1.1 Choose the best Azure service to automate your business processes Flashcards
At a high level, what’s impacted by how efficiently you can distribute the right data to the right task?
How well your business runs.
What does implementing strict business processes guarantee?
High-quality service to users and high-quality products.
What are workflows?
Business processes modeled in a software.
What are the four different technologies that are included in Azure that you can use to build and implement workflows that integrate multiple systems?
- Logic Apps
- Microsoft Power Automate
- WebJobs
- Azure Functions
What are the four similarities of Logic Apps, Microsoft Power Automate, WebJobs, and Azure Functions?
- They can all accept inputs.
- They can all run actions.
- They can all include conditions.
- They can all produce outputs.
What is an input in the context of a workflow?
A piece of data or a file that is supplied to the workflow.
What is an action in the context of a workflow?
A simple operation that the workflow executes and may often modify data or cause another action to be performed.
What is a condition in the context of a workflow?
A test that is often run against an input, that may decide which action to execute next.
What is an output in the context of workflows?
A piece of data or a file that is created by the workflow.
What is Logic Apps?
A service within Azure that you can use to automate, orchestrate, and integrate disparate components of a distributed application.
It uses a design-first approach that allows you to draw out complex workflows that model complex business processes.
What are the two design-first technologies in Azure that are used to implement workflows?
- Logic Apps
2. Microsoft Power automate
What are the two different ways that you can design workflows in Logic Apps?
- Designer – GUI
2. Code View – JSON
What is one of the reasons that Logic Apps is really good at integration?
Over 200 connectors are included.
What is a connector?
A component that provides an interface to an external service.
(eg. The Twitter connector allows you to send and retrieve tweets)
In Logic Apps, how do you integrate with an unusual or unique system?
Create your own connectors. This requires the system you intend to integrate to expose a REST API.