Preface

Whether for a start-up or an enterprise, decisions related to using different container technology on Azure have an impact on your app migration and modernization strategies. The challenge that companies face is how to choose the right one and when to decide to move on to the next technology. Azure Containers Explained will help you to make the right architectural choices for your solutions and give you a deeper understanding of the migration path to other platforms using practical examples.

This book will begin with a recap on containers as a technology and where you can store them within Azure. You’ll learn about the different container technologies offered by Microsoft Azure and understand how each platform – namely, Azure Container Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Instances, Azure Functions, and Azure App Services – works. Each of them has its own characteristics and use case when it comes to implementation. You’ll gain skills to build upon your own application of a container solution on Azure using the best practices from real-world examples and successfully transform your business from the start-up phase to the enterprise phase.

By the end of this book, you’ll be able to effectively cater to your business and application needs by selecting and modernizing your applications using various Microsoft Azure container services.