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Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781786465573

Length 696 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Azure

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Cloud Computing

Authors (6):

Abhishek Kumar

Martin Abbott

Gyanendra Kumar Gautam

James Corbould

Mahindra Morar

Ashish Bhambhani

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. An Introduction to Systems Integration in the Cloud FREE CHAPTER

2. What Is an Azure App Service?

3. Getting Started with API Apps

4. What is Azure API Management?

5. Trigger Your First Logic App in Azure

6. Working with Connectors in Logic Apps

7. Azure Functions in Logic Apps

8. A Deep Dive into Logic Apps

9. Powerful Integration with SaaS Using Logic Apps

10. Advanced Integration with Powerful, Scalable Service Bus in the Cloud

11. Connecting to Event Hubs and an Introduction to IoT Hubs

12. EAI/B2B Integration Using Logic Apps

13. Hybrid Integration Using BizTalk Server 2016 and Logic Apps

14. Tooling and Monitoring for Logic Apps

15. Whats Next for Azure Integration?

The comparison between BizTalk server and Logic Apps

BizTalk Server has been around since 2000, and there has been a number of new product releases since then. It is a very mature platform with excellent enterprise integration capabilities. On the other hand, Logic Apps is a fairly recent edition to the Azure PaaS list.

Logic apps can be likened to a BizTalk orchestration but has a much easier learning curve, and you don't have the deployment hassle of a full BizTalk solution. Although Logic Apps and BizTalk Server are not functionally equivalent, they do have some similarities.

Most of the enterprise features available in BizTalk are now available in Logic Apps using the Logic Apps Enterprise Integration Pack. This provides the following features and capabilities: