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Introduction to Microsoft Azure: The Cloud Platform by Microsoft

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform offering a variety of services for building, deploying, and managing applications through
Microsoft's global network of data centers. Azure provides infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), software as a service
(SaaS), and a range of other cloud-based solutions.

Key Concepts:
Cloud Computing: Azure offers cloud services that eliminate the need for businesses to invest in on-premises hardware or data centers.
This allows companies to scale, innovate, and reduce infrastructure costs.
Global Infrastructure: Azure has a broad, global reach with data centers in various regions worldwide, ensuring low latency and high
availability for customers across the globe.
Hybrid Cloud: Azure supports hybrid cloud environments, allowing businesses to integrate on-premises resources with the cloud, ensuring
greater flexibility and control.

Core Azure Services:


Virtual Machines (VMs): Azure provides virtualized computing resources, similar to EC2 on AWS, for running applications and services in the
cloud.
Azure Blob Storage: A scalable object storage solution for storing unstructured data such as text, images, and videos.
Azure SQL Database: A fully managed relational database service that provides scalability, performance, and security.
Azure Functions: A serverless computing service that lets you run code without provisioning servers, triggered by events such as HTTP
requests or data changes.

Importance:

Azure’s rich set of services and global presence make it an attractive choice for enterprises looking for scalability, flexibility, and integration with
other Microsoft products like Office 365 and Dynamics 365.

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