Azure Containers Explained: Leverage Azure container technologies for effective application migration and deployment
About this ebook
Key Features
Understand the what, why, and how of different container technologies available on Microsoft AzureExplore the practical implementation of various Azure container technologies with the help of use casesLearn common business strategies for selecting the right Azure container technology at optimized cost
Book Description
Whether you’re working with a start-up or an enterprise, making decisions related to using different container technologies on Azure has a notable impact your app migration and modernization strategies. This is where companies face challenges, while choosing the right solutions and deciding when to move on to the next technology. Azure Containers Explained helps you make the right architectural choices for your solutions and get well-versed with the migration path to other platforms using practical examples. You’ll begin with a recap of containers as technology and where you can store them within Azure. Next, you’ll explore the different Microsoft Azure container technologies and understand how each platform, namely Azure Container Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Instances (ACI), Azure Functions, and Azure App Services, work – you’ll learn to implement them by grasping their respective characteristics and use cases. Finally, you’ll build upon your own container solution on Azure using best practices from real-world examples and successfully transform your business from a start-up to a full-fledged enterprise. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to effectively cater to your business and application needs by selecting and modernizing your apps using various Microsoft Azure container services.
What you will learn
Make the best-suited architectural choices to meet your business and application needsUnderstand the migration paths between different Azure Container servicesDeploy containerized applications on Azure to multiple technologiesKnow when to use Azure Container Apps versus Azure Kubernetes ServiceFind out how to add features to an AKS clusterInvestigate the containers on Azure Web apps and Functions appsDiscover ways to improve your current architecture without starting againExplore the financial implications of using Azure container services
Who this book is for
This book is for cloud and DevOps architects, application developers, technical leaders, decision makers, and IT professionals working with Microsoft Azure and cloud native technologies, especially containers. Reasonable knowledge of containers and a solid understanding of Microsoft Azure will help you grasp the concepts in this book.
About the author
Wesley Haakman lives in the Netherlands and has worked with Microsoft Azure for over 8 years. He is a Microsoft Azure MVP and works as the head of DevOps at Intercept, a cloud service provider company in the Netherlands. Wesley has worked in IT for more than 18 years, starting his career as an IT support technician for Novell NetWare and SUSE Linux environments. Now, he primarily focuses on using Microsoft Azure for building and helping DevOps teams to add value for their customers. In his spare time, Wesley enjoys writing his own blog, as well as providing sessions for events and user groups. Outside of tech, he loves mountain biking and spends a fair amount of time with his family.
Richard Hooper, also known as Pixel Robots online, lives in Newcastle, England. He is a Microsoft MVP and an architect for Azure at Intercept, which is based in the Netherlands. He has about 20 years of professional experience in the IT industry. He has worked with Microsoft technologies for his whole career, but he has also dabbled in Linux. Richard has a passion for learning about new technologies – you can check that out on his blog, Pixel Robots. He is very enthusiastic about the cloud-native space on Azure. In his spare time, he enjoys sharing knowledge and helping people with whatever technology he has hands-on experience with and is passionate about via his blog posts, podcasts, videos, and more.
