Cloud Patterns

Explore essential cloud patterns for architecting robust Azure applications in this 35-minute conference talk. Learn about message-oriented architectures, handling poison messages, implementing cache-aside strategies, and managing priority queues. Discover how to apply retry patterns effectively and gain insights into scalability, resilience, elasticity, and security considerations. Dive into practical solutions such as static content hosting, content delivery networks (CDN), direct upload techniques, and the valet key pattern using Azure SAS. Understand the benefits of serverless architecture and how to implement fallback mechanisms. Master transient fault handling with retry patterns and the circuit breaker pattern to build more reliable cloud-based systems.

Syllabus

Intro
Cloud Patterns
About Me
Basic web application
Loading the static files
Static files on webserver antipattern
Static Content Hosting Pattern
Storage Limits Mitigation - Replication
Content Delivery Network (CDN) Pattern
CDN Considerations
Uploading to storage - traditional
Uploading to storage - Direct Upload Pattern
Valet Key Pattern - Azure SAS Shared Access Signature
Synchronous coffee shop under load
Scaling
Serverless Architecture
Dealing with errors - always have a fallback
Transient Faults
Operation With Basic Retry
Retry Pattern - Solutions
Circuit Breaker Pattern