Stephane Eyskens

Build modern, secure, and scalable cloud-native solutions on Azure with expert-guided architecture patterns Key Features Apply proven architectural patterns to real-world Azure cloud solutions Translate enterprise requirements into secure and scalable reference architectures Gain practical design insights from a Microsoft cloud solution architect Get With Your Book: PDF Copy, AI Assistant, and Next-Gen Reader Free Book DescriptionDesigning 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. 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. 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. This book gives you more than just diagrams,it 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. What you will learn Align architecture with business and technical requirements Choose the right compute, storage, and networking services Visualize key components using architectural map diagrams Apply design principles for identity, governance, and observability Architect hybrid and containerized solutions Translate real-world needs into actionable cloud designs Apply patterns from Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework Who this book is forCloud 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.

A quick start guide to learning essential software architecture tools, frameworks, design patterns, and best practicesKey FeaturesApply critical thinking to your software development and architecture practices and bring structure to your approach using well-known IT standardsUnderstand the impact of cloud-native approaches on software architectureIntegrate the latest technology trends into your architectural designsBook DescriptionAre you a seasoned developer who likes to add value to a project beyond just writing code? Have you realized that good development practices are not enough to make a project successful, and you now want to embrace the bigger picture in the IT landscape? If so, you're ready to become a software architect; someone who can deal with any IT stakeholder as well as add value to the numerous dimensions of software development. The sheer volume of content on software architecture can be overwhelming, however. Software Architecture for Busy Developers is here to help. Written by Stephane Eyskens, author of The Azure Cloud Native Mapbook, this book guides you through your software architecture journey in a pragmatic way using real-world scenarios. By drawing on over 20 years of consulting experience, Stephane will help you understand the role of a software architect, without the fluff or unnecessarily complex theory. You'll begin by understanding what non-functional requirements mean and how they concretely impact target architecture. The book then covers different frameworks used across the entire enterprise landscape with the help of use cases and examples. Finally, you'll discover ways in which the cloud is becoming a game changer in the world of software architecture. By the end of this book, you'll have gained a holistic understanding of the architectural landscape, as well as more specific software architecture skills. You'll also be ready to pursue your software architecture journey on your own - and in just one weekend! What you will learnUnderstand the roles and responsibilities of a software architectExplore enterprise architecture tools and frameworks such as The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and ArchiMateGet to grips with key design patterns used in software developmentExplore the widely adopted Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (ATAM)Discover the benefits and drawbacks of monoliths, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and microservicesStay on top of trending architectures such as API-driven, serverless, and cloud nativeWho this book is forThis book is for developers who want to move up the organizational ladder and become software architects by understanding the broader application landscape and discovering how large enterprises deal with software architecture practices. Prior knowledge of software development is required to get the most out of this book.

Improve your Azure architecture practice and set out on a cloud and cloud-native journey with this Azure cloud native architecture guideKey FeaturesDiscover the key drivers of successful Azure architectureImplement architecture maps as a compass to tackle any challengeUnderstand architecture maps in detail with the help of practical use casesBook DescriptionAzure offers a wide range of services that enable a million ways to architect your solutions. Complete with original maps and expert analysis, this book will help you to explore Azure and choose the best solutions for your unique requirements. Starting with the key aspects of architecture, this book shows you how to map different architectural perspectives and covers a variety of use cases for each architectural discipline. You'll get acquainted with the basic cloud vocabulary and learn which strategic aspects to consider for a successful cloud journey. As you advance through the chapters, you'll understand technical considerations from the perspective of a solutions architect. You'll then explore infrastructure aspects, such as network, disaster recovery, and high availability, and leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) through ARM templates, Bicep, and Terraform. The book also guides you through cloud design patterns, distributed architecture, and ecosystem solutions, such as Dapr, from an application architect's perspective. You'll work with both traditional (ETL and OLAP) and modern data practices (big data and advanced analytics) in the cloud and finally get to grips with cloud native security. By the end of this book, you'll have picked up best practices and more rounded knowledge of the different architectural perspectives. What you will learnGain overarching architectural knowledge of the Microsoft Azure cloud platformExplore the possibilities of building a full Azure solution by considering different architectural perspectivesImplement best practices for architecting and deploying Azure infrastructureReview different patterns for building a distributed application with ecosystem frameworks and solutionsGet to grips with cloud-native concepts using containerized workloadsWork with AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) and use it with service mesh technologies to design a microservices hosting platformWho this book is forThis book is for aspiring Azure Architects or anyone who specializes in security, infrastructure, data, and application architecture. If you are a developer or infrastructure engineer looking to enhance your Azure knowledge, you'll find this book useful.