Web Applications on Azure : Developing for Global Scale

Build .NET apps on Microsoft Azure services that can grow to Internet scale. Learn how you can make smart application architecture decisions and follow best practices so that your website can handle tens of thousands of concurrent users and deliver your content globally. Author Rob Reagan takes you through key Azure technologies targeted toward building web applications, and along the way shares his lessons learned in scaling out a real-world web application. After an overview of web application building blocks, the book dives into relational and NoSQL data storage options on Azure, including Azure Table Storage and CosmosDB. You’ll then discover how to make best use of Redis Cache, Web Jobs, Messaging Queues, and more, alongside other tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice for when things go wrong. The book concludes with a thorough exploration of best practices for deployment at scale. **What You'll Learn** - Develop scalable architecture patterns on Azure with ASP.NET MVC - Understand the pros and cons of using SQL Azure vs. NoSQL solutions (Azure Tables, CosmosDB) - Perform data migration, backup, and recovery in SQL Azure - Use effective caching - Troubleshoot your web applications - Know best practices for deployment **Who This Book Is For**Professional developers or serious hobbyists with experience developing web applications with ASP.NET MVC or Web API Build .NET apps on Microsoft Azure services that can grow to Internet scale. Learn how you can make smart application architecture decisions and follow best practices so that your website can handle tens of thousands of concurrent users and deliver your content globally. Author Rob Reagan takes you through key Azure technologies targeted toward building web applications, and along the way shares his lessons learned in scaling out a real-world web application. After an overview of web application building blocks, the book dives into relational and NoSQL data storage options on Azure, including Azure Table Storage and CosmosDB. You’ll then discover how to make best use of Redis Cache, Web Jobs, Messaging Queues, and more, alongside other tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice for when things go wrong. The book concludes with a thorough exploration of best practices for deployment at scale. What You'll Learn Develop scalable architecture patterns on Azure with ASP.NET MVC Understand the pros and cons of using SQL Azure vs. NoSQL solutions (Azure Tables, CosmosDB) Perform data migration, backup, and recovery in SQL Azure Use effective caching Troubleshoot your web applications Know best practices for deployment Who This Book Is For Professional developers or serious hobbyists with experience developing web applications with ASP.NET MVC or Web API Build .NET apps on Microsoft Azure services that can grow to Internet scale. Learn how you can make smart application architecture decisions and follow best practices so that your website can handle tens of thousands of concurrent users and deliver your content globally. Author Rob Reagan takes you through key Azure technologies targeted toward building web applications, and along the way shares his lessons learned in scaling out real-world web applications. After an overview of web application building blocks, the book dives into relational and NoSQL data storage options on Azure, including Azure Table Storage and Cosmos DB. You'll then discover how to make best use of Redis Cache, WebJobs, Messaging Queues, and more, alongside other tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice for when things go wrong. The book concludes with a thorough exploration of best practices for deployment at scale. What You'll Learn: Develop scalable web applications on Azure with ASP.NET MVC Understand the pros and cons of using SQL Azure vs. NoSQL solutions (Azure Tables, Cosmos DB) Perform data migration, backup, and recovery in SQL Azure Use effective caching Troubleshoot your web applications Know best practices for deployment Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii Introducing Azure (Rob Reagan)....Pages 1-18 Web Applications (Rob Reagan)....Pages 19-59 Azure Data Storage Overview (Rob Reagan)....Pages 61-76 Azure SQL Databases (Rob Reagan)....Pages 77-137 Azure Table Storage (Rob Reagan)....Pages 139-185 Cosmos DB (Rob Reagan)....Pages 187-255 Redis Cache (Rob Reagan)....Pages 257-300 WebJobs (Rob Reagan)....Pages 301-341 Message Queues (Rob Reagan)....Pages 343-380 Other Tips and Tricks (Rob Reagan)....Pages 381-414 Troubleshooting Web Applications (Rob Reagan)....Pages 415-441 Deployment (Rob Reagan)....Pages 443-506 Back Matter ....Pages 507-515