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- 04 Jul 2024
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What is Azure?
Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform and service offering. It provides a wide range of cloud services, including computing power, storage solutions, networking capabilities, databases, machine learning, and more. Azure allows businesses to build, deploy, and manage applications and services through Microsoft's global network of data centers.
Here are key components and services provided by Azure:
Compute: Offers virtual machines, containers, and serverless computing to run applications and workloads
Virtual Machines (VMs): Scalable computing resources for running applications.
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): Managed Kubernetes container orchestration service.
Azure Functions: Serverless computing service to run event-driven code.
Networking: Services for building and managing networks, connecting on-premises and cloud resources
Virtual Network (VNet): Enables secure communication between Azure resources.
Azure Load Balancer: Distributes incoming network traffic across multiple targets.
Azure VPN Gateway: Connects on-premises networks to Azure through VPN tunnels.
Azure ExpressRoute: Provides private connections between Azure data centers and on-premises or co-location environments.
Storage: Scalable and secure storage solutions for a variety of data types
Azure Blob Storage: Object storage for unstructured data.
Azure Disk Storage: Persistent storage for Azure VMs.
Azure Files: Fully managed file shares in the cloud.
Database: Managed database services for SQL and NoSQL databases
Azure SQL Database: Fully managed relational database service.
Azure Cosmos DB: Globally distributed, multi-model database service.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL/MySQL: Managed PostgreSQL and MySQL database services.
Analytics: Tools and services for data analysis and processing
Azure Synapse Analytics: Integrated analytics service combining big data and data warehousing.
Azure Data Lake Storage: Scalable data lake for big data analytics.
Azure Databricks: Apache Spark-based analytics platform.
AI and Machine Learning: Services for building and deploying AI and machine learning models
Azure Machine Learning: End-to-end machine learning service.
Cognitive Services: Pre-built APIs for vision, speech, language, and decision-making.
Security and Identity: Tools and services to protect data and manage identities
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD): Cloud-based identity and access management service.
Azure Security Center: Unified security management and advanced threat protection.
Azure Key Vault: Securely manage keys, secrets, and certificates.
Azure provides a robust and flexible platform to support a wide range of applications and services, enabling organizations to innovate and scale their operations efficiently.
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