Some of the features of Azure Functions include: Flexible code authoring (in-browser, via continuous integration or directly from IDE such as Visual Studio) Pay-per-use (on a Consumption Plan) ...

Unlike previous versions of Azure Functions, in the code-first/precompiled method, attributes are used to configure bindings rather than a function.json configuration file. Using the HttpTrigger ...

From AWS Lambda and Azure Functions to Knative and OpenFaaS, we have at least a dozen functions-as-a-service platforms to choose from. Here’s how to navigate the options.

Bindings in Azure Functions decouple the code from the data source or destination, and by packing them as extensions, Microsoft further decouples them.

Microsoft's Azure Database for MySQL now features a public preview of triggers for Azure Functions, enabling real-time data processing with event-driven automation. This innovative integration ...

Take advantage of Azure Storage queues to store large numbers of messages for asynchronous or even distributed processing.

Functions can do just about anything in Azure, or anything you can do in a programming language. As you can see, there are a number of ways to automate tasks in Azure.