In this section, we will look at the steps required to set up the TrackMyWalks application within Microsoft Azure. Nearly all mobile applications that you will develop will require the ability to communicate with an API in order to store, retrieve, update, and delete information. This API can be an existing one that someone within your organisation has already created, but sometimes you will need to create your own API for your application.
Microsoft Azure (or Azure as it's more commonly known) is essentially a cloud-based platform that was created by Microsoft back in February 2010. Azure was designed for building, deploying, and managing several applications and their associated services, such as SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.
The following table provides a brief description of each of the Microsoft Azure-specific associated...
