Kubernetes-Free Microservices: The Azure Container Apps Advantage

Azure
Container Apps
Microservices
Cloud Native
Exploring how Azure Container Apps simplifies microservice deployment without Kubernetes complexity
Published

April 16, 2025

This talk explores how Azure Container Apps enables developers to build and deploy microservices without the operational complexity of managing Kubernetes clusters.

Agenda

  1. Challenges with Traditional Kubernetes Deployments
    • Infrastructure overhead
    • Management complexity
    • Learning curve challenges
    • Cost considerations
  2. Introduction to Azure Container Apps
    • Architecture and design principles
    • Relationship to Kubernetes and KEDA
    • Built-in features and capabilities
  3. Key Features and Benefits
    • Serverless containers with auto-scaling
    • Traffic management with revisions and ingress
    • Microservice patterns support
    • Built-in service discovery
    • Event-driven architecture support
  4. Use Cases and Scenarios
    • API backends
    • Background processing
    • Event-driven microservices
    • Migration paths from Kubernetes
  5. Deployment and Operations
    • CI/CD integration
    • Monitoring and observability
    • Security best practices
    • Cost optimization strategies
  6. Live Demo: Building and Deploying Microservices
    • Setting up a multi-container application
    • Implementing auto-scaling
    • Managing traffic and revisions
    • Integration with other Azure services

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