azure-architecture
Azure Architecture Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for designing Azure solutions using Azure Architecture. Covers reference architectures, solution ideas, design patterns, technology choices, architecture styles, best practices, anti-patterns, example workloads, and migration guides. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
How to Use This Skill
IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g.,
L35-L120), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide
This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
- Preferred: Use
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reference Architectures | L37-L92 | End-to-end Azure solution blueprints for mission-critical, hybrid, and multiregion workloads: networking, security, data/ML, AKS, AVD, integration, and DR-ready reference architectures. |
| Solution Ideas | L93-L124 | End-to-end solution patterns for AI, analytics, security, DevSecOps, SAP, and data platforms on Azure, including reference architectures and implementation guidance. |
| Design Patterns | L125-L178 | Design and integration patterns for building resilient, scalable, secure Azure apps: messaging, gateways, multitenancy, caching, transactions, auth, monitoring, and legacy modernization. |
| Technology Choices | L179-L213 | Guides for choosing the right Azure/Fabric services (AI, data, storage, compute, networking, containers, messaging) by comparing options for specific workload and architecture needs. |
| Architecture Styles | L214-L224 | Azure app architecture patterns: when and how to use Big Compute, Big Data, event-driven, microservices, N-tier, and Web-Queue-Worker styles, with design guidance and tradeoffs. |
| Best Practices | L225-L279 | Best-practice patterns for Azure apps: API design, autoscale, caching, DR/HA, networking/IPv4-6, AKS, IoT, SAP, Event Hubs, App Service, DevSecOps, and GenAI/RAG operations. |
| Anti-patterns | L280-L294 | Diagnosing and fixing common Azure performance and scalability anti-patterns (busy DB/front end, chatty I/O, no caching, retry storms, noisy neighbors, sync I/O, monolithic persistence). |
| Example Workloads | L295-L371 | End-to-end reference architectures and patterns for real-world Azure workloads, covering data/AI, mainframe migration, networking, security, hybrid/Arc, AKS, Fabric, VDI, and app modernization. |
| Migration Guides | L372-L406 | Guides for migrating from AWS, GCP, on-prem Oracle, Kafka, and Kubernetes/EKS to Azure, including service mapping, architecture, governance, security, cost, and app modernization patterns. |
Reference Architectures
Solution Ideas
Design Patterns
Technology Choices
Architecture Styles
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Understand and compare Azure architecture styles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/ |
| Apply Big Compute architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/big-compute |
| Design Big Data architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/big-data |
| Apply event-driven architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/event-driven |
| Adopt microservices architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/microservices |
| Implement N-tier architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/n-tier |
| Use Web-Queue-Worker architecture style on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/architecture-styles/web-queue-worker |
Best Practices
Anti-patterns
Example Workloads
Migration Guides
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