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.github/skills/azure-architecture/SKILL.md). Install upstream withnpx skills add mfcollins3/standup --skill azure-architecture. Copyright stays with the author.
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-L93 | End-to-end Azure reference designs for mission-critical, hybrid, and AI/data workloads, covering networking, security, DR, AKS, App Service, data platforms, and integration patterns. |
| Solution Ideas | L94-L126 | End-to-end Azure solution patterns for AI/ML, analytics, IoT, SAP, security, DevSecOps, networking, and data platforms, showing how to combine services to implement real workloads. |
| Design Patterns | L127-L181 | Patterns and reference architectures for resilient, scalable Azure apps: messaging, integration, microservices, gateways, caching, multitenancy, transactions, and network/security design. |
| Technology Choices | L182-L216 | Guides for choosing the right Azure services (compute, storage, data, AI/ML, analytics, messaging, networking, containers) based on workload, data, and architecture needs. |
| Architecture Styles | L217-L227 | 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 | L228-L291 | Best-practice patterns for designing, securing, scaling, operating, and monitoring Azure apps and infrastructure, including AKS, networking, SAP, IoT, APIs, Event Hubs, and generative AI. |
| Anti-patterns | L292-L306 | 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 | L307-L372 | End-to-end reference architectures for real-world Azure workloads: data/AI pipelines, AKS and networking, hybrid/Arc, security/Zero Trust, mainframe/Oracle/SAP, VDI, and industry-specific solutions. |
| Migration Guides | L373-L405 | Guides for migrating from AWS/Google/on-prem (Oracle, Kafka, Kubernetes) to Azure, mapping equivalent services, architectures, governance, security, and cost/ops differences. |
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 |