Guide to designing and developing cloud native applications in Azure

Key Features
Basics of Cloud Native Applications
Designing Microservices
Different cloud native options for developing Cloud Native Applications in Azure
BOTs, Web Apps, Mobile Apps, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Azure Functions
Azure IOT Applications
Azure Machine Learning Basics
Enterprise Digital Journeys

Description
The mainstreaming of the cloud-native architecture as an enterprise discipline is well underway. According to the Forbes report, in January 2018, 83% of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud by 2020, 41% of enterprise workloads will run on public cloud platforms while another 22% will be running on hybrid cloud platforms.
Customers are embarking on enterprise digital transformation journeys. Adopting cloud, cloud-native architectures, and microservices is an important aspect of the journey.
This book starts with a brief introduction to the basics of cloud-native applications and cloud-native application patterns. It covers cloud-native options available in Azure.
The objective of the book is to provide practical guidelines to an architect/designer/consultant/developer who is part of the Cloud application definition team. The book articulates a methodology that the implementation team needs to follow in a systematic manner and adapt them to fulfill the requirements for enabling the cloud-native application. It emphasizes on the interpersonal skills and techniques for organizing and directing the cloud-native definition, leadership buy-in, and leading the transition from planning to implementation. It also highlights steps to be followed and the patterns for developing cloud-native applications, cloud-native options available in Azure, developing BOT, and microservices based on Azure. It also covers how to develop simple IoT applications, Machine learning-based applications, and the serverless architecture using Azure with a practical and pragmatic approach.
This book embraces a structured approach around the following key themes that represent the typical phases an enterprise traverses during its cloud-native application journey.

What You Will Learn
This book aims to:
Demonstrate the importance of cloud-native applications in elevating the effectiveness of organizational transformation programs and digital enterprise journeys using MS Azure.
Disseminate current advancements and thought leadership in the area of cloud-native architecture in the context of digital enterprises.
Provide initiatives with evidence-based, credible, field-tested and practical guidance in designing their respective architectures.

Who this book is for
The book is intended for anyone looking for a career in Cloud technology, especially all aspiring Cloud Architects who want to learn cloud-native architectures, Microservices, IoT, BOT and Microsoft Azure platform.

Table of Contents
1. Basics of Cloud Native Applications
2. Cloud Native Application Patterns
3. Cloud Native Options available in Azure – BOTs, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Azure Microservices, ML services
4. Developing a Simple BOT using .NET Core
5. Developing Cloud Native applications leveraging Microservices and Azure API Gateway
6. Developing Integration capabilities using serverless architecture
7. Developing a simple IoT application
8. Developing a simple ML based application
9. Different enterprise use cases which enable digital transformation using Cloud Native Applications