Roy Kim presented on designing and configuring Azure Web Apps. He discussed key features like multiple languages/frameworks, global scaling, and integrations. Key design elements include app service plans for scaling, network security settings, and deployment options. He demonstrated the Azure portal and configuration of a sample web app. Roy encouraged the audience to get started with Azure trials and tutorials to learn best practices for designing production-ready apps in Azure App Service.

1. Design and Configure
Azure Web Apps
Metro .NET User Group
January 30, 2018
Roy Kim
@RoyKimYYZ
rkim@roykim.ca

2. Agenda
▪ Overview of Azure App Service
▪ Design and configuration
▪ Demo
▪ Q&A
Author: Roy Kim
By: Roy Kim

3. Bio
▪ Roy Kim
▪ 15+ Years of Microsoft Technology Solutions
▪ Azure, SharePoint, BI, Office 365, Solutions
▪ Independent IT Consultant
▪ University of Toronto – Computer Science Degree
Author: Roy Kim
By: Roy Kim

4. Questions to Audience
By: Roy Kim roykim.ca
1. How many are currently using Azure App Service in your organization?
1. For what scenarios and solutions?
2. What are benefits seen?
2. How many are not using Azure App Service?
1. What are blockers to adopt?
3. How many are learning and planning to use Azure App Service
We can discuss more into these questions into the presentation

5. What is Azure App Service?
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1. Azure App Service Web Apps (or just Web Apps) is a service for hosting web
applications, REST APIs, and mobile back ends.
2. Platform as a Service Offering
1. You don’t manage the infrastructure
2. You just build with it.
3. Key Scenarios
1. Ideal for public facing web applications and web APIs
2. High traffic web sites with variable compute loads
3. Global traffic web sites

6. What are Key Features?
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/app-
service-web-overview
1. Multiple languages and frameworks
2. DevOps optimization
3. Global scale with high availability
4. Connections to SaaS platforms and on-premises data
5. Security and compliance
6. Application templates
7. Visual Studio integration
8. API and mobile features
9. Server less code

7. Key Design and Configuration Elements
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1. App Service Plan
2. Scaling
1. Compute Size – scale up
2. Number of instances – scale out
3. Network Security
1. Public IP
2. IP Restrictions
3. SSL Certificate

8. Key Design and Configuration Elements
By: Roy Kim roykim.ca
4. Deployment
1. Visual Studio
2. Deployment Slots
5. Application Monitoring
4. Application Insights
6. Azure SQL Database
1. Connection String
2. Azure SQL Firewall

9. Azure Web App Demo Architecture
By: Roy Kim
Application
Gateway
Frontend IP
Config
Public IP
Web App
Hostnames
<name>.azurewebsites.net
custom domain
Web App
FIrewall
Enabled
App Service
Scale Up Sizing
# CPU core, RAM, storage
Scale Out Sizing
# of instances, auto scaling
Application
Insights
Location
Azure Regions
Deployment Slots
<name>-
staging.azurewebsites.net
SSL Certificate
Private certificate
SSL binding
Networking
IP Restrictions
Authentication
Anonymous, Azure AD, etc.
Server Firewall Settings
Allow access to Azure Services
Client IP Address
Vnet rules
Git repository
Visual Studio
Team Services
SQL Server
Pricing Tier
Performance (DTU)
Storage size
Connection String
ADO .NET, ODBC, PHP
SQL Database
Application Settings
Connection string, etc.

10. Demo – Azure Portal
Author: Roy Kim
By: Roy Kim

11. Closing Remarks
▪ Azure Web Apps
▪ Quick to setup
▪ Infrastructure needs are configurable and SLAs are out of the box.
▪ Still need to consider very fine details such as
security, networking, deployment and scaling as you move into
production environment
By: Roy Kim

12. Call To Action
▪ Get started with Azure Free Trials
▪ Simple Tutorials
▪ Build a .NET Core and SQL Database web app
▪ Designing
▪ Design principles for Azure applications
▪ Best Practices for Azure App Service
▪ Securing PaaS web and mobile applications using Azure App Service
▪ ”Learning is by doing” – Roy Kim
By: Roy Kim

13. Q & A
By: Roy Kim
• @RoyKimYYZ
• rkim@roykim.ca
roykim.ca