azure-architecture — Claude Code skill for Azure design

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name: azure-architecture
description: 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. Use when designing AKS or App Service apps, SAP/ERP or IoT workloads, hybrid/Arc setups, or AI/ML solutions on Azure, and other Azure Architecture related development tasks.
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-10-25"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"
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# 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

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:
- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.
- **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 reference solutions for ML, data, networking, hybrid/Arc, AKS, SAP, App Service, and security—covering baseline, mission‑critical, DR, and compliant enterprise architectures. |
| Solution Ideas | L91-L131 | End-to-end solution patterns for AI, data, security, and migration on Azure—covering MLOps, multi-agent AI, analytics, IoT, mainframe/SAP modernization, and layered security architectures. |
| Design Patterns | L132-L182 | Patterns and reference architectures for resilient, scalable, secure cloud apps: messaging, integration, data, networking, identity, and migration designs using Azure services. |
| Technology Choices | L183-L217 | Guides for choosing Azure/Fabric services (AI/ML, data, analytics, storage, compute, networking, containers, messaging, search) and matching them to specific workload needs. |
| Architecture Styles | L218-L229 | 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 | L230-L292 | Best-practice patterns for Azure apps: RAG/gen AI ops, REST APIs, autoscaling, DR, multitenancy, networking, AKS, IoT, Functions/Event Hubs, security, monitoring, and operations. |
| Anti-patterns | L293-L307 | Diagnosing and fixing common cloud performance anti-patterns (busy tiers, chatty I/O, no caching, noisy neighbors, retry storms, sync I/O) and applying scalable Azure design practices. |
| Example Workloads | L308-L395 | End-to-end reference architectures and patterns for real-world Azure workloads (data, AI, IoT, networking, security, mainframe/ERP, AKS, Fabric, VDI, SAP, Oracle, NetApp) with implementation guidance. |
| Migration Guides | L396-L426 | Mapping and migrating from AWS and Google Cloud to Azure: service-by-service comparisons (compute, storage, networking, identity, AI/ML, Kubernetes, Oracle, Kafka) plus security and cost guidance. |

### Reference Architectures
| 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 |
| Implement baseline Azure ML online inference platform | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/baseline-azure-machine-learning-inference |
| Deploy baseline enterprise chat with Microsoft Foundry | 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 |
| Implement Azure Data Factory medallion lakehouse baseline | 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 |
| Manage hybrid Kubernetes clusters with Azure Arc | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/arc-hybrid-kubernetes |
| Administer hybrid SQL Server instances with Azure Arc | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/azure-arc-sql-server |
| Implement enterprise cloud file shares with Azure Files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/azure-files-private |
| Implement Azure Local hyperconverged baseline architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/hybrid/azure-local-baseline |
| Deploy Azure Local switchless hyperconverged storage | 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 |
| Deploy a hub-spoke network using 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 |
| Implement IPv6 dual-stack hub-spoke network in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/networking/guide/ipv6-architecture |
| Rehost mainframe COBOL apps on Azure with Raincode | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/app-modernization/raincode-reference-architecture |
| 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 applications on Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-microservices/aks-microservices |
| Implement advanced AKS microservices architecture with scaling and tracing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-microservices/aks-microservices-advanced |
| Deploy multiregion AKS baseline clusters for high availability | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-multi-region/aks-multi-cluster |
| Deploy baseline Azure Kubernetes Service cluster infrastructure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks/baseline-aks |
| Implement 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 end-to-end stream processing pipeline with Databricks | 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 |
| Implement ExpressRoute private peering to Azure VNets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/hybrid-networking/expressroute-private-peering-connectivity |
| Design ExpressRoute with VPN failover for resilience | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/hybrid-networking/expressroute-vpn-failover |
| Deploy site-to-site VPN Gateway for hybrid networks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/hybrid-networking/hybrid-vpn-connectivity |
| 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 |
| Run secure Linux virtual machines on Azure | 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 application tier 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 |
| Implement VM baseline architecture in Azure landing zones | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/virtual-machines/baseline-landing-zone |
| Deploy high-availability App Service Environment across zones | 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 |
|-------|-----|
| Run real-time AI inferencing with Silk virtual SAN on Azure IaaS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/architecture/ai-inferencing-on-azure-iaas |
| 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 |
| Implement a many-models machine learning architecture 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 |
| Implement 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 conversation analytics with Foundry Tools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/idea/unlock-insights-from-conversational-data |
| Analyze call center conversations using Foundry and Azure AI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/ai-ml/openai/architecture/call-center-openai-analytics |
| 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 portable adaptive applications across diverse environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/adaptive-apps |
| Design dynamic multi-agent AI systems at scale | 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 |
| Integrate Azure NetApp Files with Fabric and AI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/analytics-netapp-object-api |
| 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 |
| Create modern analytics architecture using Azure Databricks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/azure-databricks-modern-analytics-architecture |
| Design a first-layer Azure security defense architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/azure-security-build-first-layer-defense |
| Process real-time data streams with AKS and Kafka | 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 |
| Design ETL pipelines with Azure 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 deployment using SUSE on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/sap-workload-automation-suse |
| Design cross-region TDE with Managed HSM for SQL MI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/solution-ideas/articles/secure-sql-managed-instance-managed-hardware-security-module |
| Build SMB modern 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 network-secure global ingress with Azure Front Door | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/pattern-implementations/network-secure-ingress |
| 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 |
| Implement the Claim Check messaging pattern in Azure | 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 |
| Implement gateway offloading for shared cross-cutting concerns | 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 |
| Design health endpoint monitoring for resilient services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/health-endpoint-monitoring |
| Implement the Idempotent Consumer messaging pattern | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/idempotent-consumer |
| Use index table pattern to optimize data 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 |
| Apply materialized view pattern for efficient querying | 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 |
| Design and implement Priority Queue messaging pattern | 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 |
| Implement the Scheduler Agent Supervisor pattern in Azure | 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 modular application services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/patterns/sidecar |
| Implement static content hosting on Azure | 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 |
|-------|-----|
| Choose the right Azure AI and ML platform | 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 workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/data-guide/technology-choices/ai-services |
| Select Azure analytics and reporting technologies | 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 the right Azure search data store | 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 |
| Choose Kubernetes options for Azure edge compute | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/choose-kubernetes-edge-compute-option |
| 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 |
| Select appropriate Azure hybrid deployment 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 guides for solution design | https://lea...