Azure Architecture

Azure Architecture Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for designing Azure solutions using Azure Architecture. Covers reference architectures, solution ideas, design patterns, technology choices, architecture styles, best practices, anti-patterns, example workloads, and migration guides. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

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• Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description |

|----------|-------|-------------|

| Reference Architectures | L37-L90 | End-to-end Azure solution blueprints for mission-critical apps, data/AI, networking, security, hybrid, and SAP—covering baseline designs, HA/DR, compliance, and production-ready deployments. |

| Solution Ideas | L91-L127 | End-to-end solution patterns for AI, data, security, IoT, and mainframe/OLTP workloads on Azure, including reference architectures, integrations, and implementation guidance. |

| Design Patterns | L128-L176 | Patterns for resilient, scalable cloud apps: messaging, transactions, routing, caching, security, identity, data partitioning, and migration using Azure services. |

| Technology Choices | L177-L211 | Guidance for choosing Azure/Fabric services and architectures (compute, data, AI, storage, networking, messaging, containers) based on workload, performance, and deployment needs. |

| Architecture Styles | L212-L223 | Guidance on choosing and designing Azure app architectures (big compute, big data, event-driven, microservices, N-tier, web-queue-worker) with patterns, components, and best practices. |

| Best Practices | L224-L279 | Best practices for designing, securing, scaling, monitoring, and operating Azure solutions, including RAG/GenAI, APIs, AKS, Event Hubs, networking, DR, caching, and VM/patch management. |

| Anti-patterns | L280-L294 | Diagnosing and fixing common Azure performance and scalability anti-patterns (busy DB/front end, chatty I/O, no caching, noisy neighbors, retry storms, sync I/O, monolithic persistence). |

| Example Workloads | L295-L395 | End-to-end reference architectures and patterns for real-world Azure workloads (data/AI, AKS, networking, hybrid, mainframe, IoT, SAP, Fabric, security, DR) with implementation guidance. |

| Migration Guides | L396-L425 | Guides for migrating from AWS/GCP/on-prem (incl. Oracle, Kafka, EKS) to Azure, mapping services, architectures, identity, networking, security, and cost/ops differences. |

Reference Architectures

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Deploy a baseline enterprise Foundry chat reference architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/baseline-microsoft-foundry-chat |

| Implement baseline Foundry chat in an Azure landing zone | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/baseline-microsoft-foundry-landing-zone |

| Deploy MLOps v2 CI/CD and retraining architectures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/guide/machine-learning-operations-v2 |

| Implement DR-ready Azure enterprise data platform architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/disaster-recovery/dr-for-azure-data-platform-architecture |

| Enterprise-hardened Azure Data Factory lakehouse architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/architecture/azure-data-factory-enterprise-hardened |

| Mission-critical Azure Data Factory analytics architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/architecture/azure-data-factory-mission-critical |

| Baseline medallion lakehouse with Azure Data Factory | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/architecture/azure-data-factory-on-azure-landing-zones-baseline |

| Deploy MongoDB Atlas securely on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/architecture/mongodb-atlas-baseline |

| Move archive data from mainframes to Azure storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/move-archive-data-mainframes |

| Deploy a hub-spoke AKS cluster with Azure Firewall | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/aks/aks-firewall |

| Architect mission-critical global content delivery on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/networking/global-web-applications/mission-critical-content-delivery |

| Implement mission-critical global HTTP ingress on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/networking/global-web-applications/mission-critical-global-http-ingress |

| Design global routing redundancy for mission-critical web apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/networking/global-web-applications/overview |

| Implement multiregion load balancing with Traffic Manager and Application Gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/high-availability/traffic-manager-application-gateway |

| Implement enterprise cloud file shares with Azure Files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/azure-files-private |

| Design Azure Local baseline infrastructure architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/azure-local-baseline |

| Implement Azure Local storage switchless architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/azure-local-switchless |

| Design Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Local | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/azure-local-workload-virtual-desktop |

| Implement a hub-spoke network topology in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/architecture/hub-spoke |

| Implement hub-spoke networking with Azure Virtual WAN | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/architecture/hub-spoke-virtual-wan-architecture |

| Implement TIC 3.0-compliant internet access on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/architecture/trusted-internet-connections |

