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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

Logic App service components

The Logic App service is the Azure service that hosts and manages your Logic App instances.

Even if the Logic App belongs to the serverless world, a Logic App runs on an infrastructure of an Azure region (a VM in a data center). Of course, you must not worry about the infrastructure behind your Logic App, and you cannot manage the VM in which the Logic App runs.

The Logic App service has the following components:

The components can be explained as follows:

  • Logic App RP: This component reads and parses the workflow definition file, and creates the tasks to execute, including their composition and dependencies.
  • Logic App Runtime: This component is responsible for the execution of the workflow tasks. It distributes and orchestrates all the tasks that are created by the Logic App RP. It also manages the execution of the flow.
  • Connection Manager: This...