Sreeram - Azure serverless computing cookbook solve problems at scale by leveraging Azure functions

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Praveen Kumar Sreeram works as an Azure architect, trainer in a leading MNC. He has over 14 years of experience in the field of development, analysis, design, and delivery of applications, including custom web development using ASP.NET and MVC to building mobile apps using Xamarin for domains such as insurance, telecom, and wireless expense management. He has been recognized twice as the MVP by one of the leading social community websites, CSharpCorner. He is an avid blogger who writes about his learning at his personal blog, called Praveen Kumar Sreeram. His current focus is on analyzing business problems and providing technical solutions for various projects related to Microsoft Azure and .NET Core. His twitter ID is @PrawinSreeram.

Kasam Shaikh, Microsoft Azure enthusiast, is a seasoned professional with a "Could be" attitude, with 10 years of industry experience working as a cloud architect with one of the leading IT companies in Mumbai, India. He is a certified Azure architect, and has been recognized as an MVP by a leading online community, and is also a global AI speaker. He has authored books on Azure Cognitive, Azure Bots, and Microsoft Bot Frameworks. He leads the Azure India (AZINDIA) community, the fastest growing online community for learning Azure. He is also a founder of the Dear Azure website.

Michael Sync (Soe Htike) is a senior engineer working at Readify in Australia. He was an MVP (Microsoft Valuable Professional) for 7 years. He participated as a speaker, mentor, and helper at several community events. He is also an author and a tech book reviewer. He has published two books with Manning and has reviewed several books for a number of publishers. He has been working in the software industry for more than 16 years.

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Microsoft provides a solution to easily run small segments of code in the cloud with Azure Functions. Azure Functions provides solutions for processing data, integrating systems, and building simple APIs and microservices.

The book starts with intermediate-level recipes on serverless computing, along with some use cases on the benefits and key features of Azure Functions. Then, we'll deep dive into the core aspects of Azure Functions, such as the services it provides, how you can develop and write Azure Functions, and how to monitor and troubleshoot Azure Functions.

Moving on, you'll get practical recipes on integrating DevOps with Azure Functions, and providing continuous deployment with Azure DevOps (formerly Visual Studio Team Services). The book also provides hands-on steps and tutorials based on real-world serverless use cases to guide you through configuring and setting up your serverless environments with ease. Finally, you'll see how to manage Azure Functions, providing enterprise-level security and compliance to your serverless code architecture.