3.1.5 Azure Functions

A serverless compute service that lets you run event-triggered code without having to explicitly provision or manage infrastructure.

Key Features:

• Event driven architecture, Azure function can react to various triggers such as HTTP requests, database operations, messages in queues, responding to them in real-time.
• It supports multiple language C, C#, Java, Python, Go, PowerShell, etc.
• This services can be integrated with other Azure services and external systems.

Benefits

• Scalability, can scale up or down depending on the demand.
• Pay per executions, no charge when code is not running.
• Fully managed, FaaS.

Use Cases:

• Processing orders
• Managing IoT data streams.
• Automating workflows.
• Building APIs.