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The Azure Architecture Center (AAC) helps you design, build, and operate solutions on Azure. Learn about the cloud architectural styles and design patterns. Use the technology choices and guides to decide the services that are right for your solution. The guidance is based on all aspects of building for the cloud, such as operations, security, reliability, performance, and cost optimization.
The following new and updated articles have recently been published in the Azure Architecture Center.
September 2024
Updated articles
- Modern data warehouses for small and medium-sized businesses (#dca68ab84a)
- Azure Data Factory mission-critical architecture (#7cebe56052)
- Azure Data Factory on Azure landing zones baseline architecture (#7cebe56052)
- Design a medallion lakehouse with Azure Data Factory (#7cebe56052)
- Citizen AI with Power Platform (#7cebe56052)
- Types of decision APIs and Azure AI services (#3f00c22db6)
- Data store classification for Azure workloads (#3f00c22db6)
- Azure Data Factory enterprise hardened architecture (#3f00c22db6)
August 2024
New articles
- Use Azure Kubernetes Service to host GPU-based workloads
- Azure Data Factory enterprise hardened architecture
- Azure Data Factory mission-critical architecture
- Azure Data Factory on Azure landing zones baseline architecture
- Design a medallion lakehouse with Azure Data Factory
- Data store classification for Azure workloads
- Industrial Edge with Azure AI on Azure
Updated articles
- Automate document classification in Azure (#c74d654229)
- AWS to Azure services comparison (#5eeb594831)
- Google Cloud to Azure services comparison (#5eeb594831)
- Event-driven architecture style (#c04e8ef095)
- Security considerations for mission-critical workloads on Azure (#7b81801821)
- Microsoft SaaS stories (#678c9541b5)
- Choose a data storage technology (#098948d4be)
- Resiliency checklist for services (#ac288a264e)
- Baseline architecture for an AKS cluster (#9fee7d4947)
- Minimize coordination (#f5798d3145)
- Dashboards to visualize Azure Databricks metrics (#dbc049e7b8)
- Observability patterns and metrics (#dbc049e7b8)
- Microsoft Entra IDaaS in security operations (#5ff80ddd61)
- Solutions for the automotive, mobility, and transportation industries (#1f6b02c2e0)
- Use Azure Front Door in a multitenant solution (#89fc4f1a30)
- Architecture for startups (#2800748ec3)
- Intelligent apps using Azure Database for MySQL (#96e5acf54a)
- Azure Database for PostgreSQL intelligent apps (#96e5acf54a)
- Oracle Database migration to Azure (#96e5acf54a)
- Azure VMware Solution capacity planning (#df27cc8f56)
- Core startup stack architecture (#f1791cb942)
- Migrate your e-commerce solution to Azure (#20635de1aa)
- What is a data lake? (#623e62824f)
- Building the first layer of defense with Azure security services (#ff50fd224f)
- Retry pattern (#ea612ee4ab)
- Run Apache Cassandra on Azure VMs (#8459cd1652)
- Data obfuscation using Delphix in Azure Data Factory and Synapse Analytics (#8459cd1652)
- Integrate Teradata VantageCloud Enterprise with Azure Data Factory (#8459cd1652)
- Individual contributor tasks in the Team Data Science Process (#292f76bcf6)
- Project lead tasks in the Team Data Science Process (#292f76bcf6)
- Team lead tasks in the Team Data Science Process (#292f76bcf6)
- DataOps for the modern data warehouse (#292f76bcf6)
- N-tier application with Apache Cassandra (#292f76bcf6)
- Data scrambling for SAP applications using Delphix and Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Analytics (#7317a1b530)
- Choose a batch processing technology (#3865a10040)
- Modeling stage of the Team Data Science Process lifecycle (#3865a10040)
- AKS baseline for multiregion clusters (#7a47bacb93)
July 2024
New articles
- Azure Stack HCI baseline reference architecture
- Azure Stack HCI three-node storage switchless architecture
- Image classification on Azure
- Use Azure API Management in a multitenant solution
Updated articles
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) - planning (#71cb524347)
- Protect APIs with Azure Application Gateway and Azure API Management (#71cb524347)
- What is the Team Data Science Process? (#cb10eaee05)
- Team Data Science Process for data scientists (#cb10eaee05)
- Azure IoT reference architecture (#9984ed44c0)
- Create smart places by using Azure Digital Twins (#da340d5676)
- Oracle Database with Azure NetApp Files (#9187e38cb6)
