Azure Container Apps represents Microsoft’s serverless container platform, offering Kubernetes-like capabilities without cluster management complexity, powered by KEDA auto-scaling and native Dapr integration. Container Apps Architecture Platform Comparison Key Features Feature Description Use Case Revisions Immutable snapshots of app version Blue-green, canary deployments Traffic Splitting Route % traffic to different revisions A/B testing, gradual rollouts […]
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Azure Logic Apps: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Enterprise Workflow Automation
After two decades of building enterprise integration solutions, I’ve watched workflow automation evolve from complex BizTalk orchestrations to elegant cloud-native services. Azure Logic Apps represents Microsoft’s vision for democratizing integration—enabling both citizen developers and seasoned architects to build sophisticated workflows without drowning in infrastructure concerns. This guide explores how to leverage Logic Apps effectively in […]
Read more →Azure Event Grid: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Event-Driven Architecture
Event-driven architecture has become the backbone of modern distributed systems, enabling applications to respond to changes in real-time while maintaining loose coupling between components. Azure Event Grid represents Microsoft’s fully managed event routing service, designed to simplify the development of event-based applications at scale. After implementing Event Grid across numerous enterprise projects, I’ve gained deep […]
Read more →Azure Functions and Serverless Architecture: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to Event-Driven Computing
After two decades of building enterprise applications, I’ve witnessed the evolution from monolithic deployments to microservices, and now to serverless architectures. Azure Functions represents a fundamental shift in how we think about compute—moving from “always-on” infrastructure to truly event-driven, pay-per-execution models. This transformation isn’t just about cost savings; it’s about building systems that scale automatically […]
Read more →Serverless Event Processing with Google Cloud Functions: From HTTP Triggers to Event-Driven Architectures
Introduction: Google Cloud Functions provides a fully managed, event-driven serverless compute platform that scales automatically from zero to millions of invocations. This comprehensive guide explores Cloud Functions’ enterprise capabilities, from HTTP triggers and event-driven architectures to security controls, VPC connectivity, and cost optimization. After building serverless architectures across all major cloud providers, I’ve found Cloud […]
Read more →Serverless AI Architecture: Building Scalable LLM Applications
Three years ago, I built my first serverless LLM application. It failed spectacularly. Cold starts made responses take 15 seconds. Timeouts killed long-running requests. Costs spiraled out of control. After architecting 30+ serverless AI systems, I’ve learned what works. Here’s the complete guide to building scalable serverless LLM applications. Figure 1: Serverless AI Architecture Overview […]
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