Event-driven actions using Azure Functions

Azure Functions is a serverless compute service that enables you to create event-driven actions and triggers without the need to provision or manage your own infrastructure. In Azure Functions, you can run a script or custom code that responds to events from Azure, third-party services, or on-premises systems. You can build HTTP-based API endpoints (called HTTP triggers) that can be accessed by a wide range of applications, as well as mobile and IoT devices. You can also create timer triggers, which can run based on a schedule. With Azure Functions, you pay only for the resources you consume.

Functions use an Azure storage account to store code and configuration bindings. It uses the standard Azure ...

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