| Deploy Microsoft Entra security for AWS identities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/aws/aws-azure-ad-security |

| Host GPU-based ML and HPC workloads on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-gpu/gpu-aks |

| Deploy microservices architecture on AKS with DevOps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-microservices/aks-microservices |

| Deploy advanced AKS microservices with secure networking | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-microservices/aks-microservices-advanced |

| Apply application design patterns for mission-critical Azure apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-app-design |

| Choose application platform for mission-critical workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-app-platform |

| Design data platforms for mission-critical Azure solutions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-data-platform |

| Implement deployment and testing for mission-critical workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-deploy-test |

| Implement health modeling for mission-critical Azure workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-health-modeling |

| Design mission-critical architectures on Azure AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-intro |

| Design networking for mission-critical AKS workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-networking |

| Operate and maintain mission-critical workloads on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-operations |

| Apply security controls to mission-critical Azure workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-security |

| Deploy a multiregion AKS baseline architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-multi-region/aks-multi-cluster |

| Use baseline reference architecture for secure AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks/baseline-aks |

| Build Azure Red Hat OpenShift landing zone for financial services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aro/azure-redhat-openshift-financial-services-workloads |

| Deploy a Databricks-based stream processing pipeline | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/data/stream-processing-databricks |

| Implement stream processing with Azure Stream Analytics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/data/stream-processing-stream-analytics |

| Implement secure hybrid DMZ network in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/dmz/secure-vnet-dmz |

| Implement basic enterprise integration with Logic Apps and API Management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/enterprise-integration/basic-enterprise-integration |

| Deploy ExpressRoute with VPN failover for hybrid connectivity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/hybrid-networking/expressroute-vpn-failover |

| Replicate and sync mainframe data to Azure during migration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/migration/sync-mainframe-data-with-azure |

| Deploy and secure Linux VMs with full Azure stack | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/n-tier/linux-vm |

| Deploy and secure Windows VMs with full Azure stack | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/n-tier/windows-vm |

| Run SAP BW/4HANA on Azure Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/sap/run-sap-bw4hana-with-linux-virtual-machines |

| Deploy SAP HANA scale-up systems on Azure Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/sap/run-sap-hana-for-linux-virtual-machines |

| High-availability multi-zone App Service Environment deployment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/web-apps/app-service-environment/architectures/app-service-environment-high-availability-deployment |

| Enterprise App Service Environment v3 deployment architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/web-apps/app-service-environment/architectures/app-service-environment-standard-deployment |

| Baseline zone-redundant App Service web app architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/web-apps/app-service/architectures/baseline-zone-redundant |

Solution Ideas

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Generate AI-assisted documents from enterprise data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/idea/generate-documents-from-your-data |

| Design image classification apps using Azure services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/idea/intelligent-apps-image-processing |

| Scale many-models machine learning on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/idea/many-models-machine-learning-azure-machine-learning |

| Process multimodal content with Azure AI services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/idea/multi-modal-content-processing |

| Design multi-agent workflow automation on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/idea/multiple-agent-workflow-automation |

| Forecast customer orders with Azure AI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/idea/next-order-forecasting |

| Orchestrate MLOps pipelines with Azure Databricks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/idea/orchestrate-machine-learning-azure-databricks |

| Design a conversation analytics solution with Foundry tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/idea/unlock-insights-from-conversational-data |

| Design polyglot persistence with Cosmos DB and SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/idea/combine-relational-nosql |

| Use Cosmos DB change feed for minimal storage replication | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/idea/minimal-storage-change-feed-replicate-data |

| Plan migration of IBM z/OS OLTP workloads to Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/ibm-zos-online-transaction-processing-azure |

| Integrate IBM message queues with Azure data platform | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/integrate-ibm-message-queues-azure |

| Simulate IoT device behavior with Azure Load Testing and custom plugins | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/testing/load-testing/load-testing-with-custom-plugins |

| Design dynamic multi-agent AI systems on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/ai-agents-at-scale |

| Design AI Search skillsets for image and text enrichment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/ai-search-skillsets |

| Build real-time analytics using Azure Service Bus and Microsoft Fabric | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/analytics-service-bus |

