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Serverless computing in Azure with .NET: Build, test, and automate deployment

Rosenbaum

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4.3 (3 Ratings)

Paperback Aug 2017 468 pages 1st Edition

Rosenbaum

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Key benefits

? Take advantage of the agility, scale, and cost-effectiveness of the cloud using Azure Serverless compute
? Build scalable, reliable, and cost-effecient applications with Serverless architecture and .NET
? Learn to use Azure functions to their fullest potential in .NET

Description

Serverless architecture allows you to build and run applications and services without having to manage the infrastructure. Many companies have started adopting serverless architecture for their applications to save cost and improve scalability. This book will be your companion in designing Serverless architecture for your applications using the .NET runtime, with Microsoft Azure as the cloud service provider. You will begin by understanding the concepts of Serverless architecture, its advantages and disadvantages. You will then set up the Azure environment and build a basic application using a sample text sentiment evaluation function. From here, you will be shown how to run services in a Serverless environment. We will cover the integration with other Azure and 3rd party services such as Azure Service Bus, as well as configuring dependencies on NuGet libraries, among other topics. After this, you will learn about debugging and testing your Azure functions, and then automating deployment from source control. Securing your application and monitoring its health will follow from there, and then in the final part of the book, you will learn how to Design for High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Scale, as well as how to take advantage of the cloud pay-as-you-go model to design cost-effective services. We will finish off with explaining how azure functions scale up against AWS Lambda, Azure Web Jobs, and Azure Batch compare to other types of compute-on-demand services. Whether you’ve been working with Azure for a while, or you’re just getting started, by the end of the book you will have all the information you need to set up and deploy applications to the Azure Serverless Computing environment.

Who is this book for?

This book is for .NET developers who would like to learn about serverless architecture. Basic C# programming knowledge is assumed.

What you will learn

• Understand the best practices of Serverless architecture
• Learn how how to deploy a Text Sentiment Evaluation application in an Azure Serverless environment
• Implement security, identity, and access control
• Take advantage of the speed of deployment in the cloud
• Configure application health monitoring, logging, and alerts
• Design your application to ensure cost effectiveness, high availability, and scale

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Product Details

Publication date : Aug 17, 2017

Length: 468 pages

Edition : 1st

Language : English

ISBN-13 : 9781787288393

Vendor :

Microsoft

Category :

Mobile

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Concepts :

Cross Platform Mobile Development

Tools :

.NET

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15 Chapters

Understanding Serverless Architecture

Getting Started with the Azure Environment

Microsoft Azure Cloud

Azure serverless computing

Deploying a function

Clean up Azure resources

Summary

Setting Up the Development Environment

Configuring the development environment

Creating the function

Deploying the application to Azure

Storing the results

Setting up a web dashboard for scoring results

Summary

Configuring Endpoints, Triggers, Bindings, and Scheduling

Triggers and bindings

Integrations and Dependencies

Processing a Twitter feed

Sharing code between functions

Integrating with a Service Bus queue

.NET dependency

Adding NuGet libraries

Summary

Integrating Azure Functions with Cognitive Services API

Using Microsoft Cognitive Services APIs to analyze text

The text sentiment analytics API call implementation

Storing the function results

Summary

Debugging Your Azure Functions

Software debugging

Logging events

Debugging the functions locally

Handling errors

Remote debugging in the cloud

Summary

Testing Your Azure Functions

The importance of testing

Software testing

Testing the functions

Performance testing

Summary

Configuring Continuous Delivery

Version Control System

Continuous Integration and delivery

Version control for functions

Continuous delivery for functions

Load testing with VSTS

Automating Function App deployment

Summary

Securing Your Application

Securing the application

Physical security

Host infrastructure

Networking security

Application-level security

Administrative access

Summary

Monitoring Your Application

Application performance management

Monitoring tools

Functions monitoring tools

Functions Monitor tab

Application Insights

Monitoring functions with Application Insights

Summary

Designing for High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Scale

High Availability

Disaster Recovery

Scaling the application

Summary

Designing Cost-Effective Services

Pay for what you use

Azure Functions pricing

The overall application cost

Calculating the overall applications costs

Summary

C# Script-Based Functions

C# script-based functions

Using NuGet libraries

Sharing code between functions

Summary

Azure Compute On-Demand Options

Azure PaaS Cloud Services

Summary

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Steve Harshbarger Aug 24, 2017

This book is about the next step in architectures that let you build more scalable software applications with less effort that are less costly to run. It starts at the conceptual level, gets specific about serverless architecture, then dives into how to implement it on Microsoft's Azure platform.Azure Functions are the new idea here: stateless microservices that run devoid of any infrastructure or monolithic application framework. What the book does a great job at is three things: First, it helps you think through how functions may (or may not) add value to your specific situation. Second, it presents functions in the context of an entire application so you can see where it fits within other services ranging from data persistence to RESTful API endpoints to user interface to machine intelligence to security. Third, it guides you through the process of cost engineering your solution, taking into account the various trade-offs that entails.The book is well organized with a clear and direct writing style. It's easy to both skim for the big ideas as well as dive into details and sample code for the areas you want to get hands on experience with. If you are interested in serverless on the Microsoft platform, this is a valuable read.Full disclosure: I had the honor of writing the foreword for this book.

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Igor Papirov Sep 19, 2017

An excellent introduction to development on Azure without worrying about underlying platform. Whether you're new to Azure or you've been developing apps using server-based technologies (ie: VMs, Service Fabric, WebApps, or Cloud Services), you should check this book out

Amazon Verified review

Michael C. Gamble Jan 16, 2018

So far has been an informative book. I have to admit that Azure Functions are a moving target. .NET Standard is now available and of course no mention of it or the changes it has brought.

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About the author

Rosenbaum

Sasha Rosenbaum helps Microsoft clients migrate their infrastructure and applications to the cloud, working as a technology solutions professional on the global black belt team. She covers a broad range of products and services available on the Azure platform, and helps clients envision, design, and deploy cloud based applications. Sasha has been working with Azure since its early days, helping companies on their journey to the cloud, as a consultant. She has a computer science degree from Technion, Israels Institute of Technology, one of the top 20 CS departments in the world. Sasha is passionate about the DevOps movement, helping companies adopt a culture of collaboration. Sasha is a co-organizer of the the DevOps Days Chicago conference.You can visit Sashas personal blog and follow her on Twitter (@DivineOps).

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