The document discusses microservices and how Azure supports the microservices architecture for modern applications. It defines microservices and service-oriented architecture as an approach to building applications as independent, interoperable services. It then describes the various Azure PaaS options for hosting microservices, such as App Service, Functions, and Service Fabric. It also covers supporting Azure services for state management, caching, storage, and monitoring microservices applications. Finally, it provides an example topology of a photo sharing solution built with multiple Azure microservices.