| Design a modern analytics architecture with Azure Databricks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/azure-databricks-modern-analytics-architecture |

| Design first-layer defense with Azure security services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/azure-security-build-first-layer-defense |

| Design AKS-based real-time data streaming architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/data-streaming-scenario |

| Design a GitHub-based DevSecOps IaC pipeline on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/devsecops-infrastructure-as-code |

| Design a highly available SharePoint farm on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/highly-available-sharepoint-farm |

| Build batch and streaming ETL with Databricks and Delta Lake | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/ingest-etl-stream-with-adb |

| Design IoT analytics with Azure Data Explorer and IoT Hub | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/iot-azure-data-explorer |

| Replicate and sync mainframe files to Azure storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/mainframe-azure-file-replication |

| Map organizational threats using Azure security tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/map-threats-it-environment |

| Integrate Azure and Microsoft Defender XDR security services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/microsoft-365-defender-security-integrate-azure |

| Implement a second defense layer with Microsoft Defender XDR | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/microsoft-defender-xdr-build-second-layer-defense |

| Automate incident response with Microsoft Sentinel playbooks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/microsoft-sentinel-automated-response |

| Plan cross-tenant workload migrations between Entra tenants | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/migrate-cloud-workloads-across-security-tenants |

| Design multilayered security for Azure virtual machines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/multilayered-protection-azure-vm |

| Automate SAP infrastructure on Azure with SUSE | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/sap-workload-automation-suse |

| Design cross-region TDE resiliency for SQL Managed Instance with Managed HSM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/secure-sql-managed-instance-managed-hardware-security-module |

| Design a modern SMB data platform with Fabric and Databricks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/small-medium-modern-data-platform |

Design Patterns

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Implement Transactional Outbox with Cosmos DB and Service Bus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/guide/transactional-out-box-cosmos |

| Virtual hub extension pattern for shared services in Virtual WAN | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/guide/private-link-virtual-wan-dns-virtual-hub-extension-pattern |

| Implement the Ambassador pattern for helper services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/ambassador |

| Apply the Anti-Corruption Layer integration pattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/anti-corruption-layer |

| Use the Asynchronous Request-Reply pattern for long tasks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/asynchronous-request-reply |

| Design Backends for Frontends for tailored clients | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/backends-for-frontends |

| Apply the Bulkhead pattern to isolate failures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/bulkhead |

| Use the Cache-Aside pattern for on-demand caching | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/cache-aside |

| Apply the choreography pattern for distributed workflows | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/choreography |

| Use the Circuit Breaker pattern for resilient calls | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/circuit-breaker |

| Apply the Claim-Check pattern for large messages | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/claim-check |

| Apply the Compensating Transaction pattern in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/compensating-transaction |

| Use the Competing Consumers pattern for scaling | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/competing-consumers |

| Consolidate compute with the Resource Consolidation pattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/compute-resource-consolidation |

| Apply the CQRS pattern to separate reads and writes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/cqrs |

| Implement the Deployment Stamps pattern for scale | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/deployment-stamp |

| Implement Event Sourcing with an append-only store | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/event-sourcing |

| Use the External Configuration Store pattern on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/external-configuration-store |

| Implement federated identity authentication in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/federated-identity |

| Implement the Gatekeeper security pattern on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/gatekeeper |

| Apply the Gateway Aggregation pattern for backend calls | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/gateway-aggregation |

| Apply the Gateway Offloading pattern for shared services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/gateway-offloading |

| Use the Gateway Routing pattern for single-endpoint APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/gateway-routing |

| Implement the Geode pattern for global active-active | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/geodes |

| Apply the Health Endpoint Monitoring pattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/health-endpoint-monitoring |

| Use the Index Table pattern to speed queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/index-table |

| Implement the Leader Election pattern for coordination | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/leader-election |

| Use the Materialized View pattern for fast queries | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/materialized-view |

| Apply the Messaging Bridge pattern to integrate systems | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/messaging-bridge |

| Implement the Pipes and Filters integration pattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/pipes-and-filters |

| Use the Priority Queue pattern for workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/priority-queue |

| Apply the Publisher-Subscriber pattern on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/publisher-subscriber |

| Implement the Quarantine pattern for software supply chain | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/quarantine |

