Azure Functions are serverless compute modules that take advantage of various triggers, including HTTP requests. Using Azure Functions, developers can create business logic containers, completely isolated from the problems brought by monolithic web application paradigms and infrastructure. They can be used as simple HTTP request processing units and so-called microservices, as well as for orchestrating complex workflows. Azure Functions come in two flavors (compiled or script-based) and can be written in different languages, including C# with .NET Core modules.

In this chapter, we will incorporate Azure Functions into our infrastructure so that we can process data on different triggers. We will then integrate Azure Functions with a Logic App, which will be used as a processing unit in our setup.

The following topics will be covered...