Mobile Application Solution Mobile Apps in Azure App Service offer a highly scalable, globally available mobile application development platform for Enterprise Developers and System Integrators What to look for Target this solution approach to enterprise developers needing an application platform for building, deploying and managing mobile apps of all kinds Architecture Solution and reference architectures

Azure Mobile Application Solution Mobile Apps in Azure App Service offer a highly scalable, globally available mobile application development platform for Enterprise Developers and System Integrators Key Benefits: With Azure App Service, build engaging cross-platform and native apps for iOS, Android, Windows, or Mac; store app data in the cloud or on-premises Scalable mobile-push notification engine capable of sending millions of push notifications to any devices within seconds Configure built-in autoscale for both Mobile Apps and Notification Hubs to match your app needs. Spin up/down resources based on actual usage and pay only for what you need

What to look for Target this solution approach to enterprise developers needing an application platform for building, deploying and managing mobile apps of all kinds Developers don’t have to build mobile back ends themselves, take advantage of features like offline data sync, push notifications and user authentication to quickly make apps fully featured. Xamarin allows for cross-platform design, leveraging existing .NET skills to multiple operating systems and mobile platforms. Visual Studio Mobile Center brings together all the cloud and lifecycle services that help developers deliver high quality apps faster. Build, test, distribute, and monitor enterprise apps and add backend cloud services to scale the app to millions of users on-demand

Solution Architecture Enterprise Developer Enterprise developers use this solution to build, deploy and manage mobile apps of all kinds Solution goal Azure provides a comprehensive development platform and tools for B2C or B2B apps, allowing enterprises to share code across all target platforms and helping to lower total cost of ownership Solution components This solution is built on the following Azure managed services: Azure Application Service, Notification Hub, Active Directory, Visual Studio Mobile Center, DocumentDB, Xamarin Test Cloud, Application Insights. These services run in a high availability environment, patched and supported, allowing you to focus on your solution vs. the environment to run them in.

Reference Architecture App Service Plan Notification Hubs Web App App Service Plan Mobile App API App PaaS Database Services

Reference Architecture App Service Services for building both web and mobile clients from a single app back end—it consists of Web Apps, Mobile Apps, Logic Apps, and API Apps Notification Hub Ability for broadcasting personalized push notifications (APNS for iOS, GCM for Android, MPNS for Windows Phone, and WNS for Windows Store) Active Directory Identity and access management as well as authorization to social networks Visual Studio Mobile Center A set of cloud services for building and managing mobile apps, including HockeyApp and Xamarin Test Cloud and Application Insights PaaS Database Services A database management system running in a virtual machine and includes SQL, DocumentDB, Tables, and/or HDInsights Mobile Center Cloud and lifecycle services for building, testing, distributing, monitoring and scaling apps

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