Cloud Architecture Patterns: Using Microsoft Azure

If your team is investigating ways to design applications for the cloud, this concise book introduces 11 architecture patterns that can help you take advantage of cloud-platform services. Youll learn how each of these platform-agnostic patterns work, when they might be useful in the cloud, and what impact theyll have on your application architecture. Youll also see an example of each pattern applied to an application built with Windows Azure.

The patterns are organized into four major topics, such as scalability and handling failure, and primer chapters provide background on each topic. With the information in this book, youll be able to make informed decisions for designing effective cloud-native applications that maximize the value of cloud services, while also paying attention to user experience and operational efficiency.

Learn about architectural patterns for:

• Scalability. Discover the advantages of horizontal scaling. Patterns covered include Horizontally Scaling Compute, Queue-Centric Workflow, and Auto-Scaling.
• Big data. Learn how to handle large amounts of data across a distributed system. Eventual consistency is explained, along with the MapReduce and Database Sharding patterns.
• Handling failure. Understand how multitenant cloud services and commodity hardware influence your applications. Patterns covered include Busy Signal and Node Failure.
• Distributed users. Learn how to overcome delays due to network latency when building applications for a geographically distributed user base. Patterns covered include Colocation, Valet Key, CDN, and Multi-Site Deployment.

Do you need to learn about cloud computing architecture with Microsofts Azure quickly? Read this book! It gives you just enough info on the big picture and is filled with key terminology so that you can join the discussion on cloud architecture. Find out the basics of Azure and how working in the cloud enables scalability never before available to businesses as well as learning about how NoSQL and Sharding work within the cloud. Get up to date fast and have an active role in deciding the future of your company.

Bill Wilder is a Windows Azure MVP and independent consultant He recently held a position at Fidelity Investments as a .NET-focused enterprise architect. His passion is cloud computing.