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Robust Cloud Integration with Azure

By : Gyanendra Kumar Gautam, Ashish Bhambhani, Abhishek Kumar, James Corbould, Mahindra Morar, Martin Abbott
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Robust Cloud Integration with Azure

By: Gyanendra Kumar Gautam, Ashish Bhambhani, Abhishek Kumar, James Corbould, Mahindra Morar, Martin Abbott

Overview of this book

Any software developers, architects, and technical managers lookng to learn about Azure IaaS essentials need look no further. This book is ideal for Microsoft Enterprise developers, DevOps or any IT professionals looking to connect cloud-based and on-premises systems with Azure.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Robust Cloud Integration with Azure
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Chapter 6. Working with Connectors in Logic Apps

 

Insufficient facts always invite danger.

 
 --Mr. Spock, Star Trek

Azure Logic Apps is a cloud-based service that you can use to create workflows that run in the cloud. It provides a way to connect your applications, data, and SaaS application using a rich set of connectors. Connectors get data in and out of a Logic App. It is created specifically to help you when you are connecting to different data source or applications and working with your data.

In this chapter, you will learn the following topics:

  • What are the different types of connector available in Logic Apps?

  • What are Workflow Triggers and Actions?

  • How can we create our own custom connector?

Traditionally, the two of mainstream integration scenarios are as follows:

  • EAI (Enterprise Application Integration)

  • B2B (Business-to-Business) integration using EDI protocols, such as EDIFACT or ANSI X12

However, in today's world, many systems and users need to integrate with SaaS-based systems and API...