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Why We Are Here => Hardware & Technology => Topic started by: Brad on April 30, 2019, 12:29:00 PM

Title: Microsoft Azure?
Post by: Brad on April 30, 2019, 12:29:00 PM

Does anyone here know what Microsoft Azure is?  If so, can you explain it to me as if you are talking to a 4 year old?  hhh.

Title: Re: Microsoft Azure?
Post by: Drastic on April 30, 2019, 07:54:46 PM

MS version of AWS.

Title: Re: Microsoft Azure?
Post by: I, Brian on May 19, 2019, 02:48:13 PM

Cloud computing platform.

Effectively, virtualization of all your IT infrastructure, so you don't need to rely on the cost and expense of physical hardware.

Title: Re: Microsoft Azure?
Post by: ergophobe on May 19, 2019, 10:07:08 PM

Huge growth area for Microsoft. Basically Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft are looking to cloud computing as growth and profit centers. MS has inked some big deals with big companies and has been really good at getting smaller businesses who are already using Sharepoint, Exchange, Outlook, Office 365 etc to look to MS as their cloud computing solution.

https://www.channelpartnersonline.com/2019/02/07/azure-still-king-in-public-cloud-while-azure-grows-fastest-ibm-falls/

Title: Re: Microsoft Azure?
Post by: ergophobe on May 19, 2019, 10:11:22 PM

Another nice chart or two here
https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/cloud-market-share-q4-2018-and-full-year-2018