Introduction

In mid-2021, during a recording of the Azure Security Podcast, Azure security expert and author Yuri Diogenes asked Michael if he planned to write an update to his book, The Security Development Lifecycle. Without hesitation, Michael responded, “No!”

But that wasn’t the end of the matter.

The question Yuri asked planted a seed. Over the next few weeks, the three of us—Michael, Heinrich, and Simone—assembled a plan to write this book. Between us, we have worked with hundreds of customers to help them deploy business-critical solutions on Azure with confidence. This book is the culmination of that real-world experience.

The reason we wrote this book was not only to help you understand how to design and develop secure solutions running ...

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