What this book covers
Chapter 1 , An Introduction to Systems Integration in the Cloud, introduces the concept of cloud computing and modern integration using the Azure cloud platform.
Chapter 2 , What Is an Azure App Service?, explores Azures Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering for a building and managing applications aka Azure App Service.
Chapter 3 , Getting Started with API Apps, demonstrates how to build a robust, scalable, secure, and easy-to-use API backend to be consumed by your web, logic, or mobile app (or any third-party application hosted outside of App Service).
Chapter 4 , What is Azure API Management, shows how to control and manage API assets using Azure API Management (APIM).
Chapter 5 , Trigger Your First Logic App in Azure, is a first look at constructing workflows in the cloud using Logic Apps, to achieve smart business process automation quickly with no coding required.
Chapter 6 , Working with Connectors in Logic Apps, provides an introduction to connectors that abstract away the complexities of directly interacting with a third-party API or data source, using prebuilt functionality provided by Microsoft. Learn how to create your own custom connector!
Chapter 7 , Azure Functions in Logic Apps, looks into the hot topic of serverless computing by demonstrating how to build a function app and calling a function from a Logic App, to chain functionality and build complex workflows.
Chapter 8 , A Deep Dive into Logic Apps, is a more in-depth look at Logic Apps, exploring advanced features such as control flow, looping, and exception handling.
Chapter 9 , Powerful Integration with SaaS Using Logic Apps, shows how to hook up to Software as a Service (SaaS) providers using specialized Logic App connectors and how to leverage SaaS solutions in new and interesting ways to support unique business processes.
Chapter 10 , Advanced Integration with Powerful, Scalable Service Bus in the Cloud, is a deep dive into Azure Service Bus, and this chapter demonstrates how to build loosely coupled and scalable integrations using this technology.
Chapter 11 , Connecting to Event Hubs and an Introduction to IoT Hubs, provides an introduction to connecting disparate devices in Azure using IoT Hubs and processing large amounts of device data using Event Hubs.
Chapter 12 , EAI/B2B Integration Using Logic Apps, introduces Enterprise Integration Pack, which is an Enterprise level set of features that extends Logic Apps to support common business scenarios such as B2B communication using XML, mapping between different message formats, and transmission protocols such as AS2.
Chapter 13 , Hybrid Integration Using BizTalk Server 2016 and Logic Apps, introduces the reality that many businesses wish to not only leverage existing on-premises systems but also utilize SaaS applications (such as CRM Online). Using BizTalk Server 2016, this section demonstrates how to build a hybrid integration to do this, pairing with Logic Apps.
Chapter 14 , Tooling and Monitoring for Logic Apps, looks into options after you have built your Logic App, to deploy your workflow in Azure and then ongoing monitoring and alerting features.
Chapter 15 , What's Next for Azure Integration?, discusses Microsoft's future roadmap for integration using Azure and touches on Flow, the lightweight version of Logic Apps.
