Serverless

Computing

Senthil Kumar Palanisamy

Evolution of Serverless Computing
Serverless Computing (FaaS)
• Function as a Service (Azure Functions)
• Platform to develop, run, and manage application
• Without the complexity of building and maintaining the
infrastructure

Similar Technologies

• AWS Lambda
• Google Cloud Functions
• Open Whisk (IBM)
Serverless Apps Lifecycle

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Azure Serverless Apps Design
Distributed Architecture
• Design stateless and ASync solutions to enable scaling.
• Connect with other Azure Services via triggers and bindings.
• Use Logic Apps to orchestrate workflows
• Use managed connectors to abstract calls to cloud and on-
premises services.

Cloud DevOps
• Design for automation. Use ARM templates.
• Design DevOps for the cloud: safe deployment with
test/development and production environment separation and test
on the target platform.
• Monitor the running apps with App Insights and tune for best
experience.
Triggers and Bindings

Triggers
and
Bindings
Use Bindings in Your Code
[Link]
public static class OrderHandler "bindings": [
{ {
[FunctionName("OrderWebhook")] "type": "httpTrigger",
public static async Task<HttpResponseMessage> Run( "direction": "in",
[HttpTrigger] HttpRequestMessage req, "webHookType": "genericJson",
[Queue("aievents1", Connection = "AiStorageConnection")] "name": "req"
IAsyncCollector<String> eventOutput, },
TraceWriter log) {
{ "type": "http",
[Link]($"Webhook was triggered!"); "direction": "out",
"name": "res"
string jsonContent = await },
[Link](); {
dynamic data = "type": "queue",
[Link](jsonContent); "name": "eventOutput",
"queueName": "aievents1",
await [Link](
[Link](GetLogData(data))); "connection":"AiStorageConnection",
"direction": "out"
int orderId = PlaceOrder(data); }
]
return [Link]([Link],
new {orderNumber = orderId });
}

. . .
Logic Apps Workflow Designer
Logic Apps
SaaS
• appFigures • DocuSign • Office 365 Protocols/Native
• Asana • Dropbox • Office 365 Users • HTTP, HTTPS
• Azure API • Dynamics AX Online • Office 365 Video • HTTP Webhook
Management • Dynamics CRM • OneDrive • FTP, SFTP
• Azure App Services Online • OneDrive for • SMTP
• Azure Automation • Dynamics CRM Business • RSS
Cloud APIs and platform • Azure Cognitive Face Service Bus • OneNote • Compose, Query,
API • Dynamics Financials • [Link] Parse JSON
• Supports over 125 built-in • Azure Cognitive LUIS • Dynamics Operations • Outlook Tasks • Wait
• Azure Cognitive Text • Easy Redmine • PagerDuty
connectors Analytics • Eventbrite • Pinterest
• Terminate
• Workflow
• Azure Cognitive • Facebook
• Scales to meet your needs Vision • FreshBooks
•
•
Pipedrive
Pivotal Tracker
• Enables rapid development • Azure Data Lake • Freshdesk • Power BI XML and EDI
Store • GitHub • Project Online • XML Validation
• Azure Document DB
• Extends with custom APIs and • Azure Event Hub
•
•
Gmail • Redmine • Transform XML
(+Mapper)
Google Calendar • Salesforce
Functions • Azure Functions • Google Contacts • Salesforce Chatter • Flat File Encode
• Azure Machine • Google Drive • SendGrid • Flat File Decode
Learning • Google Sheets • SharePoint Online • X12
• Azure Resource • Google Tasks • • EDIFACT
Slack
API connections Manager
• Azure Service Bus
• GoTo Meeting • SmartSheet • AS2
• GoTo Training • SparkPost • Integration Account
• Authenticate once and reuse • Azure SQL • GoTo Webinar • Stripe Artifact Lookup
• Azure Storage Blob
• Azure Storage
• Harvest • Survey Monkey Hybrid
• HelloSign • Todoist
Queues • BizTalk Server
• Infusionsoft • Toodledo
• Basecamp • File System
• JIRA • Trello
• Bing Search • IBM DB2
• Insightly • Twilio
• BitBucket • Informix
• Instagram • Twitter
• Bitly • Oracle DB
• Instapaper • Typeform
• Blogger • SharePoint Server
• MailChimp • UserVoice
• Box • SQL Server
• Mandrill • VS Team Services
• Buffer • SAP
• Medium • Webmerge
• Campfire • Websphere MQ
• Microsoft Project • Wordpress
• Chatter
Online • Wunderlist
Logic Apps Connect Everything
Develop

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Local Development Tooling Options
Azure Functions Core Tools
Provides the entire Functions runtime
Trigger off of Azure events and debug locally
JavaScript
Use Visual Studio Code or any Node debugger
C#
Use Visual Studio 2015 or 2017
Use class libraries with attributes in Visual Studio 2017
C# and Visual Studio
 Based on class libraries
 Get the full power of
IntelliSense, unit testing,
and local debugging
 Use Web Jobs attributes
to define triggers and
bindings

Learn more at [Link]

Deploy

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Deployment Options
Resource deployment
• Azure Resource Manager (i.e. ARM)

Content deployment
• Visual Studio
• Azure CLI (Logic App)
• Azure Functions Core Tools (Function App)
• CI/CD
[Link]
d-azure-automatic

Safe deployment practices

• Use Azure Functions deployment slots for environment separation
and swap deployments
Monitor

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Key Scenarios for Monitoring
Alert

Monit Learn
or

Optimi
ze
 Extensible Application
Performance Management
(APM)
 Rich data: Metrics, Traces,
Exception tracking,
Dependencies, Page
Views, User data, custom
events
 Easy to use graph/alerts,
powerful analytics portal,
integration with PowerBI
and other analytics
services
Azure Functions Runtime
Developer experience
 Same consistent Programming Model
 Same Azure Functions portal
 Publish directly from Visual Studio tooling
 Leverage triggers: timer trigger and new SQL Service Broker trigger

Administrator features
 Take advantage of Azure Functions on premises
 Workers can run in spare compute – i.e. desktops left on overnight
within orgs
 Only provision two types of roles
 Management Role – Hosts Portal, Publishing Endpoint and
 Worker Role – Runs Function in Windows Server Containers
Summary
 Azure offers a comprehensive Serverless Application
Platform
 Azure Functions bindings and local DevEx optimize time to
market
 Azure Logic Apps provide orchestration and integration
with 125+ connectors

Try Azure Functions : [Link]

Join the Azure Functions Community
[Link]
Questions
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