Serverless computing solutions

This section will cover the following exam objective: describe the benefits and usage of serverless computing solutions, including Azure Functions and Logic Apps.

Before we look closer at the serverless computing solutions that are part of the exam objectives, we will create a knowledge foundation and baseline to build from. This also aims to build an understanding of the bigger picture of how the different compute solutions are positioned and interrelated for both technical and business personas.

As we learned in Chapter 1, Introduction to Cloud Computing, serverless computing arose due to the evolution of cloud computing platforms and is an architectural shift in the compute layer. This evolution moves IT professionals in a new direction, away from infrastructure in the deployment, scale, and management layers and toward the business logic layer. This is the new unit of deployment, scale, and management; it extends and evolves the PaaS cloud computing...