Originally published on lavkesh.com Azure gets a lot of hype, and most of it is justified, but what actually matters is what you need to know to use it effectively. When I first started working with Azure, I was overwhelmed by the sheer number of services available. For example, App Service, Functions, and Cosmos DB are all great options, but they serve different purposes. App Service is great for hosting web apps and APIs, Functions lets you skip servers entirely, and Cosmos DB is useful for da