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Beginning Azure Functions

Building Scalable and Serverless Apps

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  • © 2019

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Authors:
  1. Rahul Sawhney

    1. Hyderabad, India

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  • Addresses complicated topics such as triggers, bindings, and webhooks with real-time examples
  • Covers durable Azure functions
  • Discusses creating Azure functions with examples and case studies

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction to Azure Functions

    • Rahul Sawhney
    Pages 1-6

  3. Creating Functions in Azure Functions

    • Rahul Sawhney
    Pages 7-24

  4. Understanding Azure Functions Triggers and Bindings

    • Rahul Sawhney
    Pages 25-51

  5. Serverless APIs Using Azure Functions

    • Rahul Sawhney
    Pages 53-86

  6. Azure Durable Functions

    • Rahul Sawhney
    Pages 87-121

  7. Deploying Functions to Azure

    • Rahul Sawhney
    Pages 123-153

  8. Getting Functions Production-Ready

    • Rahul Sawhney
    Pages 155-171

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 173-177
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About this book

Create highly scalable apps and monitor Azure functions in production using Azure Functions 2.0. This book takes you through durable functions for statefulness and covers not only the basics, but also how to create bindings in durable functions. It is a deep dive into the Azure Functions serverless API and will guide you through the process of converting monolithic applications to use Azure functions.
 
The author starts by giving an overview of serverless architecture and Azure functions along with Azure App Services. You will then learn to create basic Azure functions using the Azure portal and Visual Studio. Next, you will create a serverless API using Azure Functions and migrate an existing application to Azure Functions. Finally, you will deploy an Azure function and monitor it in production. Here you will deploy the Azure function using ARM templates and secure and configure CORS for Azure functions. 


After reading thisbook, you will be able to understand Azure functions and create them using the Azure portal and Visual Studio. 


What You Will Learn
  • Understand and use triggers and bindings in an Azure function 
  • Create a serverless API using Azure Functions and OpenAPI
  • Deploy an Azure function and monitor it in production
  • Understand durable Azure functions, including scalability, disaster recovery, and geo-distribution



Who This Book Is For
Developers who want to get started with Azure Functions. DevOps will also find value in the guidance for deploying and monitoring functions.




Authors and Affiliations

  • Hyderabad, India

    Rahul Sawhney

About the author

Rahul works as a software developer with Microsoft, India and is a Microsoft certified Azure Developer and Architect. He has more than five years of experience in IT where he has worked in various software development roles. He has worked on various projects on ASP.Net Core, Entity Framework, Web API, AngularJS, SQL Server, and Azure. His cloud technologies exposure includes working on Azure Functions, Microservices, Azure AD, Azure Blob Storage,ARM Templates, Azure Storage Queues, App Service and Traffic Manager. 

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