A developer's guide to cloud apps using Microsoft Azure : migrate and modernize your cloud-native applications with containers on Azure using real-world case studies / Hamida Rebai Trabelsi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trabelsi, Hamida Rebai, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Azure (Computing platform).

Cloud computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham : Packt Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

Build and deploy modern and secure applications on Microsoft Azure by implementing best practices, patterns, and new technologies with this easy-to-follow guide Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Learn various methods to migrate legacy applications to cloud using different Azure services Implement continuous integration and deployment as a best practice for DevOps and agile development Get started with building cloud-based applications using containers and orchestrators in different scenarios Book Description Companies face several challenges during cloud adoption, with developers and architects needing to migrate legacy applications and build cloud-oriented applications using Azure-based technologies in different environments. A Developer's Guide to Cloud Apps Using Microsoft Azure helps you learn how to migrate old apps to Azure using the Cloud Adoption Framework and presents use cases, as well as build market-ready secure and reliable applications. The book begins by introducing you to the benefits of moving legacy apps to the cloud and modernizing existing ones using a set of new technologies and approaches. You'll then learn how to use technologies and patterns to build cloud-oriented applications. This app development book takes you on a journey through three major services in Azure, namely Azure Container Registry, Azure Container Instances, and Azure Kubernetes Service, which will help you build and deploy an application based on microservices. Finally, you'll be able to implement continuous integration and deployment in Azure to fully automate the software delivery process, including the build and release processes. By the end of this book, you'll be able to perform application migration assessment and planning, select the right Azure services, and create and implement a new cloud-oriented application using Azure containers and orchestrators. What you will learn Get to grips with new patterns and technologies used for cloud-native applications Migrate old applications and databases to Azure with ease Work with containers and orchestrators to automate app deployment Select the right Azure service for deployment as per the use cases Set up CI/CD pipelines to deploy apps and services on Azure DevOps Leverage Azure App Service to deploy your first application Build a containerized app using Docker and Azure Container Registry Who this book is for This book is for cloud developers, software architects, system administrators, developers, and computer science students looking to understand the new role of the software architect or developer in the cloud world. Professionals looking to enhance their cloud and cloud-native programming concepts will also find this book useful. A sound background in C#, ASP.NET Core, and Visual Studio (any recent version) and basic knowledge of cloud computing will be helpful.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Foreword

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1 - Migrating Applications to Azure

Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Cloud-Native App Lifecycle

An introduction to cloud-native applications

Application design

Monoliths versus microservices

Monolithic and microservices architectures

Application lifecycles

Stage 1 - application governance

Stage 2 - development

Stage 3 - quality assurance - software testing

Stage 4 - deployment

Stage 5 - operations and maintenance

The Twelve-Factor Application design methodology

Serverless applications

The challenges of cloud-native applications

The challenges of service discovery and CI/CD pipelines for microservices applications

Security and observability challenges

Summary

Further reading

Chapter 2: Beginning Your Application Migration

Understanding the Cloud Adoption Framework

Cloud migration versus cloud adoption

The basic steps to consider before starting a migration

Rationalization

Rehost

Re-platform

Refactor or re-architect

Rebuild

Replace or repurchase

Understanding Azure hosting options

Evaluating migration considerations

Questions

Chapter 3: Migrating Your Existing Applications to a Modern Environment

Exploring a migration approach, modernization, scenarios, and paths for an existing .NET application

Migrating an ASP.NET Web solution to an Azure VM

Migrating using Microsoft migration tools and services

Migrating an application manually

Migrating an ASP.NET Web solution to Azure App Service

Deploying an ASP.NET application to Azure App Service

Publishing Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to Azure App Service (Windows)

Migrating an ASP.NET web solution to a Windows container.

