By: Ali Bin Saleem.
Dated: 21-Oct-2015
Email: alisaleem_06@outlook.com
Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure,
created by Microsoft, for building, deploying and
managing applications and services through a global network of
Microsoft-managed and Microsoft partner hosted datacenters. It provides both PaaS and IaaS services and supports many
different programming languages, tools and frameworks,
including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems. Azure
was announced in October 2008 and released on 1 February 2010 as Windows
Azure, before being renamed to Microsoft Azure on 25 March 2014.
What
is Azure? In short, it’s Microsoft’s cloud platform: a growing collection of
complimentary services—compute, storage, data, networking, and app—that help
you move faster, do more, and save money. But that’s just scratching the
surface.
Azure
is the only major cloud platform ranked by Gartner as an industry leader for
both infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS). This
powerful combination of managed and unmanaged services lets you build, deploy,
and manage applications any way you like for unmatched productivity.
Building and Managing Modern Applications
Use an open and flexible platform
Azure supports the broadest selection of operating systems,
programming languages, frameworks, tools, databases and devices. Run Linux
containers with Docker integration; build apps with JavaScript, Python, .NET,
PHP, Java and Node.js; build back-ends for iOS, Android and Windows devices.
Azuresupports the same technologies
millions of developers and IT professionals already rely on and trust.
For Business
B2B Technologies was tapped as an early adopter of working with
Azure for Office 365 Active Directory in the Cloud. Since then, our Azure
business has grown to include SharePoint on Azure, robust Identity Management
solutions, app hosting, storage and more. With Microsoft's dedication to the
Cloud OS, the sky is the limit with Azure's capabilities and completely open
platform.
The question then become, which cloud solution has the best
services to meet your specific needs? Microsoft Azure offers agility along
with an open cloud platform, helping you grow your business with greater
efficiency and be more responsive to change. With Azure, you can quickly get and
running, scale up or down as needed, and avoid high capital costs -- paying
only for what you use. Azure also works seamlessly with other Microsoft
software and services, such as Windows Server, SQL Server, Exchange, and
SharePoint, helping you back up and keep your most important company
information safe.
Further
Protect your data
Run your apps anywhere
Make smarter decisions
I was genuinely surprised to hear that the Java-centric Movideo made
the move to Azure. And no doubt, it surprises many others as well. Microsoft is
changing. But it still has an awfully long way to go.
gd!
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