Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform
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A Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform is a cloud computing platform that is managed by Microsoft.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be accessed by an Azure Account.
- It can (typically) be composed of various Azure Services, such as:
- Azure Compute for virtual machines and scalable computing resources.
- Azure Storage for a range of storage solutions, including blob storage and file shares.
- Azure Databases for managed database services like SQL Database, Cosmos DB.
- Azure Networking for virtual networks, load balancing, and other network-related services.
- Azure AI and Machine Learning for predictive analytics, machine learning, and cognitive services.
- ...
- It can provide Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
- It can support various programming languages, tools, and frameworks, including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems.
- It can provide Azure Resources, such as:
- Virtual Machine: A virtualized computing environment for running applications.
- Azure Blob Storage: Object storage service for unstructured data.
- Azure SQL Database: Managed relational database service based on SQL Server.
- Azure Virtual Network: Isolated, private environment within the Azure cloud.
- Kubernetes Service: Managed Kubernetes container orchestration service.
- ...
- Example(s):
- Azure, 2023: Latest version with enhanced AI capabilities.
- Azure, 2017: Introduction of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Azure, 2010 (Windows Azure): Initial release of the platform.
- ...
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Data Center, MS Azure Environment, Microsoft Windows, Azure Marketplace.
References
2019
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Azure Retrieved:2019-1-6.
- Microsoft Azure (formerly Windows Azure ) is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers. It provides software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) 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, started with codename "Project Red Dog"[1], and released on February 1, 2010, as "Windows Azure" before being renamed "Microsoft Azure" on March 25, 2014.[2] [3]
- Microsoft Azure (formerly Windows Azure ) is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers. It provides software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and supports many different programming languages, tools and frameworks, including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems.
- ↑ "Why is there a 'reddog' DNS Suffix for my VM's?". Cloudelicious. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ↑ "Upcoming Name Change for Windows Azure". Microsoft Azure. March 24, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Tharakan, Anya George and Dastin, Jeffery (October 20, 2016). "Microsoft shares hit high as cloud business flies above estimates". Rueters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved October 21, 2016.