You're reading from A Developer's Guide to Cloud Apps Using Microsoft Azure Migrate and modernize your cloud-native applications with containers on Azure using real-world case studies

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804614303

Length 274 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Azure

Concepts

Cloud Native

Author (1):

Hamida Rebai

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 – Migrating Applications to Azure

2. Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Cloud-Native App Lifecycle FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Beginning Your Application Migration

4. Chapter 3: Migrating Your Existing Applications to a Modern Environment

5. Chapter 4: Exploring the Use Cases and Application Architecture

6. Part 2 – Building Cloud-Oriented Applications Using Patterns and Technologies in Azure

7. Chapter 5: Learning Cloud Patterns and Technologies

8. Chapter 6: Setting Up an Environment to Build and Deploy Cloud-Based Applications

9. Chapter 7: Using Azure App Service to Deploy Your First Application

10. Part 3 – PaaS versus CaaS to Deploy Containers in Azure

11. Chapter 8: Building a Containerized App Using Docker and Azure Container Registry

12. Chapter 9: Understanding Container Orchestration

13. Chapter 10: Setting Up a Kubernetes Cluster on AKS

14. Part 4 – Ensuring Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment on Azure

15. Chapter 11: Introduction to Azure DevOps and GitHub

16. Chapter 12: Creating a Development Pipeline in Azure DevOps

17. Assessments

Chapter 6

18. Index

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