Explore essential cloud patterns for architecting robust Azure applications in this 35-minute conference talk. Learn about message-oriented architectures, handling poison messages, implementing cache-aside strategies, and managing priority queues. Discover how to apply retry patterns effectively and gain insights into scalability, resilience, elasticity, and security considerations. Dive into practical solutions such as static content hosting, content delivery networks (CDN), direct upload techniques, and the valet key pattern using Azure SAS. Understand the benefits of serverless architecture and how to implement fallback mechanisms. Master transient fault handling with retry patterns and the circuit breaker pattern to build more reliable cloud-based systems.