Overview of this book
<p>This course shows you step-by-step how to use Azure Building Blocks to deploy your Node.js microservice-based apps to the cloud.</p>
<p>You will start with what cloud-native applications are and their benefits. You will also learn about the crucial reasons for developing a Node.js app and deploying it on Azure. Then you will understand different Azure services, highlight Azure building blocks used by Node.js apps, and deploy your Node.js applications on the Azure Cloud platform. Finally, you will monitor and troubleshoot your Node.js applications with Azure App Insights.</p>
<p>By the end of the course, you will have mastered building an application in Node.js that's based on microservices, deploying it on the Azure Cloud platform, and monitoring and troubleshooting it with Azure App Insights.</p>
<p>The code bundle for this course is available at <a href="https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Microservice-Development-on-Azure-Nodejs" target="_blank">https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Microservice-Development-on-Azure-Nodejs</a></p>
<h1>Style and Approach</h1>
<p>This course will immediately immerse you in the amazing world of Azure, from both an architectural and a hands-on developmental approach. While the author talks about Azure building blocks, he also demonstrates them and highlights their core features. Next, the author walks you through the different steps in the actual development process, to the point where you can run apps in Azure. Lastly, your running app will be integrated with Azure Container Services, allowing for high-availability and scalability.</p>
