Microsoft Azure , formally known as Windows Azure is Microsoft’s public cloud computing platform.
Azure provides the following solutions.
1. Infrastructure as a Services (Iaas) : This is a form of cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet
2. Platform as a Service (PaaS) : This is a cloud computing model in which a third-party provider delivers hardware and software tools — usually those needed for application development — to users over the internet. A PaaS provider hosts the hardware and software on its own infrastructure.
3. Software as a Service (Saas) : This is a software distribution model in which a third-party provider hosts applications and makes them available to customers over the Internet.
Azure is a fast, flexible, and affordable platform, and its pricing and capabilities make it the best public cloud offering on the market. Today most enterprises and startups are tapping into the power of the cloud to get an edge over their business in the digital age.
Azure Cloud Services are perfect for supporting a web application where you need more control over the platform than Azure Web Apps provides, but want Azure to control the underlying operating system. There is a lot to learn about cloud computing, and this is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of explaining what Microsoft Azure offers, but with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI hosted by Azure, and other BI and CPM solutions eventually moving in, the development is a win for both consumers and software vendors alike.
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