Azure Containers Explained

Leverage scenario-based learning to effectively handle the technical and business impact while dealing with different container technologies on Microsoft Azure

Key Features

• Explains different container technologies along with the what, why, and how of running containers on Microsoft Azure
• Exhibits use cases to understand the practical implementation of the various Azure container technologies
• Highlights common business strategies for selecting the best-suited Azure container technology at optimized cost

Book Description

Whether it's a startup or an enterprise, decisions related to using different container technology on Azure impact your app migration and modernization strategies. The challenge companies face is choosing the right one and deciding when to move on to the next technology. Up and Running with Containers on Azure will help you to make the right architectural choices for your solutions and become well-versed with the migration path to other platforms using practical examples.

This book begins with a recap about containers as technology and where you can store them within Azure. You'll learn about the different container technologies offered by Microsoft Azure and understand how each platform, namely, Azure Container Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Instances, Azure Functions, and Azure App Services work. Each of them has its own characteristics and use case when it comes to implementing them. You'll gain skills to build upon your own container solution on Azure using best practices from real-world examples and successfully transform your business from the start-up phase to the enterprise phase.

By the end of this book, you'll be able to effectively cater to your business and application needs by selecting and modernizing your applications using the various Microsoft Azure container services.

What you will learn

• Make best-suited architectural choices as per business and application needs
• Understand migration paths between the different Azure Container services
• Deploy containerized applications on Azure to multiple technologies
• Know when to use Azure Container Apps vs Azure Kubernetes Service
• Learn how to add features to an AKS clusters
• Investigate the containers on Azure Web apps and Functions apps
• Ways to improve your current architecture without starting again
• Explore the financial implications of using the container services

Who This Book Is For

This book is intended for Cloud and DevOps Architects as well as technical leaders, decision-makers, developers, and IT professionals working with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native technologies, especially containers. Reasonable knowledge of containers and a good understanding of Microsoft Azure will be helpful when using this book.

Table of Contents

1. Azure Containers - Pleased to Meet You
2. Azure App Service - Running a Container Was Never That Difficult
3. Deploying Containers on Azure Functions
4. Azure Container Instances for Serverless Containers
5. Azure Container Apps for Serverless Kubernetes
6. Azure Kubernetes Service for Kubernetes in the Cloud
7. The Single Container Use Case
8. Decide the Best Fit Azure Technologies for Multiple Containers
9. Container Technologies for Startups
10. Container Technologies for Small and Medium Businesses
11. Container Technologies for Enterprises
12. Migrate Between Container Technologies
13. Azure Container Instances - The Next Steps
14. Beyond Azure Container Apps
15. Azure Kubernetes Service - The Next Steps
16. The Road Ahead for Containers on Azure
17. What's next- Diving into Future Trends and More