Azure Functions¶
Organizations need to build and deploy event-driven, scalable applications without managing infrastructure. This requires a serverless computing platform that can handle various triggers and bindings efficiently.
Problem¶
A financial services company needs to process transactions in real-time and respond to events such as account creation, payment processing, and fraud detection. The company requires a scalable solution that can handle these events efficiently without managing infrastructure.
Problem Analysis¶
Processing a high volume of transactions generates many events that must be handled in real-time. Managing servers and networking components is time-consuming and costly. The company needs a solution that automatically scales, reduces operational overhead, and ensures high availability and reliability. The solution should support various triggers and bindings to integrate with other services and resources.
Solution¶
Azure Functions is a serverless computing service for building and deploying event-driven applications. Functions execute in response to events or triggers, such as HTTP requests, timers, and message queues. Azure Functions automatically scales based on workload, ensuring performance and availability. Bindings connect functions to other services and resources, such as databases, file storage, and message queues, without complex code. Azure Functions supports multiple programming languages and uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model for cost optimization.
Azure Resources¶
- Azure Function App
- Azure Storage Account
- Azure Event Grid
- Azure Cosmos DB
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Monitor