The Azure Cloud Native Architecture Mapbook - Second Edition

<p><strong>Build modern secure and scalable cloud-native solutions on Azure with expert-guided architecture patterns</strong></p><p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p><p>- Apply proven architectural patterns to real-world Azure cloud solutions</p><p>- Translate enterprise requirements into secure and scalable reference architectures</p><p>- Gain practical design insights from a Microsoft cloud solution architect</p><p>- Get With Your Book: PDF Copy AI Assistant and Next-Gen Reader Free</p><p><strong>Book Description:</strong></p><p>Designing effective cloud-native architectures on Azure often feels overwhelming-especially when trying to translate complex requirements into reliable solutions. This book solves that problem by giving you a structured visual guide to building modern systems that are scalable secure and production-ready.</p><p>You'll discover how to plan design and communicate Azure-based architectures using practical reference diagrams mapped to real-world use cases. Organized by domain including infrastructure applications data container orchestrators AI and security-each chapter walks you through the key services patterns and decisions that underpin successful solutions.</p><p>Throughout the book you'll find over 40 detailed architecture maps created and curated by a seasoned Microsoft cloud solution architect. These maps illustrate how to align Azure services with business goals manage hybrid and multi-cloud complexity and incorporate best practices for governance resilience and cost optimization.</p><p>This book gives you more than just diagramsit offers the confidence to design cloud solutions that scale and perform. Whether you're modernizing a legacy stack or building greenfield applications the Azure Cloud Native Architecture Mapbook is your trusted design companion from concept to delivery.</p><p><strong>What You Will Learn:</strong></p><p>- Align architecture with business and technical requirements</p><p>- Choose the right compute storage and networking services</p><p>- Visualize key components using architectural map diagrams</p><p>- Apply design principles for identity governance and observability</p><p>- Architect hybrid and containerized solutions</p><p>- Translate real-world needs into actionable cloud designs</p><p>- Apply patterns from Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework</p><p><strong>Who this book is for:</strong></p><p>Cloud architects Solution Architects developers DevOps engineers and IT professionals designing deploying or modernizing solutions on Microsoft Azure. Readers should understand core Azure services and have experience working in cloud-native or hybrid environments. Additionally readers should be familiar with some generic architecture concepts.</p><p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><p>- Getting Started as an Azure Architect</p><p>- Solution Architecture</p><p>- Infrastructure Design</p><p>- Working with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)</p><p>- Working with Other Container Services</p><p>- Developing and Designing Applications with Azure</p><p>- Data Architecture</p><p>- Artificial Intelligence Architecture</p><p>- Security Architecture</p><p>- Closing Thoughts and Next Steps</p>