It is no secret that cloud
computing, with its vast applications for business continuity, collaboration
etc, is rapidly becoming an agent of change in how businesses operate
worldwide. Its game-changing nature of securely hosting and saving files online
has brought about vastly increased competitiveness in businesses through cost
reduction, greater flexibility and optimal resource utilization. Cloud
technology has gained immense popularity among mid-size and small business,
thanks to its ability to allow access to application software over high-speed
internet connection without the need for investing in computer software and
hardware. The leading tech giant in the cloud computing industry today are
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM and Oracle, among others. Of these, Microsoft
has been at the forefront of cloud technology world for quite a few years now.
Cloud service categories
Azure cloud services fall into
three main categories: IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a
Service) and SaaS (Software as a Service). All three options provide secure,
reliable access to cloud hosted data built on Microsoft’s stable architecture.
Here, IaaS is
the most all-encompassing offering which gives you a server in the cloud. It
allows the user to be in full control over the virtual machine, while the
company is responsible for managing everything from the operating system up to
the application that are running. PaaS and SaaS are the other services where
applications are built and hosted through third-party vendors that usually
charge for a certain amount of service.
Azure gained the edge
The rising popularity of Microsoft
Azure is attributed of the comprehensive set of features and capabilities it
offers. The company invested lavishly in its Azure infrastructure which
provides hybrid computing tasks -- (i.e. running jobs on both the Azure Public
Cloud and on the data center of the customer). Hybrid computing is useful to
save on investment costs because the cloud is scalable, and a business can use
Infrastructure as a Service only for specific tasks while still keeping its
data center for more applicable (or less intricate) computing jobs.
Services Azure provides
Microsoft has been expanding its Azure services with
time. Among these are Virtual Machines, SQL databases, Application services
etc. The products it provides include AI + Machine Learning, Analytics,
Blockchain, Compute, Containers, Databases, Developer Tools, DevOps, Identity, Integration, Internet of Things, Management and Governance, Media, Migration,
Mobile, among others.
How businesses benefit
Azure comes in handy to companies
that need additional computer capacity for existing applications, but don’t
want to add more servers to their own data centers. It allows easy migration of
workloads to the cloud without having to modify network configurations while
still being able to connect the virtual machines to your on-premises corporate
networks. Microsoft Azure has a worldwide network of data centers for its cloud
platform, spread over 55 regions in 140 different countries. These form the
backbone of facilities like building, deploying, and managing services and
applications, anywhere.
-- Azure helps businesses be
future-ready -- thanks to continuous innovation from Microsoft.
-- Helps companies build
infrastructure on their terms, with a commitment to open source and support for
all languages and frameworks, build how you want and deploy where you want to.
-- Enables operations of hybrid
cloud seamlessly by integrating and managing environments with services
designed for hybrid cloud.
-- It is ensures high security from
the ground up, backed by a team of experts and proactive compliance trusted by
enterprises, governments and startups.
Azure is the future
Intelligent
Cloud and Intelligent Edge with Artificial Intelligence running across all
systems is the next big thing. Azure platform is ready to provide an agile and
secure experience in these.
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