Beginning Azure Functions
Description
After reading this book, you will be able to understand Azure functions and create them using the Azure portal and Visual Studio.
What You Will Learn
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Understand and use triggers and bindings in an Azure function
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Create a serverless API using Azure Functions and OpenAPI
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Deploy an Azure function and monitor it in production
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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.
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Chapter Goal: Introduction to book and topics to be covered
No of pages 5-10
Sub -Topics
1. Overview of serverless architecture2. Overview of Azure Function
3. Azure Function Vs Azure Web Jobs.
4. Azure App Services & Azure App Functions Pricing
Chapter 2: Creating Azure FunctionChapter Goal: This chapter covers the basic of Azure Function and takes audience through creating their first Azure Function
No of pages : 10 - 20
Sub - Topics
1. Creating Azure Function Using Azure Portal
2. Creating Azure Function Using Visual Studio
3. Azure Function File Hierarchy, Configuration & Settings
Chapter 3: Understanding Azure Functions Triggers And BindingsChapter Goal: To understand triggers and bindings in Azure Function
No of pages : 15-20
Sub - Topics:
1. Overview of Trigger and Bindings
2. Creating a Blob Storage Triggered Azure Function
3. Creating a Azure Function Triggered by Timer
Chapter 4: Serverless API Using Azure FunctionChapter Goal: This chapter takes audience through creating Serverless API's and also, migrating existing application to Azure Function
No of pages : 30-40
Sub - Topics:
1. How Azure Function Can Help You Convert Monolithic Applications to Highly Scalable API's.
2. Creating Http Triggered Azure Function.
3. Overview of Proxies in Azure Function4. Creating an OpenAPI definition for others to consume API
Chapter 5: Azure Durable Functions for statefulnessChapter Goal: This chapter covers Durable Functions in Azure
No of pages : 40-50
Sub - Topics:
1. Overview Of Durable Function
2. Bindings for Durable Function
3. Managing Instances in Durable Functions
4. Error Handling in Durable Functions5. Performance, Scalability & Versioning in Durable Functions
6. Disaster Recovery & Geo-Distribution of Durable Functions
Chapter 6: Deploying Azure FunctionChapter Goal: This chapter takes you through the deployment process of Azure Function
No of pages : 10-20
Sub - Topics:
1. Deploying Azure Function Using Continuous Deployment
2. Deploying Azure Function Using ARM Templates
3. Testing Azure Function.
Chapter 7: Monitoring Azure Function in ProductionChapter Goal: To understand how to monitor Azure Functions in Production
No of pages : 20-30
Sub - Topics:
1. How to Monitor Azure Function?2. Remote Debugging Azure Function
3. Referencing Nuget Packages
4. Securing Azure Function
5. Configuring CORS for Azure Function