Overview of Azure Compute - Part 2

Understanding Microsoft Azure

Kevin James

Technical Lead and Training Architect

Containers

• Containers are like motor homes:
  • portable and self-contained
• Motor homes contains
  • kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom
• Containers package all necessary components to run an application

Containers

• Bundles apps with all dependencies into a portable package
• Runs on any machine, avoiding compatibility issues
• Easily moves between different environments
• Supports simultaneous running of multiple containers

Containers

 

Kubernetes

 

Kubernetes

• Manages containers across a group of computers
  • clusters
• Kubernetes cluster - unified set of containerized applications working together
• Cluster forms the backbone of Kubernetes
• Workloads are deployed and supervised

Azure Kubernetes Services

• Azure's AKS automates container tasks:
  • scheduling, monitoring, scaling
• Enables easy build, test, and deployment of applications

Azure Container Instances

• Azure Container Instances offers serverless container execution
• Ideal for quick development and testing
• Supports batch jobs, microservices deployment, and specific workloads
• Lightweight, less complex than AKS
• Lacks AKS's full orchestration features

Azure Container Apps

A fully managed application platform for modern applications and microservices

Azure Container Apps

• Microservice - splits apps into smaller, independent parts
• Self-contained units for specific functions
• Deploy apps from code or containers
  • Avoids creation of complex infrastructure

Azure Container Apps

• Can be confused with Azure App Service
  • Both are designed to host applications
• Azure Container Apps:
  • Offer a flexible environment
  • Specifically for use with containers
• Azure App Service:
  • Specializes in hosting web apps/APIs
  • Not used for containerized applications

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Understanding Microsoft Azure