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Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Praveen Kumar Sreeram, Jason Marston
Book Image

Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Praveen Kumar Sreeram, Jason Marston

Overview of this book

Microsoft provides a solution for easily running small segments of code in the cloud with Azure Functions. The second edition of Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook starts with intermediate-level recipes on serverless computing along with some use cases demonstrating the benefits and key features of Azure Functions. You’ll explore 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. As you make your way through the chapters, you’ll get practical recipes on integrating DevOps with Azure Functions, and providing continuous integration and continuous deployment with Azure DevOps. This book also provides hands-on, step-by-step tutorials based on real-world serverless use cases to guide you through configuring and setting up your serverless environments with ease. You will also learn how to build solutions for complex, real-world, workflow-based scenarios quickly and with minimal code using Durable Functions. In the concluding chapters, you will ensure enterprise-level security within your serverless environment. The most common tips and tricks that you need to be aware of when working with Azure Functions on production environments will also be covered in this book. By the end of this book, you will have all the skills required for working with serverless code architecture, providing continuous delivery to your users.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Azure SQL Database interactions using Azure Functions

So far, you have learned how to store data in Azure Storage services, such as blobs, queues, and tables. All of these storage services are great for storing non-structured or semi-structured data. However, we might need to store data in relational database management systems, such as an Azure SQL Database.

In this recipe, you will learn how to utilize the ADO.NET API to connect to a SQL Database and insert JSON data into a table named EmployeeInfo.

Getting ready

Navigate to the Azure portal and perform the following steps:

  1. Create a logical SQL Server with a name of your choice. It is recommended that you create it in the same resource group where you have your Azure Functions...