Azure is a public cloud platform from Microsoft that provides users with a range of services for developing, scaling, and running applications. This service acts as an alternative solution for storing data on leased servers.
Such services are a modern and flexible method for working with and storing data. The rapid expansion of the IT infrastructure is due to the flexibility and limitlessness of Azure cloud resources.
The range of Microsoft Azure cloud services includes storage, computers, analytics, software, networks and databases, as well as offering open source technologies. It also provides the ability to launch and develop applications.
Why is Microsoft Azure used?
Microsoft Azure is used by both novice IT startups and corporations. In the first case, the platform allows you to save on infrastructure creation and speeds up the implementation and sharing of application deployment. Large companies can use Azure to transfer their own data to cloud storage, including applications and tasks.
The service provides:
- the ability to independently select the tools and tools used for development;
- convenience when transferring previously created applications;
- integration of local data with third-party cloud servers;
- expanding the functionality of private cloud storage.
Advantages of Microsoft Azure
Microsoft cares about the convenience and safety of users, which ensures the high quality of the service. Among the main advantages are:
- implementation 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;
- reducing the company’s costs for data archiving and storage;
- automatic backup implementation;
- data recovery if necessary;
- ensuring secure access from mobile devices;
- the services and systems that the corporation already has are combined with Microsoft Azure;
- the scenarios are implemented fairly quickly;
- working with large amounts of data: storage, processing, archiving;
- the ability to expand an organization’s IT infrastructure through dynamic resource management;
- it is used in the development of test environments using SQL Server and SharePoint;
- making payments only for services that were used during the month.