Web Applications on Azure

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. Introducing Azure

   • Rob Reagan

   Pages 1-18

3. Web Applications

   • Rob Reagan

   Pages 19-59

4. Azure Data Storage Overview

   • Rob Reagan

   Pages 61-76

5. Azure SQL Databases

   • Rob Reagan

   Pages 77-137

6. Azure Table Storage

   • Rob Reagan

   Pages 139-185

7. Cosmos DB

   • Rob Reagan

   Pages 187-255

8. Redis Cache

   • Rob Reagan

   Pages 257-300

9. WebJobs

   • Rob Reagan

   Pages 301-341

10. Message Queues

    • Rob Reagan

    Pages 343-380

11. Other Tips and Tricks

    • Rob Reagan

    Pages 381-414

12. Troubleshooting Web Applications

    • Rob Reagan

    Pages 415-441

13. Deployment

    • Rob Reagan

    Pages 443-506

14. Back Matter

    Pages 507-515

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Build .NET apps on Microsoft Azure services that can grow to Internet scale. Learn how you can make smart application architecture decisions and follow best practices so that your website can handle tens of thousands of concurrent users and deliver your content globally.

 Author Rob Reagan takes you through key Azure technologies targeted toward building web applications, and along the way shares his lessons learned in scaling out a real-world web application. After an overview of web application building blocks, the book dives into relational and NoSQL data storage options on Azure, including Azure Table Storage and CosmosDB. You’ll then discover how to make best use of Redis Cache, Web Jobs, Messaging Queues, and more, alongside other tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice for when things go wrong. The book concludes with a thorough exploration of best practices for deployment at scale.

What You'll Learn

Developscalable architecture patterns on Azure with ASP.NET MVC

Understand the pros and cons of using SQL Azure vs. NoSQL solutions (Azure Tables, CosmosDB)

Perform data migration, backup, and recovery in SQL Azure

Use effective caching

Troubleshoot your web applications

Know best practices for deployment

Who This Book Is For
Professional developers or serious hobbyists with experience developing web applications with ASP.NET MVC or Web API

• cloud
• enterprise architecture
• ASP.NET
• MVC
• SignalR
• .NET Core
• Microsoft

• Chattanooga, USA

  Rob Reagan

Rob Reagan has been building web applications with Microsoft .NET since the release of Framework 1.0 and has a longstanding interest in how to architect sites for Internet scale. He has led projects developing web applications built for hundreds to thousands of concurrent users for companies such as ExxonMobil, Standard & Poor's, Fidelity, and Microsoft. He holds a BA in computer science from Duke, and is currently finishing his master's degree in computer science at Georgia Tech. Rob lives in Chattanooga, TN, and is the CTO at textrequest.com.

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