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Mastering Azure Serverless Computing

By : Barbieri, Bonanni
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Mastering Azure Serverless Computing

By: Barbieri, Bonanni

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: Azure Functions 2.0 Fundamentals
5
Section 2: Azure Functions 2.0 Deployment and Automation
10
Section 3: Serverless Orchestration, API Management, and Event Processing
15
Section 4: Real-World Serverless Use Cases

Empowering Your Serverless API with API Management

In the previous sections, you learned how to implement HTTP-triggered functions and expose them to your customers. These functions are basically awoken by an HTTP call and return information to the caller or change the status of a business entity. But what would happen if your business were to provide information via the API? How could you count the use of the API by a customer with a certain agreement or guarantee a specific SLA?

Implementing these kinds of functionalities within an Azure function (and, in general, in an API written with any technology) is not easy. One of the solutions is to put API Management in front of your API.

API Management is an Azure service that allows you to implement enterprise patterns such as authentication, throttling, and usage quotas for your API (both REStful than SOAP) without changing your...