Azure Web Services
Azure provides a variety of web services that enable businesses to build, deploy, and scale web applications. These services are designed to enhance performance, scalability, and security. Below is a list of key Azure Web Services:
1. Azure App Service
What it is: Azure API Apps is a fully managed platform for building, deploying, and scaling web apps, RESTful APIs, and mobile backends.
Key Features: Supports multiple programming languages, easy integration with Azure services, automatic scaling, and built-in monitoring.
2. Azure Functions
What it is: A serverless compute service that runs event-driven functions without requiring infrastructure management.
Key Features: Ideal for building microservices, processing real-time data, and responding to HTTP requests.
3. Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN)
What it is: A global network of edge servers that cache and deliver content to users, improving performance and reducing latency.
Key Features: High availability, reduced load times, and fast content delivery worldwide.
4. Azure Web Apps
What it is: Part of Azure App Service, allowing users to host, manage, and scale web applications with enhanced monitoring and security.
Key Features: Built-in auto-scaling, security features, and integration with other Azure services for better management.
5. Azure Static Web Apps
What it is: A service that deploys full-stack web apps directly from GitHub, providing automatic scaling and a serverless computing API.
Key Features: Ideal for modern web development workflows, integration with static front-end sites, and seamless back-end APIs.
6. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
What it is: A managed Kubernetes service for deploying and managing containerized web applications.
Key Features: Simplified management of containerized applications, automatic scaling, and load balancing for high availability.
7. Azure Load Balancer
What it is: Azure load balancer service that distributes traffic across multiple servers, ensuring high availability and reliability for web applications.
Key Features: Auto-scaling, cross-region load balancing, and traffic distribution to optimize web service performance.
8. Azure Service Fabric
What it is: Azure Service Fabric is a platform for building, deploying, and managing microservices-based web applications.
Key Features: Simplifies service deployment and scaling, offers built-in service management, and ensures high availability.
9. Azure Traffic Manager
What it is: A global DNS service to manage traffic distribution across multiple endpoints, ensuring optimal performance for web services.
Key Features: Global traffic load balancing, automatic failover, and performance-based routing.
10. Azure API Management
What it is: A fully managed service for creating, publishing, and managing APIs.
Key Features: Security, monitoring, rate limiting, and API analytics to ensure smooth performance and reliability.
11. Azure App Configuration
12. Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF)
What it is: A security service that protects web applications from common threats such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS).
Key Features: Integration with Azure Front Door and Application Gateway, custom rules, and automated protection.
13. Azure Redis Cache
What it is: A fully managed in-memory data store used to enhance the speed and scalability of web applications.
Key Features: High-performance data caching, reduced database load, and seamless integration with Azure services.