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Mastering Azure Serverless Computing

By : Lorenzo Barbieri, Massimo Bonanni
Book Image

Mastering Azure Serverless Computing

By: Lorenzo Barbieri, Massimo 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
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Section 1: Azure Functions 2.0 Fundamentals
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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

Azure Functions and PowerShell

Azure Functions support PowerShell, but the support for this language is in preview at the time of writing, so what we will say in this paragraph could change in the future.

The Azure Functions Runtime leverages the features of the PowerShell Core 6 (it is based on .NET Core and can run on Windows, macOS, and Linux) and includes native support for the new Azure AZ module (to interact with the Azure resources).

These features make Azure automation one of the ideal scenarios for using PowerShell within Azure Functions: you can react to an event produced by Azure (for example, a monitor alert) and run some operations on your resources.

When you create an Azure Function using PowerShell, you have all the benefits of the other languages you saw earlier in this chapter, and in particular, you have the following:

  • Native bindings to respond to Azure monitoring...