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Azure Serverless Development
Azure Serverless Development is a cloud computing model offered by Microsoft Azure that enables developers to build and deploy applications without managing the underlying infrastructure. By automatically handling server provisioning, scaling and maintenance, Azure Serverless allows its users to focus their efforts on developing their solution.
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Key features of Azure Serverless Development
Azure’s serverless services are designed to simplify application delivery without sacrificing flexibility, scale or control. Here are the capabilities that make it possible:
Integrated with Azure services
Azure Serverless works alongside a broad range of Azure services, including Azure Event Grid (for event routing), Azure Logic Apps (for workflows), Cosmos DB, Blob Storage, Service Bus and more. This allows entire solutions to be built using a serverless architecture.
Event-driven execution
Serverless services such as Azure Functions and Azure Logic Apps respond to a wide variety of triggers in real time. These include HTTP requests, database updates, file uploads and messages in queues, enabling applications to react to changes as they occur.
Automatic scaling
Compute resources are scaled automatically according to demand. Azure can reduce capacity to zero when idle and scale up to thousands of concurrent executions during peak usage, without requiring manual intervention.
Support for multiple programming languages
Azure Functions, a key serverless component, supports a broad range of scripting languages, including C#, JavaScript, Python, PowerShell, Java and TypeScript, developers have the freedom to write in the language they're most comfortable with.
Developer productivity tools
Local development and testing are fully supported, with streamlined development, debugging and CI/CD accommodated through tools such as Azure CLI, Visual Studio, VS Code and GitHub Actions.
Built-in security & compliance
Azure offers role-based access control (RBAC), identity integration (Azure AD) and compliance with global standards such as ISO and GDPR. Meanwhile, Azure Functions can be secured with OAuth2, API keys, or Azure-managed identities.
Monitoring and diagnostics
Azure Serverless is integrated with Azure’s Monitor and Application Insights services, enabling detailed logging, metrics and tracing capabilities that can assist with real-time debugging.
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Benefits of Azure Serverless Development
Improved operational efficiency
Azure Serverless removes the need to manage infrastructure tasks such as provisioning, patching and scaling. By reducing time spent on maintenance and capacity planning, development teams can focus more on building features and writing code that adds value.
Faster time to market
Modular development with tools like Azure Functions allows for rapid iteration. Combined with CI/CD integration through Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, updates can move from code to deployment in minimal time.
Built-in elasticity
Azure Serverless applications scale automatically based on load. This means they can handle sudden surges in traffic without manual input and scale down to zero during periods of inactivity, optimising both performance and cost.
Reliable and globally available
Azure Serverless services operate across globally distributed infrastructure, offering geographic redundancy, failover support and high availability as part of the platform.
How we help with Azure Serverless Development
At Claria, as a certified Microsoft Azure, we have a wealth of experience using Azure’s generous array of serverless components to design and develop tailor-made integration solutions.
Our Azure Serverless Development services
Serverless architecture design and implementation
We design serverless architectures using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid and more, tailored to the way your systems and teams actually operate.
Monitoring, telemetry and operational insights
We set up end-to-end observability using Azure Monitor, Application Insights and Log Analytics. This includes proactive alerting, telemetry collection, performance tuning and custom dashboards for function execution metrics, latency and error patterns.
Hybrid and multi-cloud serverless integration
We connect Azure Serverless with your broader ecosystem, on-premises systems, APIs, SaaS platforms and other clouds, ensuring performance, compliance and consistency across distributed environments.
Support and managed services
Our team provides continuous support for your serverless applications. From proactive performance tuning and version management to incident resolution and cost optimisation, we ensure your platform evolves in line with Azure’s best practices and service roadmap.
Serverless Migration as a Service
We support the transition from legacy or infrastructure-heavy applications to modern, serverless architectures on Azure. From assessment to implementation, we refactor monolithic systems into modular, event-driven components using Azure Functions, Logic Apps and other native services.
Azure Serverless Training
We upskill your development and operations teams on serverless concepts, tools and best practices. Our tailored training includes hands-on exercises and design guidance for building robust, maintainable and secure Azure serverless applications.
Security and identity integration
We implement enterprise-grade security for Azure Serverless environments, including managed identities, Azure AD authentication, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and secure key management. We also enforce encryption for data at rest and in transit.
Team augmentation
We offer experienced Azure-certified serverless developers, cloud architects and DevOps engineers to augment your teams, providing deep expertise across development, automation, governance and DevOps from day one.
Certified Azure Serverless Licensing Provider
Expert guidance to help you plan, manage and optimise your Azure Serverless investment
At Claria, we support organisations in understanding, forecasting and optimising the cost of Azure Serverless services. As a certified Microsoft Azure partner, we bring a strategic lens to consumption-based pricing, helping both technical and procurement teams make confident, cost-aware decisions.
