Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook - Second Edition - Softcover

Kumar Sreeram, Praveen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789615267 ISBN 13: 9781789615265

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Over 50 practical recipes that will help you develop and deliver high-quality and reliable cloud-centric Azure serverless applications for your organization

Key Features

• Leverage practical use cases to build a robust serverless environment
• Enhance Azure Functions with continuous deployment using Visual Studio Team Services
• Deploy and manage cost-effective and highly available serverless applications using Azure Functions

Book Description

Microsoft provides a solution for easily running small segments of code in the cloud with Azure Functions. The second edition of Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook starts with intermediate-level recipes on serverless computing along with some use cases demonstrating the benefits and key features of Azure Functions. You'll explore the core aspects of Azure Functions, such as the services it provides, how you can develop and write Azure Functions, and how to monitor and troubleshoot them.

As you make your way through the chapters, you'll get practical recipes on integrating DevOps with Azure Functions, and providing continuous integration and continuous deployment with Azure DevOps. This book also provides hands-on, step-by-step tutorials based on real-world serverless use cases to guide you through configuring and setting up your serverless environments with ease. You will also learn how to build solutions for complex, real-world, workflow-based scenarios quickly and with minimal code using Durable Functions. In the concluding chapters, you will ensure enterprise-level security within your serverless environment. The most common tips and tricks that you need to be aware of when working with Azure Functions on production environments will also be covered in this book.

By the end of this book, you will have all the skills required for working with serverless code architecture, providing continuous delivery to your users.

What you will learn

• Integrate Azure Functions with other Azure services
• Understand cloud application development using Azure Functions
• Employ durable functions for developing reliable and durable serverless applications
• Use SendGrid and Twilio services
• Explore code reusability and refactoring in Azure Functions
• Configure serverless applications in a production environment

Who this book is for

If you are a cloud administrator, architect, or developer who wants to build scalable systems and deploy serverless applications with Azure Functions, then the Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook is for you. Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure core services is required.

Table of Contents

1. Developing Cloud Applications Using Function Triggers and Bindings
2. Working with Notifications Using the SendGrid and Twilio Services
3. Seamless Integration of Azure Functions with Azure Services
4. Understanding the Integrated Developer Experience of Visual Studio Tools
5. Exploring Testing Tools for the Validation of Azure Functions
6. Monitoring and Troubleshooting Azure Serverless Services
7. Developing Reliable Serverless Applications Using Durable Functions
8. Bulk Import of Data Using Azure Durable Functions and Cosmos DB
9. Implementing Best Practices for Azure Functions
10. Configuring of Serverless Applications in the Production Environment
11. Implementing and Deploying Continuous Integration Using Azure DevOps

About this title

About the Author

Praveen Kumar Sreeram works as an Azure architect, trainer in a leading MNC. He has over 14 years of experience in the field of development, analysis, design, and delivery of applications, including custom web development using ASP.NET and MVC to building mobile apps using Xamarin for domains such as insurance, telecom, and wireless expense management. He has been recognized twice as the MVP by one of the leading social community websites, CSharpCorner. He is an avid blogger who writes about his learning at his personal blog, called Praveen Kumar Sreeram. His current focus is on analyzing business problems and providing technical solutions for various projects related to Microsoft Azure and .NET Core. His twitter ID is @PrawinSreeram.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1789615267
• ISBN 13: 9781789615265
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 424