WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Oct 12, 2020

Functions Triggers using Azure Event Grids in Azure Blob Storage

Menaka Baskerpillai

Why write manual polling logic for continuous image uploads? Learn how Azure Blob Storage, Event Grid, and Azure Functions combine to create a frictionless, event-driven serverless architecture.

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#1 about 3 min

Combining serverless compute with Azure blob storage

How to integrate serverless architecture and storage for real-time application development.

#2 about 3 min

Designing a facial recognition attendance application system

How to capture, process, and download facial recognition data using cloud functions.

#3 about 3 min

Migrating storage applications to dot net core

The stability and compatibility benefits of migrating older dot net framework applications to dot net core.

#4 about 7 min

Routing events between sources and handlers with event grid

How Azure Event Grid moderates communication between blob storage sources and various event handlers.

#5 about 3 min

Configuring topics and subscriptions in event grid

The process of setting up topic flows and linking subscriptions to event handlers.

#6 about 5 min

Managing serverless functions with auto-scaling and monitoring

How to handle serverless event processing using auto-scaling pods and application monitoring via log analytics.

#7 about 4 min

Automating image resizing and data streaming tasks

Using Event Grid and Azure Functions to automatically resize uploaded images and stream data to warehouses.

#8 about 7 min

Evaluating blob storage against cosmos db for unstructured data

Why Azure Blob Storage provides better cost efficiency and processing speed for unstructured file storage compared to Cosmos DB.

#9 about 3 min

Differentiating block, append, and page blob types

Understanding the unique structures and optimized use cases for block, append, and page blobs.

#10 about 5 min

Implementing blob storage for document processing and streaming

Common architectural patterns for blob storage, including form extraction, distributed access, and disaster recovery.

#11 about 4 min

Calculating storage utility costs and access tiers

How data volume, redundancy options, and access frequency determine blob storage pricing.

#12 about 7 min

Building an integrated dot net core blob application

How to upload files from a dot net core application to Azure Blob Storage while utilizing serverless functions to trigger notification events.

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