A Developer's Guide to Building Resilient Cloud Applications with Azure: Deploy applications on serverless and event-driven architecture using a cloud database

A Developer's Guide to Building Resilient Cloud Applications with Azure provides easy-to-follow examples to help companies modernize their applications and accelerate innovation while connecting them to databases.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 296 pages
Publication date: 24 February 2023
Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited

To modernize applications on Azure effectively, developers can leverage a range of tools and techniques, including Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), event-driven systems, functions, and Service Fabric. By utilizing these resources, developers can seamlessly connect their apps to various relational and non-relational databases, enhancing their functionality and scalability.

One key aspect of modernizing applications on Azure is understanding Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) and Azure Service Fabric. FaaS allows developers to create and deploy serverless applications, eliminating the need for managing infrastructure and enabling them to focus on writing code. Azure Service Fabric, on the other hand, is a distributed computing platform that enables developers to build and deploy scalable and resilient applications across multiple servers.

To develop event-based and message-based solutions on Azure, developers can utilize Event Grid and Azure Event Hubs. Event Grid is a messaging service that allows developers to publish and subscribe to events, while Azure Event Hubs is a scalable event streaming platform that can handle millions of events per second. These services enable developers to build real-time applications that can respond to changes in data or events in real time.

Continuous deployment is another important aspect of modernizing applications on Azure. With Azure DevOps, developers can automate the build and release process, ensuring that changes to their applications are deployed quickly and reliably. Docker, a popular containerization platform, can be integrated with Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous deployment for Docker-based applications.

In addition to these tools and techniques, developers can also leverage Azure API Management, Azure Functions, and Azure Service Fabric to modernize their applications on Azure. Azure API Management provides a centralized platform for managing and publishing APIs, while Azure Functions allows developers to create serverless applications that can be triggered by events or HTTP requests. Azure Service Fabric enables developers to build and deploy microservices-based applications that can be scaled and managed efficiently.

To deliver software at a faster rate and reduced costs, companies with stable legacy systems and growing data volumes are trying to modernize their applications and accelerate innovation. A Developer's Guide to Building Resilient Cloud Applications with Azure provides a comprehensive guide to overcoming these application modernization challenges and building secure and reliable cloud-based applications on Azure. The book begins with a basic definition of serverless and event-driven architecture and Database-as-a-Service, before moving on to an exploration of the different services in Azure, including Azure API Management, Event Grid, Azure Event Hubs, Azure message queues, FaaS using Azure Functions, and the database-oriented cloud. Throughout the chapters, developers will learn about creating, importing, and managing APIs and Service Fabric in Azure, as well as discovering how to ensure continuous integration and deployment in Azure to fully automate the software delivery process, including the build and release process.

By the end of this book, developers will be able to build and deploy cloud-oriented applications using APIs, serverless, FaaS, and Service Fabric, enabling them to take advantage of the scalability, flexibility, and reliability of the Azure platform. Whether developers are new to Azure or have experience with other cloud platforms, A Developer's Guide to Building Resilient Cloud Applications with Azure is an essential resource for anyone looking to modernize their applications and accelerate innovation.

Weight: 560g
Dimension: 190 x 235 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804611715