Azure Serverless services - including the likes of Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid and Service Bus - are typically made available via consumption-based pricing models, meaning you only pay for the resources you use. Costs are shaped by how services are architected, triggered and scaled.
Our Azure Serverless Pricing Services include:
Evaluating pricing models across services
We help you assess pricing options for various services, including:
Azure Functions: Consumption Plan vs. Premium Plan
Azure Logic Apps: Consumption Plan vs. Standard Plan
Azure Event Grid: per-operation pricing
Azure Service Bus: Basic Plan vs. Standard Plan vs. Premium Plan
Cost-influencing factors analysis:
We identify and analyse key cost drivers such as:
Function duration and memory allocation
Workflow frequency and complexity
Use of enterprise connectors or hybrid components
Event throughput and message routing patterns
Mapping serverless patterns to expected usage
We model real-world workloads to estimate function executions, workflow steps, event volumes and message flows, resulting in clear cost expectations
Design optimisation for cost efficiency
We fine-tune function and workflow designs to minimise unnecessary executions, reduce action counts and avoid high-cost connectors or excessive retries
Usage monitoring and financial governance
We implement Azure-native monitoring tools and cost analysis dashboards, enabling proactive budget control, anomaly detection and usage-based alerting
Collaboration with IT and procurement teams
We work across technical and commercial teams to ensure your Azure Serverless deployment meets performance and governance requirements without cost overruns
Understanding Azure Serverless Pricing
Azure Serverless services follow a pay-for-what-you-use model. This is ideal for dynamic workloads, but requires careful design and monitoring to control spend. Depending on the service in question, actual costs may be determined by:
Execution count and duration (Azure Functions)
Workflow complexity and connector type (Azure Logic Apps)
Event delivery volume (Azure Event Grid)
Operation execution (Azure Service Bus)
Why choose Claria?
Your trusted Azure Serverless Development integration partner
Most partners will tell you how they work with Azure. We’ll show you what’s possible when it’s done properly.
Organisations choose Claria because:
We’re a certified Microsoft Azure Partner
As a Microsoft Partner, we get early access to roadmaps, direct engineering support and insider expertise you won’t find in most consultancies. That means faster answers, better design decisions and solutions aligned with where Azure is headed next, not where it was two years ago.
Architecture with purpose, not just code on a board
Every line we write, every connector we configure and every pipeline we build is designed to deliver measurable outcomes, be it reducing operational drag and accelerating delivery.
We’re hands-on from design to support
From day one to go-live (and beyond), we provide technical leadership, implementation capacity and post-deployment support without handoffs or confusion.
Integration is our core, not an add-on
Unlike generalist cloud consultancies that also “do Azure”, integration is at the heart of what we do. We specialise in connecting systems, data and processes using Azure Serverless technologies. This gives you deeper expertise, fewer assumptions and better outcomes.
We architect with constraint in mind
We don’t throw Azure Functions at every problem. We help you decide when serverless is right, when it’s not and how to make it sustainable when scale, cost or latency become real-world concerns.
Strategic Thinking, Not Just Technical Execution
Yes, we write code but first, we ask the right questions. We challenge assumptions, identify bottlenecks and help you rethink how integration supports your business goals. Our consultants think like architects and act like partners.
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Azure Serverless Development FAQs
Azure Serverless Development is the creation of solutions using Microsoft Azure services for which infrastructure tasks such as provisioning, scaling and maintenance are automatically handled by the cloud provider. Key components like Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps and Azure Event Grid are offered in a serverless model, allowing developers to focus on writing code and designing workflows while Azure manages the underlying infrastructure.
One of the primary benefits of Azure Serverless is that it eliminates the need for organisations to manage their own infrastructure. This leads to several practical advantages, such as quicker development and deployment cycles, and the ability to scale applications automatically in response to demand. Additionally, the reduced operational burden and the consumption-based pricing model can result in significant cost savings, as charges only apply when the application is actively in use.
Azure Serverless services are typically offered via a pay-as-you-go pricing model. Customers are billed based on actual usage, measured by the number of executions, execution duration and memory usage and - in the case of Azure Logic Apps - workflow steps and connectors used. Importantly, no charges are applied when a serverless component is not running under a consumption plan.
Yes, Azure Serverless can be integrated with on-premises systems. Services such as Azure Functions and Azure Logic Apps support connections to local data sources through Azure Hybrid Connections, on-premises data gateways, or APIs exposed by internal systems. This approach is well-suited to hybrid scenarios where cloud-based applications need to interact with existing infrastructure within the organisation.
Yes, Azure Serverless is well-suited for enterprise-scale and mission-critical applications. Its services are designed to automatically scale to meet demand and maintain high availability. Azure also integrates with Azure Active Directory for secure identity and access management (IAM) and supports compliance with a wide range of industry standards. This makes it a practical choice for organisations that operate in regulated sectors or require high levels of reliability.
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