Mastering Azure Serverless Computing: Design and Implement End-to-End Highly Scalable Azure Serverless Solutions with Ease

see Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication About the Author Acknowledgement Preface Errata Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Azure Serverless Computing Structure Objectives Overview of Serverless Computing Evolution of Serverless Computing Characteristics of Serverless Computing On-Demand execution Elastic No host Distributed Shorter execution time Benefits of Serverless Computing Lower cost Scale on demand Reduced application go-live time Highly available Separation of concerns A quick tour of Azure Serverless Computing Services Azure Functions Azure Durable Functions Azure Logic Apps Azure Event Grid Azure Service Bus Azure Serverless SQL Database Azure Serverless Kubernetes Summary Questions Answer 2. Azure Functions Structure Objectives Overview of Azure Functions Essential Features of Azure Functions On-Demand Scaling On-Demand Execution Compute On-Demand Pay per Use Model Multiple Supported Languages Support for popular development libraries Easy Integration Secured Stateless Open Source Support for Continuous Integration and Deployment Supported Programming Languages Types of Azure Functions Event-Driven Scheduled HTTP Triggered Hosting Plans Consumption plan Premium plan Dedicated plan How Dynamic Scaling works Triggers and Bindings Create Azure Function using Azure Portal Log in to Azure Portal Create a new Azure Function App Test the new Function created Create Azure Functions using Visual Studio Create a local Function using Visual Studio Deploy your code to Azure Function from Visual Studio Securing Azure Functions Monitoring Azure Functions Diagnostic Logs Log streaming Process explorer Metrics Lab Exercise Summary Questions Answer 3. Azure Durable Functions Structure Objectives Durable Functions Overview Benefits of Durable Functions Azure Functions Chaining Parallel invocation of Azure Functions Orchestrate Stateful Workflows using code Facilitate Error Handling and Retry Mechanisms in Azure Functions Orchestration Make your Azure Functions stateful and manage state Facilitate Timeout and cancellation scenarios Serverless component Supports an array of programming patterns Easy to develop and test in your local environment Components of Durable Functions Durable Entities Event Sourcing and Task Hub Creating a Durable Function using Azure Portal Create an Azure Function App for .Net Core Create Orchestration Workflow Test the Orchestration workflow using Postman tool Programming Patterns Function Chaining Fan out/Fan in Async HTTP APIs Monitor Human Interaction Aggregator Implement Durable Functions Chaining Pattern using Visual Studio Securing Durable Function Monitoring Durable Functions Lab Exercise Summary Questions Answer 4. Azure Logic Apps Structure Objectives Azure Logic Apps Overview Benefits of Azure Logic Apps Visual design tool development experience Integrate components across environments Rapid development model using predefined templates Serverless Offering Extensible Reusable Enterprise-Grade Integration Supports Versioning Essential components for Azure Logic Apps Connectors Triggers Actions Flow Control Creating a Logic App using Azure Portal Provision Logic App Build Workflow Test Logic App Creating a Logic App using Visual Studio Nested Logic Apps Securing Azure Logic Apps Configure Shared Access Signature for the request-based Triggers Configure restrictions for inbound IP addresses Configure Authentication and Authorization using API Management Configure access for Logic Apps Operations Lab Exercise Summary Questions Answer 5. Azure Event Grid Structure Objectives Azure Event Grid Overview Benefits of Azure Event Grid Support for built-in events and custom events Highly Reliable Supports High Throughput Supports Event Broadcasting Supports Event Filtering Pay only when you use Essential Concepts of Azure Event Grid Events Event Sources Topics Event Subscriptions Event Handlers Create an Azure Event Grid using Azure Portal Create an Azure Event Grid Subscription for the Azure Storage Queue Post a custom Event to the Topic endpoint Configure Retry Policies and Dead Letter Storage Filter Events in Azure Event Grid Lab Exercise Summary Questions Answer 6. Azure Service Bus Structure Objectives Azure Service Bus Overview Benefits of Azure Service Bus Reliable messaging Decouples applications and components Secure messaging Wide variety of messaging options Scheduled delivery of messages and message deferral Messages Batching Messages Filtering Duplicate Detection Messages Auto Forwarding Message Expiration Queues, Topics, Relays, and Namespaces Queues Topics Relays Namespaces Azure Service Bus Queues versus Storage Queues Working with Azure Service Bus Queue Create an Azure Service Bus Namespace Create an Azure Service Bus Queue inside the Namespace Create a sender console application using C# that sends messages to the Azure Service Bus Queue Create a receiver console application using C# that receives messages from the Azure Service Bus Queue Working Azure Service Bus Topic and Subscription Create an Azure Service Bus Namespace Create an Azure Service Topic and Subscriptions Create a sender console application using C# that sends messages to the Azure Service Bus Topic Dead Lettering and Retry Mechanism Lab Exercise Summary Questions Answer 7. Azure Serverless SQL Database Structure Objectives Overview of Azure Serverless SQL Database Difference between Azure Serverless SQL Database and Azure Provisioned SQL Database Benefits of Azure Serverless SQL Database Pay per Consumption Automatic Scaling Automatic Pausing and Automatic Resuming Best fit for unpredictable usages pattern Can be used to predict usage pattern in the Production environment Billing Details Information Protection and Encryption Encrypt data in transit Encrypt data at rest Encrypt data in use Dynamic data masking Working with Azure Serverless SQL Database Summary Questions Answer 8. Azure Serverless Kubernetes Structure Objectives Overview of Azure Serverless Kubernetes and how it differs from Azure Kubernetes Service Essential Azure Kubernetes Service Concepts Azure Kubernetes Service Architecture Azure Kubernetes Service Networking Azure Kubernetes Service Storage Volumes Persistent Volumes Storage Classes Persistent Volume Claims Azure Kubernetes Service Scaling Azure Serverless Kubernetes Architecture Working with Azure Serverless Kubernetes Create an Azure Container Registry Build a Container-based ASP.NET Core Application Push the Container to Azure Container Registry Create an Azure Kubernetes Cluster Generate the Secret for Azure Container Registry Deploy the ASP.NET Core Application to the Azure Kubernetes Cluster Introduction to Azure Serverless on Kubernetes (KEDA) Summary Questions Answer 9. Designing Azure Serverless Solutions Structure Objectives Applications you can build using Serverless Architecture N-Tier Applications Microservices based applications Workflow Based Applications Event-Driven Applications Integration Applications Internet of Things Applications Schedule based Applications Design Considerations and Best Practices for Azure Serverless Architectures Cost Planning Startup Delays Stateless Strategize long executing code Efficient communication and integration among the components Identify and handle bottlenecks Efficiently manage and track too many components in a solution Retry Mechanism Monitor Failures Efficient Logging Mechanism Problem Statement for an E-Commerce Application Design the Reference Architecture for the Problem Statement Angular Customer-Facing Application Order Processing Module Feedback Processing Module Integrating all the components Summary Questions Answer 10. Implementing Azure Serverless Solutions Structure Objectives Problem Statement for Customer Tweet Analysis application Design the Customer Tweet Analysis application Implement the Customer Tweet Analysis application Text Analytics Service Http Triggered Azure Function Azure Logic Apps Test the Customer Tweet Analysis application Summary Questions Answer