Azure App Service
Azure App Service is a fully managed platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering from Microsoft Azure for building, deploying, and scaling web applications, mobile backends, and RESTful APIs. It supports multiple programming languages and frameworks, including .NET, Java, Node.js, Python, and PHP, and integrates with Azure DevOps, GitHub, and other CI/CD tools for automated deployments. The service handles infrastructure management, such as patching, scaling, and monitoring, allowing developers to focus on application code.
Developers should use Azure App Service when they need a quick, scalable, and low-maintenance hosting solution for web apps or APIs, especially in cloud-native or hybrid environments. It is ideal for scenarios like building enterprise web applications, mobile backends, or microservices that require automatic scaling, high availability, and integration with other Azure services like Azure SQL Database or Azure Functions. Learning it is valuable for roles involving cloud development, DevOps, or full-stack engineering on the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.