2. Introducing Azure Functions
Session B858
Introducing Azure Functions
Chris Anderson
@crandycodes
PM - Azure App Service

3. What is Azure Functions?
Code
Events + data

4. Demo: hello world

5. New watermark request Fetch image from storage Apply the watermark Store the new image in storage

6. New watermark request Fetch image from storage Apply the watermark Store the new image in storage

7. Supported Languages 1st class support Experimental support
Node/JavaScript C#
Experimental support F#
Python
PHP
Batch
Bash
PowerShell

8. Supported bindings Type Service Trigger Input Output Schedule
Azure Functions ✔
HTTP (REST or WebHook)
Blob Storage
Azure Storage
Queues
Tables
Azure Mobile Apps Easy Tables
No-SQL DB
Azure DocumentDB
Streams
Azure Event Hubs
Push Notifications
Azure Notification Hubs

9. Building for scale with App Service

10. Digital Global Presence
Apps
Custom Apps
API / Services / ISV
eCommerce
Digital Global Presence
LOB
App Service
Web Apps
Mobile Apps
API Apps
Functions
Fully Managed Platform
Development
Enterprise Grade
Limitless/Auto
OS and Framework
Load balance
Something else
Languages and Framework
Superior DevOps
Self served
Something else
Enterprise grade SLA
Secure and Compliance
On-Premise Connectivity
Something else

11. Built around App Service
Runs on existing App Hosting plans
Run alongside Web, Mobile, and API Apps
Can deploy via existing App Service ARM APIs
All the features of App Service
Continuous Deployment
Deployment Slots
Remote Debugging
Run in your own isolated and dedicated environment
App Service Environment helps run dedicated App Services
Run inside of your own VNET, with your own frontend and firewall

12. Scaling on App Service Scaling up to a larger VM for more resources
Scaling out as simple as a slider bar
Set up auto-scaling rules to handle additional load while you’re asleep

13. Built to scale

14. Servers when you want them…

15. Servers when you want them… serverless when you don’t

16. The 0 case without dynamic compute

17. The 0 case with dynamic compute

18. 0 to many with dynamic compute

19. Announcing: App Service Dynamic Hosting Plans for Azure Functions

20. The details on dynamic hosting plans
Available today with limited capacity
Preview pricing available by May 2nd, free until then
Charged based on memory*sec
More details to come…

21. Azure Functions Architecture
Runtime
Functions Programming Interface
App Service
App Hosting Plans
Triggers
Input Bindings
Output Bindings

22. What we’ll do next
…and by we, I mean all of us

23. Azure Functions is open sourced
The runtime, “portal”, and templates are all on GitHub
Open roadmap
Use the cutting edge features
Transparency into priorities and velocity
Influence the direction of the project
Runtime is intended to be portable
MIT License

24. Upcoming milestones April May Quality & reliability improvements
Logic App Connectors integration
May
More guidance for partners to onboard
Improvements to tooling (better local development, VS/VS Code, CLI)

25. Demo: Prototype of Logic App Connectors integration

26. Wrap Up

27. What’s Next Try Azure Functions @ https://functions.azure.com
Microsoft Build 2016
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Building and managing APIs on Azure | Vladimir Vinogradsky | 3/30 18:30
Introducing Azure Functions | Chris Anderson | 3/31 12:30-13:30
Azure Functions under the hood | Matthew Henderson | 4/1 11:30-12:00
Building Hyper-Scale web and mobile applications | Yochay Kiriaty | 4/1 12:30-13:30
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