| Apply the Queue-Based Load Leveling pattern on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/queue-based-load-leveling |

| Apply the Rate Limiting design pattern in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/rate-limiting-pattern |

| Implement the Retry pattern for transient faults | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/retry |

| Implement the Saga pattern for distributed transactions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/saga |

| Coordinate actions with Scheduler Agent Supervisor pattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/scheduler-agent-supervisor |

| Apply the Sequential Convoy messaging pattern in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/sequential-convoy |

| Implement the Sharding data partitioning pattern on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/sharding |

| Use the Sidecar pattern for cross-cutting concerns | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/sidecar |

| Host static content using the Static Content Hosting pattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/static-content-hosting |

| Apply the Strangler Fig pattern for legacy migration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/strangler-fig |

| Implement the Throttling pattern for resilient Azure apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/throttling |

| Secure direct access using the Valet Key pattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/valet-key |

Technology Choices

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Compare Microsoft machine learning platforms and tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/guide/data-science-and-machine-learning |

| Choose Azure AI services for image and video processing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/ai-services/image-video-processing |

| Select Azure speech recognition and generation services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/ai-services/speech-recognition-generation |

| Choose Azure targeted language processing services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/ai-services/targeted-language-processing |

| Select Azure data transfer tools and services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/scenarios/data-transfer |

| Select appropriate Azure AI services for applications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/ai-services |

| Choose Azure technologies for analytics and reporting | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/analysis-visualizations-reporting |

| Select the right analytical data store in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/analytical-data-stores |

| Select Azure batch processing technologies for big data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/batch-processing |

| Select big data storage technologies in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/data-storage |

| Choose the right analytical data store in Fabric | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/fabric-analytical-data-stores |

| Select the right Microsoft Fabric deployment pattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/fabric-deployment-patterns |

| Select Azure services for NLP workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/natural-language-processing |

| Choose Azure data pipeline orchestration services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/pipeline-orchestration-data-movement |

| Choose an Azure search data store technology | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/search-options |

| Compare Azure real-time stream processing services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/stream-processing |

| Compare Azure data store models for workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/understand-data-store-models |

| Select the right Azure container hosting service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/choose-azure-container-service |

| Apply architectural considerations for Azure containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/container-service-general-considerations |

| Select the right Azure compute hosting model | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/compute-decision-tree |

| Prepare to choose Azure data stores | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/data-stores-getting-started |

| Choose Azure hybrid hosting and connectivity options | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/hybrid-considerations |

| Select Azure load balancing services for applications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/load-balancing-overview |

| Choose Azure messaging services for async workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/messaging |

| Choose the right Azure storage service for workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/storage-options |

| Use Azure technology choice comparison resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/technology-choices-overview |

| Select an Azure service for vector search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/vector-search |

| Choose Azure compute platform for microservices workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/microservices/design/compute-options |

| Choose Kubernetes edge compute options on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/operator-guides/aks/choose-kubernetes-edge-compute-option |

| Choose connectivity options for on-premises to Azure VNets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/hybrid-networking/ |

| Choose between VNet peering and VPN gateways for spoke connectivity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/hybrid-networking/virtual-network-peering |

Architecture Styles

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Understand and compare Azure architecture styles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/ |

| Apply Big Compute architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/big-compute |

| Design Big Data architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/big-data |

| Apply event-driven architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/event-driven |

| Adopt microservices architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/microservices |

| Implement N-tier architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/n-tier |

| Use Web-Queue-Worker architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/web-queue-worker |

| Design and implement microservices architecture on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/microservices/design/ |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Use a gateway to securely expose Foundry models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/guide/azure-openai-gateway-guide |

| Extend existing MLOps to generative AI operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/guide/genaiops-for-mlops |

| Manage foundation model versions and life cycles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/guide/manage-foundation-models-lifecycle |

| Implement agentic RAG architectures with Azure AI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/guide/rag/rag-agentic |

| Configure and optimize RAG information retrieval on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/guide/rag/rag-information-retrieval |

| Engineer effective prompts for Azure RAG solutions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/guide/rag/rag-prompt-engineering |

| Design and evaluate Azure RAG solutions rigorously | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/guide/rag/rag-solution-design-and-evaluation-guide |

