Azure

Azure — Microsoft’s public cloud platform that provides users with a range of services for developing, scaling and running applications. This service acts as an alternative solution to storing data on rented servers.

Such services are a modern and flexible method for handling and storing data. The rapid expansion of IT infrastructure is due to the flexibility and limitlessness of Azure cloud resources.

Microsoft Azure’s range of cloud services include storage, computing, analytics, software, networking and databases, and offers open source technologies. It also provides the ability to run and develop applications.

Why is Microsoft Azure used?

Microsoft Azure is used by both IT startups and corporations. In the former case, the platform saves on infrastructure and accelerates the implementation and shearing of application deployments. Large companies can use Azure to move their own data to cloud storage, including applications and tasks.

The service provides:

• the ability to independently select the tools and instruments used for development;
• convenience when migrating previously created applications;
• integration of local data with third-party cloud servers;
• extension of private cloud storage functionality.

Advantages of Microsoft Azure

Microsoft care about the convenience and safety of users, which ensures the high quality of the service. Among the main advantages stand out:

• realisation of IT infrastructure management without programming skills;
• secure and reliable access to cloud data;
• cost-effective processing of media data (including broadcasts) using Microsoft Azure Media Services;
• reduction of the company’s expenses on data archiving and storage;
• automatic backups;
• restoring data when necessary;
• providing secure access from mobile devices;
• services and systems that the corporation already has are combined with Microsoft Azure;
• scenarios are realised quite quickly;
• working with large amounts of data: storage, processing, archiving;
• the ability to expand the organisation’s IT infrastructure through dynamic resource management;
• used in the development of test environments using SQL Server and SharePoint;
• payment only for services used during the month.