Azure Serverless
Azure Serverless:
- Below are the serverless services offered by Azure:
Category | Services |
---|---|
Compute | Azure Functions, Azure App Service, Azure Kubernetes Services, Azure Container Apps |
Database | Cosmos DB, Azure SQL |
Storage | Azure Blob Storage |
Monitoring | Azure Monitor |
Analytics | Azure Stream Analytics |
Integration | Azure Logic Apps, API Management, Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus |
DevOps | Azure DevOps |
AI & ML | Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitivie Services |
Compute:
Azure Functions
- Azure Functions is a serverless compute service that allows you to run event-driven code without provisioning or managing infrastructure.
- It supports multiple programming languages and integrates seamlessly with other Azure services.
Integration:
Azure Logic Apps
- Azure Logic Apps is a cloud-based service that helps you automate and orchestrate tasks, business processes, and workflows.
- It provides a visual designer to create workflows using a wide range of connectors and triggers.
Azure Event Grid
- Azure Event Grid is an event routing service that simplifies the development of event-driven applications.
- It enables you to react to events from various sources and route them to different endpoints, such as Azure Functions, Logic Apps, or custom HTTP endpoints.
Azure Event Hubs
- Azure Event Hubs is a highly scalable and real-time data streaming platform.
- It can ingest and process millions of events per second, making it ideal for scenarios like telemetry, IoT, and log aggregation.
Azure Service Bus
- Azure Service Bus is a messaging service that enables reliable and secure communication between applications and services.
- It supports both publish-subscribe and message queueing patterns, making it suitable for building decoupled and scalable architectures.
Azure Notification Hubs
Azure Notification Hubs is a push notification service that helps you send personalized notifications to mobile devices, web browsers, and other platforms.- It provides features like audience segmentation, message tagging, and template-based notifications.
Azure Durable Functions
- Azure Durable Functions is an extension of Azure Functions that allows you to write stateful and long-running workflows.
- It provides a programming model for building complex orchestrations and coordinating multiple function invocations.
Azure API Management
- Azure API Management is a fully managed service that helps you publish, secure, and manage APIs at scale.
- It provides features like authentication, rate limiting, caching, and analytics to ensure the reliability and performance of your APIs.
Azure App Service
- Azure App Service is a fully managed platform for building, deploying, and scaling web applications.
- It supports multiple programming languages and frameworks, and provides features like automatic scaling, continuous deployment, and integration with other Azure services.
Azure Static Web Apps
- Azure Static Web Apps is a service that enables you to build and deploy modern web applications quickly.
- It integrates with GitHub to automatically build and deploy your app whenever you push changes to your repository.
Storage:
Azure Cosmos DB
- Azure Cosmos DB is a globally distributed, multi-model database service.
- It provides support for various data models, including document, key-value, graph, and columnar, and offers guaranteed low latency and high availability.
Azure Storage
- Azure Storage is a scalable and durable cloud storage service.
- It provides different storage options, such as Blob storage, File storage, Queue storage, and Table storage, to meet the needs of different types of applications.
AL & ML:
Azure Cognitive Services
- Azure Cognitive Services is a collection of AI services that enable you to build intelligent applications.
- It provides APIs for vision, speech, language, knowledge, and search, allowing you to add advanced capabilities to your applications with ease.
Azure Machine Learning
- Azure Machine Learning is a cloud-based service that helps you build, deploy, and manage machine learning models at scale.
- It provides a comprehensive set of tools and frameworks to support the entire machine learning lifecycle.
Azure Logic Apps vs Azure Web Apps vs Azure Functions
Feature | Azure Logic Apps | Azure Web Apps | Azure Functions |
---|---|---|---|
Primary Purpose | Automating workflows and integrating services | Building, deploying, and scaling web applications | Running event-driven code |
State Management | Stateful | Stateful | Stateless |
Scaling | Managed by Azure, designed for high scalability | Automatic and manual scaling | Automatically scales based on events |
Development Effort | Low-code/No-code with visual designer | Traditional development | Code-based with minimal infrastructure management |
Languages Supported | N/A (Workflow orchestration) | .NET, Java, PHP, Node.js, Python, etc. | C#, JavaScript, Python, Java, etc. |
Event Handling | Yes, with triggers and actions | No | Yes, with various event triggers |
Integration | Extensive built-in connectors | Via APIs and SDKs | Native integration with Azure services |
Use Cases | Business process automation, data integration | Enterprise web applications, APIs | Background processing, microservices, real-time data processing |
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