Microsoft Azure

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 data centres. It provides a variety of services including computing, storage, databases, analytics, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and security, among others. With Azure, developers can build and deploy applications using multiple programming languages, tools, and frameworks, and can also integrate them with existing on-premises infrastructure. Azure provides a scalable and reliable platform for organizations to store and process data, and also enables them to build and deploy new applications quickly, helping them to stay competitive in the market.

Microsoft Azure offers IT organizations approximately 200 products and cloud services designed in the Azure cloud platform. It also offers managed NoSQL and SQL data services.

In 2023, Microsoft Azure has 60 regions and 116 availability zones in operation, covering the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, as well as in the Middle East & Africa. It has more than 200 physical independent data centres.