- Baseline highly available zone-redundant app services web application (#2e88dba4ed)
- Basic web application (#2e88dba4ed)
- Priority Queue pattern (#d480fd13ca)
- Machine learning operations v2 (#dba2fe1062)
- Azure resource organization in multitenant solutions (#aeb4906fe3)
- Choose a batch processing technology (#c4a5c1824a)
- Refactor an IBM z/OS coupling facility (#134d0d3225)
- Make all things redundant (#525db19638)
- Design for self healing (#525db19638)
- Migrate a simple app from Service Fabric to AKS (#810d06f775)
- Run a Linux VM on Azure (#233dc039e0)
- Cloud design patterns (#790ad01066)
- Choose a cognitive services technology (#8572512d54)
- Choose a data storage technology (#8572512d54)
- Natural language processing technology (#8572512d54)
- Group manager tasks in the Team Data Science Process (#3cf6a613d3)
- Business understanding stage of the Team Data Science Process lifecycle (#3cf6a613d3)
- Baseline architecture for an AKS cluster (#90a20ac702)
- Architectural approaches for storage and data in multitenant solutions (#9080f70ced)
- Run a Windows VM on Azure (#dc428f7b59)
- Microsoft partner and third-party scenarios on Azure (#5c0d9b3b86)
- Types of vision API services (#07890bef5b)
- DR for Azure Data Platform - Architecture (#07890bef5b)
- DR for Azure Data Platform - Deploy this scenario (#07890bef5b)
- DR for Azure Data Platform - Overview (#07890bef5b)
- DR for Azure Data Platform - Recommendations (#07890bef5b)
- DR for Azure Data Platform - Scenario details (#07890bef5b)
- Types of language API services (#1272a0f0cc)
- Types of speech API services (#1272a0f0cc)
- Architectural approaches for AI and ML in multitenant solutions (#4e6e8652cb)
- Architectural approaches for governance and compliance in multitenant solutions (#4e6e8652cb)
- Architectural approaches for identity in multitenant solutions (#4e6e8652cb)
- Architectural approaches for tenant integration and data access (#4e6e8652cb)
- Architectural considerations for identity in a multitenant solution (#4e6e8652cb)
- Tenant lifecycle considerations in a multitenant solution (#4e6e8652cb)
- Considerations for updating a multitenant solution (#4e6e8652cb)
- Multitenancy and Application Insights (#4e6e8652cb)
- Use Azure Front Door in a multitenant solution (#4e6e8652cb)
- Deploy SAS Grid 9.4 on Azure NetApp Files (#a9e1aa18b6)
- Application design considerations for mission-critical workloads on Azure (#4044caa69b)
- Application platform considerations for mission-critical workloads on Azure (#4044caa69b)
- Security considerations for mission-critical workloads on Azure (#4044caa69b)
- Google Cloud to Azure services comparison (#a3bf6fecb0)
- Azure Database for PostgreSQL considerations for multitenancy (#01c5ce83cb)
- Considerations when using domain names in a multitenant solution (#fab01daa64)
- Architectural considerations for a multitenant solution (#fab01daa64)
- Build and deploy custom document processing models on Azure (#feb90625fa)
- Index file content and metadata by using Azure AI Search (#7767b45a83)
- Resiliency checklist for services (#d622b44e5e)
- CDN guidance (#d29f5f7d24)
- Data partitioning strategies (#d29f5f7d24)
- Host name preservation (#d29f5f7d24)
- Monitoring and diagnostics guidance (#d29f5f7d24)
- Azure service retry guidance (#d29f5f7d24)
- Architectural approaches for control planes in multitenant solutions (#6de5e6f5d8)
- Considerations for multitenant control planes (#6de5e6f5d8)
- Data analytics for automotive test fleets (#5d0aa22e87)
- Architectural approaches for compute in multitenant solutions (#2a9102b977)
- Azure Private Link service considerations for multitenancy (#1aedb5d6ae)
- Architectural approaches for a multitenant solution (#217fa95e83)
- Noisy Neighbor antipattern (#0c1bc4ec53)
- Related resources for multitenancy (#5b31def6dc)
- Azure Cache for Redis considerations for multitenancy (#85599ed745)
- Azure Sandbox (#24b1156b1c)
- Cost management for Kubernetes (#0296b7c2d5)
- Storage options for a Kubernetes cluster (#add9c4d6dc)
- Multiregion BCDR for Azure Virtual Desktop (#e7375957b9)
- Performance and scale guidance for Event Hubs with Azure Functions (#6113dcf9a0)
- Resilient design guidance for Event Hubs and Functions (#6113dcf9a0)
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) baseline architecture for AKS on Azure Stack HCI (#269a89f7a8)
- Multiparty computing architecture design (#35d48de602)
- Analyze observational patient data by using OHDSI with the OMOP CDM (#a22c7975e2)
June 2024
