Irena Hartmann

Most of us know or have some vague notion of what Azure Functions are. Serverless snippets of code, “You focus on the code that matters most to you, in the most productive language for you, and Azure Functions handles the rest”. However, what happens when an Azure Function becomes a tool for every job? This session will go over what Azure Functions are, what is their apparent expected use according to the documentation and some examples of troublesome architecture. Finally the session will touch upon the ever-present topic of governance and complexities surrounding defining and applying governance to this feature. It is intended for people working with data and we will touch upon technical topics, but the main point of the session is not a guide how to install and run an Azure Function but rather a deliberation on how to correctly govern such a versatile feature and to ensure no misuse, particularly in a bigger corporate environment: all from a perspective of a data engineer.