of code to respond to events and/or starting out. HTTP APIs as well… if you don’t mind the cold start. • Azure Functions Premium - great “next level” destination for Azure Functions if you need to help eliminate cold starts, but more expensive (obv) • This article describes spinning this up temporarily when anticipating tra ffi c spikes, then spinning it back down to normal Consumption after the work is done. (Example: https:// www.davepaquette.com/archive/2020/05/23/scaling-azure-functions-from-consumption- plan-to-premium-hosting-plan.aspx) • Azure Container Apps - gives more fl exibility for building scalable apps • Azure App Service - I use these for more general purpose web app hosting, especially if I need predictable pricing and easy, fl exible scale up, easy web con fi guration, etc. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-scale