| Securely design multitenant RAG inferencing solutions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/guide/secure-multitenant-rag |

| Design RESTful web APIs using Azure best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/api-design |

| Implement and publish RESTful web APIs effectively | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/api-implementation |

| Implement autoscaling best practices on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/auto-scaling |

| Implement reliable, scalable background jobs on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/background-jobs |

| Apply caching best practices for Azure architectures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/caching |

| Implement CDN best practices for Azure workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/cdn |

| Design data partitioning strategies for Azure solutions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/data-partitioning |

| Apply Azure data partitioning strategies by service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/data-partitioning-strategies |

| Preserve HTTP host headers behind Azure reverse proxies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/host-name-preservation |

| Apply Azure cloud application best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/index-best-practices |

| Choose message encoding formats for cloud messaging | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/message-encode |

| Implement monitoring and diagnostics best practices in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/monitoring |

| Handle transient faults in cloud-based applications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/best-practices/transient-faults |

| Design disaster recovery strategy for Azure data platforms | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/disaster-recovery/dr-for-azure-data-platform-overview |

| Apply DR recommendations and recovery objectives for Azure data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/disaster-recovery/dr-for-azure-data-platform-recommendations |

| Plan DR activities for Azure data platform components | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/disaster-recovery/dr-for-azure-data-platform-scenario-details |

| Optimize Apache Cassandra performance on Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/guide/cassandra |

| Build AKS CI/CD pipelines using Azure Pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/aks/aks-cicd-azure-pipelines |

| Implement high availability for multitier AKS applications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/aks/aks-high-availability |

| Implement blue-green deployment strategy for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/aks/blue-green-deployment-for-aks |

| Apply coordination-minimizing practices for scalable services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/design-principles/minimize-coordination |

| Scale Azure IoT Hub solutions to millions of devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/scale-iot-solution-azure |

| Secure inbound and outbound internet for SAP on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/sap/sap-internet-inbound-outbound |

| Apply Azure network best practices for SAP landscapes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/sap/sap-whole-landscape |

| Apply best practices for workloads on Azure Spot VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/spot/spot-eviction |

| Run continuous validation with Load Testing and Chaos Studio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/testing/mission-critical-deployment-testing |

| Design hybrid DNS for Azure and on-premises | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/hybrid-dns-infra |

| Prevent IPv4 address exhaustion in large Azure networks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/guide/internet-protocol-version-4-exhaustion |

| Use Azure Private Link in hub-spoke networks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/guide/private-link-hub-spoke-network |

| Configure DNS for Private Link in Azure Virtual WAN | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/guide/private-link-virtual-wan-dns-guide |

| Check and troubleshoot AKS cluster health | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/operator-guides/aks/aks-triage-cluster-health |

| Validate AKS admission controller health and impact | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/operator-guides/aks/aks-triage-controllers |

| Monitor and triage AKS workload deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/operator-guides/aks/aks-triage-deployment |

| Use top-down triage practices for AKS operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/operator-guides/aks/aks-triage-practices |

| Apply day-2 operations practices for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/operator-guides/aks/day-2-operations-guide |

| Troubleshoot networking issues in AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/operator-guides/aks/troubleshoot-network-aks |

| Architect Event Hubs integrations with Azure Functions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/serverless/event-hubs-functions/event-hubs-functions |

| Monitor Event Hubs and Azure Functions with Application Insights | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/serverless/event-hubs-functions/observability |

| Optimize Event Hubs-triggered Azure Functions performance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/serverless/event-hubs-functions/performance-scale |

| Design resilient Event Hubs-triggered Azure Functions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/serverless/event-hubs-functions/resilient-design |

| Secure Azure Functions integrated with Event Hubs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/serverless/event-hubs-functions/security |

| Implement scalable Windows VM patch management on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/virtual-machines/patch-management |

| Protect APIs with Application Gateway and API Management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/web-apps/api-management/architectures/protect-apis |

| Secure SPA authorization using Azure API Management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/web-apps/guides/security/secure-single-page-application-authorization |

