Item: Azure Logic Apps
Rating: 9
Author: Kamesh Pandrangi

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The serverless computing feature provided by Microsoft Azure Logic Apps enabled us to develop cost-effective solutions for the users which are scalable and flexible. We were able to replace the existing monitoring and file transfer system that gets a daily feed wherein the resource utilization is almost one hour per day, and the server sits idle for the rest of the day, being a financial app and need to be compliant with sharing with other apps wasn't a solution.

Using Azure Logic Apps, we were able to achieve the required functionality without having any dedicated server, login accounts, etc.

Pros and Cons

Responding to Azure Events
Scalable and cost effective
Customized Scheduled Jobs/Tasks
Able to connect with most of the external products/interfaces
Automated Mail Response

Iteration/Looping along with depth in If Else can be improved
Becomes difficult to manage for large scale execution/branching as the project/requirements grow, which may not be related to data by kind of decision tree
More Precise and Clear documentation, along with examples, makes developer's job easy to consider Azure Logic Apps

Return on Investment

Moving to Serverless Computing obviously makes the organization get rid of dependent Infra.
ROI can be seen immediately as the required infra can be decommissioned after a successful quarter run.
Being deployed as a single entity or single app on Azure Logic Apps, Organizations need to be more careful with controls applied to meet compliance and security posture.

Alternatives Considered

TIBCO Cloud Integration (including BusinessWorks and Scribe)

Azure Logic Apps is being used at the enterprise level. Usage of Azure Logic Apps gels up with an existing ecosystem.

Key Insights

Do you think Azure Logic Apps delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Azure Logic Apps's feature set?

Yes

Did Azure Logic Apps live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Azure Logic Apps go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Azure Logic Apps again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Alteryx, SailPoint Identity Platform, Veracode

Likelihood to Recommend

In a scenario wherein the app needs to be turned on quickly without too much infrastructure, AD group creation, etc., Azure Logic Apps best suits and addresses the problem by giving an on-fly solution. It would be less appropriate to pick Azure Logic Apps wherein output data created as a computation from the logic app is more than 100+ MB.

Azure Logic Apps at its best

Overall Satisfaction with Azure Logic Apps