Mastering Cloud Development using Microsoft Azure

Key Features

• Build an effective development environment in Azure using the right set of technologies.
• Architect a full-stack solution in the cloud to choose the best service set
• A comprehensive guide full of real-life examples to help you take your developer skills up a notch

Book Description

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform that supports many different programming languages, tools, and frameworks, including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems.

This book starts by helping you set up development environments in the cloud and integrating them with your local environment to achieve improved efficiency. You will move on to create front-end and back-end services, and then build cross-platform applications using Azure. Next you'll get to grips with techniques used to analyze usage data and automate billing operations. Following on from that, you will gain knowledge of how you can extend your on-premise solution to the cloud and move data in a pipeline.

In a nutshell, this book will show you how to build high-quality, end-to-end services using Microsoft Azure. By the end of this book, you will have the skillset needed to successfully set up, develop, and manage a full-stack Azure infrastructure.

What you will learn

• Set up a development environment with VMs, ARM, and RemoteApp
• Connect with VPNs to manage security and backups
• Establish a front-end architecture with AppService, storage, search, and caching
• Implement identity solutions, integrate applications, and use data
• Integrate cross-platform mobile applications with the cloud
• Consistently build and manage an API layer for millions of users
• Work with messages in the enterprise
• Deploy your services as an IT expert with ARM templates

Roberto Freato has been a freelancer right from the beginning. He became an IT consultant after few years of developing projects, and now he deals with well-known companies, helping them to design and kick-off their development projects. He spends his time studying and consulting. He is certified in the major vendors' programs and he has graduated (with an MSc) in Software Engineering. He has been an MVP since 2010.

Marco Parenzan is an experienced .NET developer, and also a cloud computing and Azure expert. An MVP on Microsoft Azure since 2014, he is curious about functional programming, DDD, and DSLs. He runs a local community (1nn0va) in Pordenone, Italy, and he also works as a trainer for companies and universities.