Lifting and shifting Windows applications

Migrating a database to Azure

Azure SQL Database

Migrating a database from SQL Server to Azure SQL Database using Azure DMS

Chapter 4: Exploring the Use Cases and Application Architecture

Healthcare sample solution use cases

Monolithic versus microservices

Monolithic architecture

Microservices architecture

Challenges and solutions for distributed data management

Solution architecture

Part 2 - Building Cloud-Oriented Applications Using Patterns and Technologies in Azure

Chapter 5: Learning Cloud Patterns and Technologies

An introduction to patterns and technologies

Using cloud design patterns

Interoperability and portability

Scalability

Performance issues

Reliability and availability

Loosely coupled service design

Application security

Cloud design pattern

Using different cloud technologies

Containers

Container orchestration

Service Fabric

Chapter 6: Setting Up an Environment to Build and Deploy Cloud-Based Applications

Prerequisites to build a cloud-native application

Visual Studio 2022

Visual Studio Code

Microsoft Azure

Azure Cloud Shell

Docker Hub account

Docker Desktop

Podman

Podman Desktop

Git

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Setting up a development environment on Windows

Installing and configuring Docker Desktop on Windows

Configuring Git on Windows

Setting up a development environment on Linux

Installing and configuring Docker Desktop on Linux

Configuring Git on Linux

Chapter 7: Using Azure App Service to Deploy Your First Application

Azure App Service basics

Azure App Service plans

App Service environments

Creating and configuring an App Service plan.

Creating a new App Service resource in the portal

Creating a new Azure App Service using the Azure CLI

Creating a new App Service using PowerShell

Creating and configuring web app settings in Azure App Service

Managing settings in Azure

Deploying an application on Azure App Service

Scaling apps in Azure App Service

Scaling App Service manually

Scaling based on a schedule

Monitoring autoscaling activity

Exploring Azure App Service deployment slots

Part 3 - PaaS versus CaaS to Deploy Containers in Azure

Chapter 8: Building a Containerized App Using Docker and Azure Container Registry

Describing the development process for Docker-based applications

The development environment for Docker-based applications

Docker containers versus Docker images

The containerized application life cycle in Docker

Exploring Azure Container Registry

Exploring Azure Container Instances

Exploring the elements of a Dockerfile

Exercise 1 - deploying Docker containers on an Azure VM

Exercise 2 - deploying Docker containers on Azure Container Registry

Creating an Azure Container Registry with the Azure portal

Creating an ACR with the Azure CLI

Pushing your image to ACR using the Docker CLI

Deploying the application to a container registry using Visual Studio 2022

Deploying the application to a container registry using Visual Studio Code

Chapter 9: Understanding Container Orchestration

Container orchestration versus Docker

Docker Swarm - a definition

Kubernetes - a definition

Kubernetes cluster architecture

Exploring Azure Kubernetes Service and Azure Container Apps

Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure Container Apps

Orchestrating microservices and multi-container applications

Further reading.

Chapter 10: Setting Up a Kubernetes Cluster on AKS

Exercise 1 - creating an AKS cluster using the Azure CLI

Exercise 2 - creating an AKS cluster using the Azure portal

Exercise 3 - deploying an AKS cluster and running an application using the Azure CLI

Exercise 4 - deploying an AKS cluster using an ARM template

Exercise 5 - deploying an AKS cluster using Azure DevOps Starter

Exercise 6 - debugging your application using Bridge to Kubernetes

Bridge to Kubernetes in Visual Studio 2022

Bridge to Kubernetes in Visual Studio Code

Part 4 - Ensuring Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment on Azure

Chapter 11: Introduction to Azure DevOps and GitHub

What is DevOps?

Exploring Azure DevOps

Azure Boards

Azure Repos

Exploring GitHub

Create and configure a new organization

Configure GitHub projects

Exercise - creating an Azure DevOps organization

Chapter 12: Creating a Development Pipeline in Azure DevOps

Setting up your Azure DevOps environment

Creating a build pipeline with Azure Pipelines

Azure Pipelines' core concepts

Creating a release pipeline in Azure Pipelines

Creating a CI/CD pipeline for the GitHub repository using Azure DevOps Starter

Assessments

Index

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Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781804613801

1804613800

OCLC:

1369299376