The Azure Cloud-Native Architecture Mapbook - Explore Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, application, data, and security architecture

Oct 25, 2026

The Azure Cloud-Native Architecture Mapbook provides an architectural overview of Microsoft’s cloud landscape, covering cloud infrastructure, application design, data management, and security architecture. It introduces key responsibilities of Azure architects, explains key cloud vocabulary, and maps major service models such as IaaS, PaaS, FaaS, CaaS, and DBaaS. Guidance includes how to read Azure architecture maps and how to define a cloud vision, strategy, and implementation approach with the right stakeholders.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages365

Reading Time15 h 20 min

AccessFree to download

Preface

Section 1: Solution and Infrastructure

Getting Started as an Azure Architect

Technical requirements

Getting to know architectural duties

Enterprise architects

Domain architects

Solution architects

Data architects

Technical architects

Security architects

Infrastructure architects

Application architects

Azure architects

Architects versus engineers

Getting started with the essential cloud vocabulary

Cloud service models map

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

PaaS (Platform as a Service)

FaaS (Function as a Service)

CaaS (Containers as a Service)

DBaaS (Database as a Service)

XaaS or *aaS (Anything as a Service)

Introducing Azure architecture maps

How to read a map

Understanding the key factors of a successful cloud journey

Defining the vision with the right stakeholders

Defining the strategy with the right stakeholders

Starting implementation with the right stakeholders

The Azure Cloud-Native Architecture Mapbook Explore Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, application, data, and security architecture Stéphane Eyskens | Ed Price The Azure Cloud‑Native Architecture Mapbook Explore Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, application, data, and security architecture Stéphane Eyskens Ed Price BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI The Azure Cloud‑Native Architecture Mapbook Copyright © 2021 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author(s), nor Packt Publishing or its dealers and distributors, will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. Group Product Manager: Aaron Lazar Publishing Product Manager: Denim Pinto Senior Editor: Storm Mann Content Development Editor: Nithya Sadanandan Technical Editor: Gaurav Gala Copy Editor: Safis Editing Project Coordinator: Deeksha Thakkar Proofreader: Safis Editing Indexer: Rekha Nair Production Designer: Nilesh Mohite First published: February 2021 Production reference: 1160221 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK. ISBN 978-1-80056-232-5 [www.packt.com](www.packt.com) To my wife, Diana Lucic, who designed all the maps of this book. – Stéphane Eyskens To my sons, Ben and Yoav, for showing me how talent and creativity evolve. To Tsippi and Shlomo Bobbe, for their love, support, and inspiration. – Ed Price Contributors About the authors Stéphane Eyskens is an Azure solutions architect and a digital transformation advocate, helping organizations to get better results out of their cloud investments. As an MVP, he isan active contributor to the Microsoft Tech Community and has worked on multiple opensource projects available on GitHub. Stéphane is also a Pluralsight assessment author, as well as the author of multiple books and online recordings. Ed Price is a senior program manager in engineering at Microsoft, with an MBA in technology management. He leads Microsoft's efforts to publish reference architectureson the Azure Architecture Center ([http://aka.ms/Architectures](http://aka.ms/Architectures)). Previously, he drove data center deployment and customer feedback, and he ran Microsoft's customer feedback programs for Azure development, Service Fabric, IoT, Functions, and Visual Studio. He was also a technical writer at Microsoft for 6 years and helped lead TechNet Wiki. He is the co-author of five books, including Learn to Program with Small Basic and ASP.NET Core 5 for Beginners, available from Packt. About the reviewers Giorgos-Chrysovalantis Grammatikos is an Azure solutions architect with Tisski Ltd. He is an IT pro with over 10 years of experience in the industry, has achieved various Azure and other Microsoft certifications, and has been an Azure MVP since 2018. His specialization is in various Microsoft technologies including the Azure cloud, SQL Server, Power BI, and Hyper-V. He is an active member of the Microsoft community, blogging on his website cloudopszone.com and posting technical articles on the Microsoft wiki and dev blogs. He is a frequent public speaker at meetups and various Microsoft Azure events. Sjoukje Zaal is a Microsoft chief technical officer at Capgemini, a Microsoft r

FAQs

What topics does the mapbook cover for Microsoft cloud architecture?

It explores cloud infrastructure, application architecture, data architecture, and security architecture for Microsoft Azure.

Which types of Azure architects are introduced?

It covers multiple architect roles including enterprise, domain, solution, data, technical, security, infrastructure, and application architects, as well as Azure architects.

How does the book help readers understand cloud service models?

It introduces and maps service models such as IaaS, PaaS, FaaS, CaaS, and DBaaS, along with an expanded XaaS/*aaS concept.

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