You're reading from A Developer's Guide to .NET in Azure Build quick, scalable cloud-native applications and microservices with .NET 6.0 and Azure

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837633012

Length 504 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

.NET

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Authors (2):

Tamir Al Balkhi

Anuraj Parameswaran

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: An Introduction to Your Environment

2. Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Development Environment FREE CHAPTER

3. Part 2: Serverless and Microservices

4. Chapter 2: Creating Docker Containers on Azure

5. Chapter 3: Building Resilient Applications with Dapr

6. Chapter 4: Designing Microservices with AKS and Containers in Azure

7. Chapter 5: Building Serverless Apps with Azure Functions and Container Apps

8. Part 3: Data and Storage

9. Chapter 6: Exploring Azure Blob Storage

10. Chapter 7: Creating an Azure SQL Database

11. Chapter 8: Creating Documents via .NET for Azure Cosmos DB

12. Part 4: Messaging Mechanisms and Security

13. Chapter 9: Utilizing Azure App Configuration

14. Chapter 10: Processing Data with Azure Event Hubs

15. Chapter 11: Designing Ready-Made Solutions with Azure Service Bus

16. Chapter 12: Enhancing Data Protection with Azure Key Vault

17. Chapter 13: Managing Access with Azure Active Directory B2C

18. Index

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