Building Serverless MicroServices with Azure Functions and Cosmos DB

Microservices have transformed how modern applications are developed and Serverless has become a natural choice for cloud native microservices which offer many benefits over traditional development. In this talk we will introduce you to building microservices on Azure with Azure Functions. We'll discuss common design patterns and specific features of Azure Functions that greatly reduce some of the complexity of building microservices. We'll also work with other native azure platforms that contribute to our microservices story such as Azure Storage Queues, Event Grid, and CosmosDB. We'll wrap up our discussion about how to deploy microservices to Azure with Azure DevOps.

Speaker: Josh Carlisle

I have been a software developer and consultant for over 20 years. I've been working extensively with Microsoft technology stacks from my early professional days in the 1990s with Visual Basic, ASP, and C++, to the birth of Microsoft.Net in 2002, to the extraordinary growth of Microsoft Azure today. I have performed in roles ranging from technical leads, team leads, enterprise architect, cloud solutions developer , development manager, and sales engineer. In some of my most recent roles I have worked extensively in developing and architecting solutions on Microsoft Azure and assisting executives and customers with strategic cloud decisions. I currently have a special focus on Serverless platforms in particular Azure Functions.

I have also been engaging with the developer community for over half of my career and can be found speaking at conferences and community events throughout the country. I also co-organize the Triangle Serverless Meetup and I am involved with the leadership of other Raleigh area technology focused user groups.