Microsoft Azure WebJobs (Timer Jobs) with Office 365 – SharePoint Online

Before we get into the intricate details of Microsoft Azure WebJobs, let us first ask, “Why should we use Timer Jobs?” Timer jobs are background tasks/processes that run periodically. They are commonly used for long-running processes. Microsoft SharePoint provides certain default timer jobs (e.g., Health check of SharePoint, User profiles Sync). Timer jobs run on SharePoint under specific service accounts. Moreover, SharePoint gives the option