Serverless
CoreAzure Functions
Event-driven serverless code execution service.
Key points
- Functions executes code from events without requiring server or cluster provisioning.
- Trigger behavior, hosting plan, identity, duration, retries, duplicate delivery, and downstream limits remain design constraints.
Best-known use cases
- Process short blob or queue events with managed identity and idempotent downstream calls.
What candidates often confuse it with
- Functions fits bounded event-driven handlers; Container Apps fits containerized services and Batch schedules parallel jobs.
Key takeaway
Choose Functions when event-driven code fits the supported execution boundary and keeps state in external services.
Relevant exam tasks
- D4.1.S1 — Specify components of a compute solution based on workload requirements
- D4.1.S4 — Recommend a serverless-based solution