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Microsoft Azure


What Is Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft Azure is a growing collection of cloud services for building, deploying and managing intelligent applications through a global network of data centers. Most cloud services providers offer similar features like on-demand capability and scalability. But it’s the applications that make Microsoft Azure truly shine.

What Is Azure Commonly Used For?

At its core, Azure is a public cloud computing platform—it's an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) that can be used for services such as analytics, virtual computing, storage, networking, and much more. It can also be used to replace or supplement your on-premise servers.

How Does Azure Work?

Azure, like other cloud platforms, relies on a technology known as virtualization. Essentially, the Cloud is a set of physical servers in one or more data centers that execute virtualized hardware for customers.

What Are the Benefits Of Using Azure?

Hybrid: Develop and deploy where you want with the only consistent hybrid cloud on the market. Extend Azure on-premises with Azure Stack.

Productive: Reduce marketing cycles by delivering features faster with more than 100 end-to-end services.

Intelligent: Create intelligent apps using powerful data and artificial intelligence services.

Trusted: Join startups, governments, and 95 percent of Fortune 500 businesses who run on the Microsoft Cloud today.

What Types Of Companies Use Azure?

Azure is great for businesses of all types. Some of the companies using Microsoft Azure include:

  • Johnson Controls.
  • Polycom.
  • A.P Moller-Maersk Group.
  • Seattle Seahawks.
  • Fabletics.
  • Grisard Management AG.
  • Drive Time.
  • Pacifico Seguros

Where Is Our Data Stored With Azure?

Microsoft Azure not only offers more regions than any other cloud service provider – it also makes it easy to know where your data is stored. Whether you need it stateside or elsewhere, Microsoft Azure gives you access to an unparalleled network of data centers.

Why Else Should We Use Microsoft Azure?

It allows you to eliminate expensive onsite servers and gain secure access to your data in and out of the office – but that’s not all. Microsoft Azure provides a range of benefits.

  • Harness fully managed services.
    Being free of onsite servers is just the beginning of the benefits offered by Azure. The serverless computing solutions equip you with the capability to take advantage of programming models that are offered nowhere else, helping to simplify event-driven computing.
  • Access and deploy your serverless solutions wherever you need to.
    No matter what you need them for, Azure offers easy access to the solutions you use. Whether you're on-premises, working in a hybrid environment like Azure Stack, on IoT Edge devices, or in other clouds, you can access functions as needed.
  • Increase the security of your data.
    You’ll have Azure Active Directory for on-site directories and authentication, secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) connectivity, a scalable and secure Application Gateway, DDoS Protection, Advanced Threat Protection, and much more from the Azure Security Center. Microsoft Azure data is stored in data centers that offer an industry-leading combination of physical and logical safeguards, from high perimeter fencing and 24/7 surveillance to multi-factor biometric locks. And compliance is never in question with governance capabilities built into Microsoft Azure.
  • Use Azure with your smart devices.

IoT Central and IoT Hub let you connect, monitor, and manage your IoT assets, with notifications for authenticated devices and message delivery tracking. Given the explosion of the “smart” device industry, Microsoft’s IoT Hub is the best friend you didn’t know you needed.

  • You'll benefit from extensive scalability.
    Whether you need to go global now or in the future, Microsoft Azure has the network and the resources to facilitate your business’ growth around the world. With Microsoft Azure, your ability to deliver services isn’t limited by your local infrastructure.
  • You can go green.
    Whether your business has a mandate to be as green as possible or not, you can do so with Microsoft Azure. After achieving carbon neutrality in 2014, Microsoft Azure set and has maintained their goal of averaging 1.125 power usage effectiveness (PUE) for each and every data center they open.

What Web Solutions Does Azure Provide?

One of the most popular platforms within Microsoft Azure is its group of Web solutions, including the Content Delivery Network which focuses on the user experience and reduces load times. Microsoft Azure guarantees massive capacity with a scalable interface while avoiding new infrastructure costs.

Microsoft Azure’s Content Delivery Network provides advanced analytics about workflows by tracking content engagement in real time. The E-commerce platform offers the ability to give your staff what they want with a personalized and secure experience.

Does Microsoft Azure Use Virtual Machines?

Create Windows Virtual Machines with on-demand capacity in seconds, as opposed to the decades-old process of on-boarding a new physical machine in a day (or more). It’s an added bonus if your organization is growing and needs high performance.

Does Azure Use Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities are just a few clicks away for your next-generation applications, like server-less bot services (think chatbots).

Does Azure Include Developer Tools?

Beyond the managed services, Azure has a range of tools to help your team do what they do even better. This comprehensive set of development, deployment, and management tools includes local development and debugging via Visual Studio or the Azure CLI, continuous deployment with Azure DevOps tools, and live monitoring thanks to Application Insights.

Azure has A plethora of tools for developers to build, edit, test, diagnose, and deploy code in a variety of environments. Use Azure’s IoT Central, a scaled solution for connected devices that allows you to build production-grade applications in a matter of hours without extensive development experience. You'll have Azure Database for MySQL, SQL Data Warehouse, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, SQL Server on Virtual Machines and more.

The managed services available on Azure include data, messaging, and intelligence to create scalable, highly available applications. Give your team the toolset that they need to focus on identifying and developing solutions to real business problems.

How Do We Migrate To Azure?

Migrating can seem like an insurmountable task, but there are several steps you can take to simplify the process:

  • Plan for a brief period of downtime, and schedule migration accordingly for minimal impact.
  • Consider dependencies and plan configurations so data and programs aren't compromised.
  • Migrate entire databases to Azure rather than running Azure functions within an internal database to avoid data loss.
  • Include remote and virtual machines in scheduled migrations, so connectivity is maintained.

No matter how advanced or simple your needs are, Microsoft Azure has a solution for your business and can help you grow, protect your data, and increase your efficiency. From reliable and secure data storage to flexible environments, Microsoft Azure has the solution for your organization's future.


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