Table Of ContentAzure Serverless Computing
Cookbook
Solve problems at scale by leveraging Azure Functions
Praveen Kumar Sreeram
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook
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Foreword
It is my pleasure to write the foreword for Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook by Praveen
Kumar Sreeram. Azure Functions is one of the key Platform as a service (PaaS) components
from Microsoft and provides a rich experience for the event-driven, compute-on-demand
programming model. To use Azure Functions, the user is not required to be a master of any
specific programming language; rather, they can use their language of choice, such as C#,
Node.js, JavaScript, PowerShell, and so on, to create highly scalable functions.
Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook shows the author's dedication and hard work to come
out with a gem that will not only benefit developers and architects, but also enterprises that
want to leverage serverless solutions in Azure. The author has thoroughly gone through
each parameter and every consideration in tackling the concept of Azure Functions. You
will surely like the way numerous code samples and use cases blend together to create a
knowledge repository for you to start with cloud development on the go.
I would like to thank Packt, Mohd. Riyan Khan, and Shrilekha Inani for involving me in
evaluating the content and giving me the opportunity to write this foreword.
Abhishek Kumar
Microsoft Azure MVP and Consultant – Datacom New Zealand
About the Author
Praveen Kumar Sreeram works as a Solution Architect at PennyWise Solutions (an Ogilvy
and Mather Company). He has over 12 years of experience in the field of development,
analysis, design, and delivery of applications of various technologies, including custom web
development using ASP.NET and MVC to building mobile apps using the cross-platform
technology Xamarin for domains such as insurance, telecom, and wireless expense
management. He has been awarded two times as the Most Valuable Professional by one of
the most leading social community websites, CSharpCorner, for his contributions toward
writing articles and helping community members, mostly on Microsoft Azure. He is highly
focused on learning about technology. He is an avid blogger who writes about his learning
at his personal blog, called PraveenKumarSreeram and you can also follow him on twitter
at @PrawinSreeram. His current focus is on analyzing business problems and providing
technical solutions for various projects related to Microsoft Azure and Sitecore.
First of all, my thanks go to the great editorial team at Packt Publishing for identifying my
potential and giving me the opportunity to write this book, especially Shrilekha Inani,
Sweeny Dias, Komal Karne, Yogesh Mishra, and the whole team who encouraged me a lot.
Without them, I couldn’t have done it.
I would like to thank my current employer, PennyWise Solutions, all of my management
team, especially the CTOs, Mr. Pavan Pochu and Mr. Arup Dutta, for guiding me all the
way, and my lovely colleagues who encouraged me a lot.
I would like to thank my grandma Neelavatamma; dad, Kamalakar; mom, Seetha; my better
half, Haritha; and my little princess, Rithwika; for being in my life and giving me courage
all the time.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Medeme Narasimhulu and Medeme
Saraswathi (my uncle and aunt) who have been supporting me and encouraging me right
from my college days. Without them, I wouldn't have even become a software professional.
About the Reviewer
Florian Klaffenbach started his IT career in 2004 as a 1st and 2nd level IT support
technician and IT salesman trainee for a B2B online shop. After that, he changed to a small
company working as IT project manager for planning, implementing, and integrating from
industrial plants and laundries into enterprise IT. After a few years, he changed course to
Dell Germany. There, he started from scratch as an enterprise technical support analyst and
later worked on a project to start Dell technical communities and support over social media
in Europe and outside of the US. Currently, he works as a Technology Solutions
Professional for Microsoft, specializing in hybrid Microsoft cloud infrastructured.
Additionally, he is active as a Microsoft blogger and lecturer. He blogs on his own page,
Datacenter-Flo.de, and the Brocade Germany community. Together with a very good friend,
he founded Windows Server User Group Berlin to create a network of Microsoft IT Pros in
Berlin. Florian maintains a very tight network with many vendors such as Cisco, Dell, and
Microsoft and several communities. This helps him grow his experience and get the best out
of a solution for his customers. Since 2016, he has also been the Co-Chairman of the Azure
community Germany. In April 2016, Microsoft awarded Florian the Microsoft Most
Valuable Professional for Cloud and Datacenter Management. In 2017, after joining
Microsoft, Florian became an MVP reconnect member.
Florian has worked for several companies and Microsoft partners such as Dell Germany,
CGI Germany, and msg services ag. Now he has joined Microsoft Germany in a technical
presales role and supports customers in getting started with hybrid cloud infrastructures
and topics.
He has also worked on the following books:
Taking Control with System Center App Controller
Microsoft Azure Storage Essentials
Mastering Cloud Development using Microsoft Azure
Mastering Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013
Implementing Azure Design Patterns
Windows Server 2016 Cookbook
Mastering Active Directory
Exchange PowerShell Cookbook
Implementing Azure Solutions
Acknowledgments
I want to thank Packt Publishing for giving me the chance to review the book as well as my
employer and my family for being accommodating of the time investment I have made in
this project. There is a special thanks I need to make to Virginia Dias from Packt. It is always
awesome to be a reviewer on her projects, and it’s a great pleasure to work with her.
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