What is Microsoft Azure?
Microsoft Azure is a public cloud platform with comprehensive cloud services, including compute, storage, networking, AI and advanced analytics. As a cloud platform, Microsoft Azure does not require any upfront investments, and customers can use it on a pay-as-you basis.
Businesses are equipped to complete in the digital world by using Microsoft’s global data center infrastructure to build new applications and inject modern capabilities like auto-scaling and portability.
Key Features
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- No upfront Investment: Microsoft Azure is an on-demand service and customers can subscribe to it on a pay as you go model.
- Scalability: Applications can easily scale on Azure to meet fluctuating demand and achieve high availability and performance.
- Flexibility: Customers have the flexibility to add and subtract virtual resources such as compute, storage and other resources and services to meet with the fluctuating needs of business.
- Hybrid Cloud Capabilities: Azure Cloud can seamlessly integrate with on-premises IT infrastructure to facilitate a flexible hybrid infrastructure model.
- Security: Microsoft Azure offers advanced security tools and capabilities to keep applications secure and meet compliance.
- AI & Machine Learning: Microsoft Azure lowers the barrier and allows easy access to advanced AI and machine learning capabilities to build intelligent apps and harness machine learning capabilities for complex applications.
- DevOps Support: Azure DevOps services enable continuous innovation and feature release with continuous integration, delivery, and deployment. It empowers developers by reducing the development cycles.
Popular Use Cases
Microsoft Azure can be used for a wide variety of applications. Some popular use cases include the following.
Disaster Recovery: Companies across industries particularly in financial services and healthcare are using Microsoft Azure for quick recovery of services during outages by utilizing Azure’s regions and availability zones.
Application Modernization: Businesses such as retail, manufacturing, and automobile companies are migrating legacy applications to the cloud for scalability and enhanced performance.
AI-Powered Insights: Azure’s AI services are transforming customer care services in retail, financial service and travel by providing real-time insights and equipping to provide personalized services.
