Azure is a cloud platform with 200+ services to build, run, and manage applications across clouds, on-premises, and at the edge.
Azure Cloud Offerings
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Provides a hosting server in the cloud with full control over the virtual machine, managing everything from the OS to applications.
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Offers an OS, database, web server, and additional services like identity management, handling OS details so you can focus on development.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Hosts applications built by third-party vendors, like Microsoft Office 365, with low entry costs and scalability for growing customer bases.
Azure Business Benefits
Scale on Demand
Azure scales with your business, using clusters to allocate resources and auto-scaling based on load or schedule.
Flexibility
Adapts quickly to evolving needs with customizable application building blocks and services.
Cost Competitive
Offers volume discounts and a pay-as-you-go model, reducing upfront costs amid competition with AWS and Google.
Customer Support
Provides 24/7 support with over 200 datacenters in 34 countries, networked by 165,000 miles of subsea cable.
Hybrid Capability
Enables hybrid environments, leveraging on-premises resources alongside cloud benefits without costly workarounds.
Azure Data Benefits
Big Data Insights
HDInsight brings Apache Hadoop to the cloud, integrating with Excel to visualize data and uncover business insights.
Simple and Reliable Storage
Store any data type in a fast, reliable environment, shareable across VMs using SMB 2.1, with easy import/export features.
Keeping Data Secure
Built on the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle for secure code, tested globally.
Reliable Backups
Backs up six copies of data across two Azure data centers, ensuring 99.9% backup availability with Site Recovery.
Integrative Data Solution
Seamlessly integrates with Microsoft SaaS/PaaS offerings like Office 365, Dynamics, and Visual Studio for scalable data management.
Azure Management Benefits
Automation
Azure Automation uses runbooks to automate tasks, reducing overhead and focusing on value-added work.
API Management
Publish APIs securely and at scale to employees and customers with Azure API Management.
Scheduling
Automate recurring tasks like log cleanup or API data pulls with simple or complex schedules.
Virtual Machines
Deploy Linux or Windows virtual machines in minutes, supporting up to 32 TB storage and 50,000 IOPS.
Developer Collaboration
Supports Visual Studio Online, Application Insights, and languages like ASP, PHP, Python, and Node.js.
Storage Reserved Capacity
Lower storage costs with one- or three-year commitments in 100 TB or 1 PB increments.
Azure Cloud Offerings
IaaS & PaaS
Provides virtual machines, operating systems, databases, and development environments for scalable hosting.
SaaS Solutions
Includes applications like Office 365, built on Azure for low-cost, scalable deployment.
Data & Automation
Features HDInsight for big data, Azure Automation for task management, and integrative data solutions.
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