New articles
- Use AI enrichment with image and text processing
- Use Azure Front Door to secure AKS workloads
- Provide alternative authentication to Azure OpenAI services through a gateway
- Use Azure Red Hat OpenShift in the financial services industry
- Use Azure NetApp Files to deploy IBM Power in Skytap on Azure
- Use Azure OpenAI to process podcast audio files
Updated articles
- Load-balancing options (#fedcb8a570)
- Run a Capture the Flag game service with CTFd on Azure PaaS (#a67e0fa22b)
- Azure Resource Manager considerations for multitenancy (#340e821068)
- Tenancy models for a multitenant solution (#9065e2bdea)
- Artificial intelligence (AI) architecture (#5cfe865d6c)
- Implement logging and monitoring for Azure OpenAI language models (#5cfe865d6c)
- Build and deploy custom document processing models on Azure (#41812da656)
- Esri ArcGIS Platform on Azure Virtual Desktop (#70a52e7f1f)
- Kubernetes monitoring and logging (#d5ffd66a10)
- Cost management for Kubernetes (#2c81814c20)
- AKS for Amazon EKS professionals (#2c81814c20)
- Storage options for a Kubernetes cluster (#2c81814c20)
- Video ingestion and object detection on the edge and in the cloud (#bbd5c95d5f)
- Conversation summarization (#6ae4b1e579)
- Pipes and Filters pattern (#61a0734817)
- Personalized offers (#6087dd76ec)
- Retail assistant with visual capabilities (#6087dd76ec)
- Application design considerations for mission-critical workloads on Azure (#84ce263b83)
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) baseline architecture for AKS on Azure Stack HCI (#3eb3a589bd)
- Deploy and operate apps with AKS enabled by Arc on Azure Stack HCI or Windows Server (#3eb3a589bd)
- Google Cloud to Azure services comparison (#47279a2709)
- N-tier architecture style (#cd6203d3ec)
- Automate document processing with AI Document Intelligence (#eb648ef0c2)
- Refactor mainframe computer systems that run Adabas & Natural (#0bf799e475)
- Run Apache Cassandra on Azure VMs (#b357b857d9)
- Data scrambling for SAP applications using Delphix and Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Analytics (#b357b857d9)
- Starter web app for SaaS development (#b357b857d9)
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) network architecture for AKS on Azure Stack HCI (#b357b857d9)
- Run HP-UX workloads in Azure with Stromasys Charon-PAR (#b357b857d9)
- Migrate mainframe data to Azure (#b357b857d9)
- Windows 365 Azure network connection (#b357b857d9)
- Implement an open-source jump server solution on Azure (#b357b857d9)
- Create an Autonomous Vehicle Operations (AVOps) solution (#b357b857d9)
- Deploy AKS and API Management with mTLS (#b357b857d9)
- Cloud design patterns (#489ea14073)
- Design and implementation patterns (#0c85a6c591)
- Orchestrate MLOps by using Azure Databricks (#396a0b6b9f)
- Access Azure OpenAI and other language models through a gateway (#dd52b35cce)
- Use a gateway in front of multiple Azure OpenAI deployments or instances (#dd52b35cce)
- Azure OpenAI chat baseline architecture in an Azure landing zone (#8270921687)
- Baseline OpenAI end-to-end chat reference architecture (#8270921687)
- Multilayered protection for Azure virtual machines (#8b7e62185c)
- Integrate Teradata VantageCloud Enterprise with Azure Data Factory (#4e8429182b)
- Model loan credit risk and default probability (#4e8429182b)
- Azure Synapse Analytics for landing zones (#4e8429182b)
- Multiregion BCDR for Azure Virtual Desktop (#4e8429182b)
- IBM z/OS mainframe migration with Avanade AMT (#4e8429182b)
- Refactor mainframe architecture by using CloudFrame Renovate (#4e8429182b)
- Modernize mainframe workloads by using Model9 (#4e8429182b)
- Replicate mainframe data by using Precisely Connect (#4e8429182b)
- Move archive data from mainframe systems to Azure (#4e8429182b)
- Build real-time monitoring and observable systems for media (#4e8429182b)
- Enable machine learning inference on an Azure IoT Edge device (#4e8429182b)
- Global routing redundancy for mission-critical web applications (#4e8429182b)
- Solutions for the energy and environment industries (#4e8429182b)
- Azure landing zones - Terraform module design considerations (#4e8429182b)
- Virtual WAN architecture optimized for department-specific requirements (#4e8429182b)
- Improved-security access to multitenant web apps from an on-premises network (#4e8429182b)
- Developing a RAG solution - Information retrieval phase (#9e61a65255)
- Guide to designing and developing a RAG solution (#9e61a65255)