Anti-patterns

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Identify and remediate common Azure performance antipatterns | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/ |

| Identify and remediate the Busy Database antipattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/busy-database/ |

| Detect and fix the Busy Front End antipattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/busy-front-end/ |

| Detect and remediate Chatty I/O antipattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/chatty-io/ |

| Mitigate the Extraneous Fetching antipattern in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/extraneous-fetching/ |

| Avoid Improper Instantiation performance antipattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/improper-instantiation/ |

| Address Monolithic Persistence data store antipattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/monolithic-persistence/ |

| Identify and remediate the No-Caching antipattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/no-caching/ |

| Mitigate Noisy Neighbor issues in multitenant systems | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/noisy-neighbor/noisy-neighbor |

| Prevent Retry Storm antipattern in cloud services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/retry-storm/ |

| Avoid synchronous I/O to improve scalability in Azure apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/antipatterns/synchronous-io/ |

Example Workloads

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Automate video analysis with Azure ML and Vision | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/analyze-video-computer-vision-machine-learning |

| Automate document classification with Azure Durable Functions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/automate-document-classification-durable-functions |

| Implement automated PDF forms processing on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/automate-pdf-forms-processing |

| Build and deploy custom document models on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/build-deploy-custom-models |

| Index blob content and metadata with Azure AI Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/search-blob-metadata |

| Implement a secure Azure research environment for regulated data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/secure-compute-for-research |

| Implement batch analytics for call center conversations with Azure OpenAI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/openai/architecture/call-center-openai-analytics |

| Design a medallion lakehouse with Azure Data Factory | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/architecture/azure-data-factory-on-azure-landing-zones-index |

| Implement DataOps for a modern Azure data warehouse | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/architecture/dataops-mdw |

| Implement write-through caching with Azure SQL and Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/architecture/write-through-caching-azure-sql-managed-redis |

| Implement Power Automate and AI Builder to extract text from images | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/ai/extract-object-text |

| Implement multitenant AKS ingress with Application Gateway for Containers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/aks-agic/aks-agc |

| Secure AKS workloads with Azure Front Door and Private Link | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/aks-front-door/aks-front-door |

| Design an enterprise BI solution using Microsoft Fabric | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/analytics/enterprise-bi-microsoft-fabric |

| Implement real-time MongoDB Atlas to Fabric sync | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/analytics/sync-mongodb-atlas-fabric-analytics |

| Migrate legacy web apps using Azure API Management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/apps/apim-api-scenario |

| Implement securely managed web apps with App Service Environment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/apps/fully-managed-secure-apps |

| Implement SCI-based sustainability scoring for Azure apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/apps/measure-azure-app-sustainability-sci-score |

| Deploy SAP NetWeaver with Oracle DB on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/apps/sap-production |

| Apply SRE principles to scalable Azure API platforms | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/apps/scalable-apps-performance-modeling-site-reliability |

| Implement multiregion BCDR for Azure Virtual Desktop | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/azure-virtual-desktop/azure-virtual-desktop-multi-region-bcdr |

| Implement automated certificate lifecycle management on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/certificate-lifecycle/ |

| Implement a scalable Azure data warehouse and analytics pipeline | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/data/data-warehouse |

| Deploy Esri ArcGIS Pro on Azure Virtual Desktop | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/data/esri-arcgis-azure-virtual-desktop |

| Implement a greenfield Microsoft Fabric lakehouse platform | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/data/greenfield-lakehouse-fabric |

| Implement near real-time lakehouse processing with Synapse | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/data/real-time-lakehouse-data-processing |

| Modernize SMB data warehouses with Fabric and Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/data/small-medium-data-warehouse |

| Build an end-to-end analytics platform with Fabric | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/dataplate2e/data-platform-end-to-end |

| Implement APIOps for automated Azure API deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/devops/automated-api-deployments-apiops |

| Manage Microsoft 365 tenant configuration using Azure DevOps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/devops/manage-microsoft-365-tenant-configuration-microsoft365dsc-devops |

| Implement resilient enterprise file shares with Azure NetApp Files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/file-storage/enterprise-file-shares-disaster-recovery |

| Deploy scalable Moodle on Azure with NetApp Files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/file-storage/moodle-azure-netapp-files |

| Run Oracle Database on Azure with NetApp Files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/file-storage/oracle-azure-netapp-files |

| Run SQL Server on Azure VMs with Azure NetApp Files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/file-storage/sql-server-azure-netapp-files |

