Azure Functions
Run your application code serverless based on triggers, schedules, events, etc.
Overview
Azure Functions is a cloud service available on-demand that provides all the continually updated infrastructure and resources needed to run your applications. You focus on the code that matters most to you, in the most productive language for you, and Functions handles the rest. Functions provides serverless compute for Azure. You can use Functions to build web APIs, respond to database changes, process IoT streams, manage message queues, and more.
Key Resources
| Homepage: | https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/ |
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| Pricing: | https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/functions/ |
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Getting Started
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Learn how Azure Functions can be a great solution for data processing, systems integration, and building simple APIs and microservices.
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Azure Functions allows you to host business logic that can be executed without managing or provisioning server infrastructure
News
| Date | News |
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| 5/2/2025 |
In this episode of the Azure Podcast, hosts Evan Baslik and Sujit D'Mello are joined by special guests Adam Sandor, Travis Maier, and Leslie Chou to discuss the VM Repair extension. They delve...
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| 5/1/2025 |
As vector search and Retrieval Augmented Generation(RAG) become mainstream for Generative AI (GenAI) use cases, we’re looking ahead to what’s next. GenAI primarily operates in a one-way...
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| 4/28/2025 |
You
can now develop functions using Python 3.12 locally and deploy them to all
Azure Functions plans. Python
3.12 builds on the performance enhancements that were first released with
Python 3.11...
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| 4/24/2025 |
Readiness and skilling events for Week 3: Microsoft AI Agents Hack Register Now at https://aka.ms/agentshack
https://aka.ms/agentshack
2025 is the year of AI agents! But what exactly is an...
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| 4/17/2025 |
Azure SQL trigger for Azure Functions is now generally
available in the consumption plan. You can
now build application logic in azure function apps consumption plan that can
scale apps to...
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| 4/17/2025 |
My colleague, Anthony Chu, from Azure Container Apps, recently published an excellent blog post outlining how to get started with MCP servers in Azure Container Apps. I highly recommend reading...
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| 4/16/2025 |
Model
Context Protocol (MCP) is a way for apps to provide capabilities and context to
a large language model. A key feature of MCP is the ability to define tools
that AI agents can leverage to...
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| 4/16/2025 |
Netherite, one of several backend providers supported by Durable
Functions, will no
longer be supported after March 31, 2028. For function apps that need the
higher throughput benefits...
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| 4/14/2025 |
In
alignment with the end of community support, on October 31, 2025, support for
Python 3.9 in Azure Functions will end. Your apps that are hosted on
Functions will continue to run, but security...
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| 4/11/2025 |
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is quickly becoming the standard for integrating Tools 🛠️ with Agents 🤖 and Azure API Management is at the fore-front, ready to support this open-source...
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| 4/10/2025 |
Monitoring the availability and performance of web applications is crucial to ensuring a seamless user experience. Azure Application Insights provides powerful synthetic monitoring capabilities...
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| 4/8/2025 |
Durable task
scheduler is a new storage provider for the durable functions, a feature
of Azure Functions. It is designed to address the challenges and gaps
identified by our customers with...
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| 4/7/2025 |
Automated Deployments
There is currently not much quality information on how to deploy workflows to Logic Apps Standard.
Logic Apps Standard is built on the Azure Functions runtime and unlike...
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| 4/4/2025 |
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a way for apps to provide capabilities and context to a large language model. A key feature of MCP is the ability to define tools that AI agents can leverage to...
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| 4/4/2025 |
GitHub Copilot for Azure is an extension that simplifies managing Azure resources directly from VS Code. Integrated with GitHub Copilot Chat, you can perform tasks like creating and modifying...
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| 3/27/2025 |
Running Azure Functions on retired language versions can lead to security risks, performance issues, and potential service disruptions. While Azure Functions Team notifies users about upcoming...
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| 3/27/2025 |
Overview
This blog shows you how to observe Red Hat Quarkus applications with Azure Application Insights using OpenTelemetry. The application is a "to do list" with a JavaScript front end and a...
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| 3/26/2025 |
With the Azure Database for MySQL triggers for Azure Functions, you can enable change tracking and develop event-driven applications at scale on any MySQL table. Azure Functions can be invoked...
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| 3/25/2025 |
The cost and performance benefits of moving your workload to the cloud are clear — reduced latency, improved elasticity, and great agility of resources — but it’s also critical to learn to manage...
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| 3/20/2025 |
Azure Functions provides a powerful platform for automating various tasks within your Azure environment. In this specific scenario, we’ll use Azure Functions to run commands remotely on a VM...
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