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A Developer's Guide to .NET in Azure

By : Anuraj Parameswaran, Tamir Al Balkhi
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A Developer's Guide to .NET in Azure

By: Anuraj Parameswaran, Tamir Al Balkhi

Overview of this book

A Developer’s Guide to .NET in Azure helps you embark on a transformative journey through Microsoft Azure that is tailored to .NET developers. This book is a curated compendium that’ll enable you to master the creation of resilient, scalable, and highly available applications. The book is divided into four parts, with Part 1 demystifying Azure for you and emphasizing the portal's utility and seamless integration. The chapters in this section help you configure your workspace for optimal Azure synergy. You’ll then move on to Part 2, where you’ll explore serverless computing, microservices, containerization, Dapr, and Azure Kubernetes Service for scalability, and build pragmatic, cost-effective applications using Azure Functions and Container apps. Part 3 delves into data and storage, showing you how to utilize Azure Blob Storage for unstructured data, Azure SQL Database for structured data, and Azure Cosmos DB for document-oriented data. The final part teaches you about messaging and security, utilizing Azure App Configuration, Event Hubs, Service Bus, Key Vault, and Azure AD B2C for robust, secure applications. By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered Azure's responsive infrastructure for exceptional applications.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: An Introduction to Your Environment
3
Part 2: Serverless and Microservices
8
Part 3: Data and Storage
12
Part 4: Messaging Mechanisms and Security

Part 3: Data and Storage

In this part, you'll delve into Azure's data management services, starting with Azure Blob storage, a scalable solution for storing large amounts of unstructured data. You'll then explore Azure SQL Database, learning how to create, manage, and scale databases while utilizing its critical features for structured data storage. You'll also navigate Azure Cosmos DB, creating and managing document-oriented data using .NET while getting acquainted with advanced topics such as data partitioning and global distribution. Each stage will equip you with the tools to handle different data storage requirements effectively, promoting responsive and highly available applications on Azure.

This part has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 6, Exploring Azure Blob Storage
  • Chapter 7, Creating an Azure SQL Database
  • Chapter 8, Creating Documents via .NET for Azure Cosmos DB
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