Azure Architecture Patterns provide a set of best practices for designing and implementing applications on the Azure platform. These patterns help you to build scalable, reliable, and secure applications.

Key Concepts

  • Microservices: Decompose your application into small, independent services that can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently.
  • Serverless Computing: Utilize Azure Functions to run your code without provisioning or managing servers.
  • Containerization: Use Azure Container Services to deploy and manage containers.
  • Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Implement automated pipelines for building, testing, and deploying your applications.

Common Patterns

  1. Event-Driven Architecture

    • Use Azure Event Grid to process events from various sources and trigger actions.
    • Event-Driven Architecture

  2. Microservices Architecture

    • Break down your application into small, independent services.
    • Microservices Architecture

  3. API Management

    • Use Azure API Management to create, publish, and manage APIs.
    • API Management

  4. CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation)

    • Separate the read and write operations of your application for better performance and scalability.
    • CQRS

  5. Bounded Contexts

    • Define clear boundaries for your application's components to ensure separation of concerns.
    • Bounded Contexts

Further Reading

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