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Azure

Microsoft cloud services for app hosting, functions, managed Kubernetes, storage, databases, messaging, and identity.

Azure interviews cover App Service and Functions for app hosting, AKS for Kubernetes, Blob Storage, Azure SQL and Cosmos DB, Service Bus messaging, and Entra ID for identity. Enterprise teams often anchor on tenants, subscriptions, and managed identities.

Subtopics: App Service, Functions, AKS, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Entra ID.

On interviews: host a Node API on App Service with deployment slots, connect to Azure SQL with managed identity, and fan out work through Service Bus with dead-letter handling.

Common pitfalls: connection strings in app settings without Key Vault; Cosmos RU mis-sizing; AKS without pod identity or network policies.

The trade-off is tight Microsoft identity integration versus cross-cloud portability.

Checklist:

Use managed identities for app-to-service auth.
Slot-based deploys for App Service risk reduction.
Size Cosmos request units to access patterns.
Scope Entra app registrations and secrets rotation.