Suppose you work for a healthcare company that provides its services via a web platform. The user interface for this platform is set up as a PHP web app hosted in Azure App Services. Frequent updates to the app’s source code are rolled out to production to enhance features or address bugs. However, these updates sometimes introduce problems:
Undetected bugs: Despite rigorous testing, testers occasionally miss critical bugs, leading to issues in the production environment.
Downtime: When bugs are identified, rolling back changes causes service interruptions, which frustrates end-users.
Slow deployments: The deployment and compilation process affects app responsiveness, especially during peak usage times, leading to user dissatisfaction.
Is there a better solution to ensure seamless updates without interrupting the services? Yes! Microsoft Azure offers a powerful feature known as deployment slots.