| Implement computer forensics chain of custody on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/forensics/ |

| Implement Zero Trust web apps with Azure Firewall and Application Gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/gateway/application-gateway-before-azure-firewall |

| Secure virtual networks with Azure Firewall and Application Gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/gateway/firewall-application-gateway |

| Operate AKS clusters using GitOps with Flux and Argo CD | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/gitops-aks/gitops-blueprint-aks |

| Implement a baseline AKS architecture on Azure Local | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/hybrid/aks-baseline |

| Build GitOps pipelines for AKS on Azure Local with Arc | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/hybrid/aks-hybrid-azure-local |

| Provide on-premises access to Azure Files securely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/hybrid/azure-files-on-premises-authentication |

| Secure hybrid Outlook client access with MFA | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/hybrid/secure-hybrid-messaging-client |

| Secure hybrid Outlook mobile access with MFA | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/hybrid/secure-hybrid-messaging-mobile |

| Secure hybrid Outlook web access with MFA | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/hybrid/secure-hybrid-messaging-web |

| Extend on-premises Active Directory to Azure VNet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/identity/adds-extend-domain |

| Implement HA and disaster recovery for multitier web apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/infrastructure/multi-tier-app-disaster-recovery |

| Host small to medium WordPress sites on Azure App Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/infrastructure/wordpress-app-service |

| Deploy large WordPress sites on AKS with Azure Front Door | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/infrastructure/wordpress-container |

| Implement secure API Management landing zone with App Gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/integration/app-gateway-internal-api-management-function |

| Integrate enterprise systems using queues and events | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/integration/queues-events |

| Implement SMA OpCon on Azure Kubernetes for workload automation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/integration/sma-opcon-azure |

| Move Azure IoT Hub solutions from test to production | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/iot/iot-move-to-production |

| Use IoT Hub for private file uploads to Storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/iot/iot-private-file-upload |

| Migrate IBM z/OS mainframes with Avanade AMT | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/avanade-amt-zos-migration |

| Extend mainframe systems with REST APIs on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/extend-mainframes-rest-apis |

| Refactor general mainframe applications to Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/general-mainframe-refactor |

| Implement mainframe data replication to Azure with LIBER*IRIS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/mainframe-data-replication-azure-data-platform |

| Migrate mainframe data to Azure using Rocket RDRS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/mainframe-data-replication-azure-rdrs |

| Implement Qlik-based mainframe data replication to Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/mainframe-midrange-data-replication-azure-qlik |

| Replicate mainframe data to Azure using Precisely Connect | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/mainframe-replication-precisely-connect |

| Modernize IBM mainframe and midrange data to Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/modernize-mainframe-data-to-azure |

| Implement high-volume batch processing on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/process-batch-transactions |

| Reengineer mainframe batch applications on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/reengineer-mainframe-batch-apps-azure |

| Modernize Adabas and Natural mainframes on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/refactor-adabas-aks |

| Rehost Adabas and Natural applications on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/rehost-adabas-software-ag |

| Rehost IMS databases and data communications on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/mainframe/rehost-ims-raincode-imsql |

| Implement Siemens Teamcenter PLM baseline on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/manufacturing/teamcenter-baseline |

| Build real-time monitoring and observability for media telemetry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/monitoring/monitoring-observable-systems-media |

| Implement split-brain DNS for internal and internet web access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/networking/split-brain-dns |

| Implement hybrid quantum-classical apps with Azure Quantum | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/quantum/quantum-computing-integration-with-classical-apps |

| Manage Azure VM compliance with image pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/security/virtual-machine-compliance |

| Replatform Kubernetes microservices to Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/serverless/microservices-with-container-apps |

| Build Dapr-based microservices on Azure Container Apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/serverless/microservices-with-container-apps-dapr |

| Migrate on-premises AIX UNIX to Azure Linux | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/unix-migration/migrate-aix-azure-linux |

| Add agentic AI to OPC UA industrial IoT solution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/agentic-ai-for-the-solution |

| Connect Azure Data Explorer to OPC UA IoT solution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/how-to-connect-azure-data-explorer-to-solution |

| Connect Azure Databricks to OPC UA IoT solution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/how-to-connect-databricks-to-solution |

