Azure Stream Analytics.
Chapter 15, Enterprise Integration – Azure Service Bus, focuses on advanced messaging scenarios based on Azure Service Bus.
Chapter 16, Using Application Insights to Monitor Your Applications, delves into a managed monitoring solution based on Azure Application Insights.
Chapter 17, SQL in Azure – Azure SQL, covers hosting SQL Server in Azure.
Chapter 18, Big Data Storage – Azure Data Lake, examines building a data lake in Azure.
Chapter 19, Scaling Azure Applications, discusses how to scale Azure services depending on the requirements and available features.
Chapter 20, Serving Static Content Using Azure CDN, delves into using Azure CDN for integration with applications and improving performance.
Chapter 21, Managing APIs with Azure API Management, focuses on managing APIs and their schemas.
Chapter 22, Building a Scalable Entry Point for Your Service with Azure Front Door, covers load balancing using a global Azure service.
Chapter 23, Azure Application Gateway as a Web Traffic Load Balancer, delves into controlling traffic in your system using a managed load balancer.
Chapter 24, Distributing Load with Azure Traffic Manager, explores implementing DNS-based load balancing.
Chapter 25, Tips and Tricks in Azure, examines various tricks to improve your Azure skills.