Overview of Azure Compute - Part 1

Understanding Microsoft Azure

Kevin James

Technical Lead and Training Architect

Serverless vs. Stateless

Serverless

Not about the absence of servers
Abstracts infrastructure management
Scales automatically based on workload

Stateless

Does not remember any prior interactions
Each transaction is treated as a new one
Efficient, but lacks continuity

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What is Compute?

Virtual Machines

On-demand, scalable and customizable computing power
Power of a physical computer in a virtual environment

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Virtual Machines

On-demand, scalable and customizable computing power
Power of a physical computer in a virtual environment
Control over OS and applications

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Virtual Machines

On-demand, scalable and customizable computing power
Power of a physical computer in a virtual environment
Control over OS and applications
- Windows, Linux etc.

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Virtual Machines

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App Service

Supports web and mobile development
Build, deploy, and scale APIs and applications
Developers focus on code instead of infrastructure
Continuous integration through version control tools

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Functions

Allows event-driven code execution
Intelligent traffic lights
- change color based on certain triggers
With Azure Functions triggers include:
- HTTP requests, database changes, specific event
Auto-scales to meet demand, maintaining applications responsiveness

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Summary

Azure Compute provides scalable resources on demand
Cost-effective with pay-as-you-go for sporadic workloads
Fully managed services; Microsoft handles infrastructure and updates
Focus on app development, not hardware management

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