| Integrate Dynamics 365 Field Service with OPC UA telemetry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/how-to-connect-dynamics-field-service-to-the-solution |

| Integrate Microsoft Fabric with OPC UA IoT solution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/how-to-connect-fabric-to-solution |

| Use Azure Managed Grafana with OPC UA IoT solution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/how-to-connect-grafana-to-solution |

| Connect on-premises SAP ERP to OPC UA IoT solution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/how-to-connect-on-premises-sap-to-the-solution |

| Connect Power BI to OPC UA industrial IoT solution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/how-to-connect-power-bi-to-the-solution |

| Enable an industrial dataspace on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/how-to-enable-industrial-dataspaces |

| Import OPC UA information models from UA Cloud Library | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/import-opc-ua-information-models-from-ua-cloud-library |

| Implement an OPC UA industrial IoT reference solution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/iot-industrial-solution-architecture |

| Enable ML inference on Azure IoT Edge devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/iot/machine-learning-inference-iot-edge |

| Architect and deploy SAS analytics workloads on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/sas/sas-overview |

| Manage hybrid Kubernetes clusters with Azure Arc | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/arc-hybrid-kubernetes |

| Deploy Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance for DR | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/arc-sql-managed-instance-disaster-recovery |

| Administer on-premises SQL Server using Azure Arc | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/azure-arc-sql-server |

| Integrate Azure file shares into hybrid AD DS environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/azure-file-share |

| Monitor hybrid VM performance with Azure Monitor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/hybrid-perf-monitoring |

| Design massive-scale Azure Virtual WAN with multi-hub | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/architecture/massive-scale-azure-architecture |

| Virtual WAN design for mixed security and performance needs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/architecture/performance-security-optimized-vwan |

| Single-region Private Link and DNS design in Virtual WAN | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/guide/private-link-virtual-wan-dns-single-region-workload |

| Implement ransomware-resilient backups with Azure Backup | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/security/ransomware-resilient-backup-architecture/ |

| Design Windows 365 Azure network connections for Cloud PCs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/virtual-desktop/windows-365-azure-network-connection |

Migration Guides

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Map AWS services and concepts to Azure for migration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/ |

| Map AWS accounts and organizations to Azure structures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/accounts |

| Map and compare AWS compute services to Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/compute |

| Map AWS data and AI services to Azure equivalents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/data-ai |

| Map AWS database services to Azure offerings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/databases |

| Map Amazon EKS concepts and configs to Azure AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/eks-to-aks/ |

| Manage and optimize AKS costs versus Amazon EKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/eks-to-aks/cost-management |

| Apply governance to AKS clusters versus EKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/eks-to-aks/governance |

| Migrate Kubernetes workloads from EKS to AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/eks-to-aks/migrate |

| Compare and configure AKS vs EKS monitoring and logging | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/eks-to-aks/monitoring |

| Manage AKS nodes and node pools versus EKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/eks-to-aks/node-pools |

| Secure AKS API access compared to Amazon EKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/eks-to-aks/private-clusters |

| Compare and select AKS storage when migrating from EKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/eks-to-aks/storage |

| Compare Kubernetes workload identity on EKS and AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/eks-to-aks/workload-identity |

| Compare AWS and Azure messaging services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/messaging |

| Compare AWS and Azure networking capabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/networking |

| Understand AWS vs Azure regions and zones for resiliency | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/regions-zones |

| Compare AWS and Azure resource management models | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/resources |

| Map AWS identity services to Azure equivalents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/security-identity |

| Map AWS storage services to Azure storage options | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/storage |

| Migrate on-premises Oracle Database to Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/idea/migrate-oracle-azure-iaas |

| Migrate Oracle Exadata workloads to Oracle Database@Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/idea/migrate-oracle-odaa-exadata |

| Migrate on-premises Oracle databases to Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/databases/idea/topic-migrate-oracle-azure |

| Map Google Cloud services and concepts to Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/gcp-professional/ |

| Map Google Cloud services to Azure equivalents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/gcp-professional/services |

| Secure AWS environments with Microsoft security solutions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/aws/aws-azure-security-solutions |

| Migrate Apache Kafka workloads to Azure services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/hadoop/apache-kafka-migration |