Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing service from Microsoft and provides services similar to AWS in the areas of software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and Serverless computing. It supports many different programming languages, tools and frameworks. In this recipe, we will create a simple Serverless application on Azure. We will also learn about the most appropriate managed Serverless services in Azure for the various use cases discussed in this book.