Microsoft Azure

 Microsoft Azure




Microsoft has a mix of consumer-facing and business/IT AI projects. On the consumer side it has Cortana, the digital assistant that comes with Windows and now is available for smartphones other than Windows Phone, and the chatbot Zo that talks like a teenager. On its Azure cloud service, Microsoft sells AI services such as bot services, machine learning and cognitive services.

 

Microsoft Azure Services

Microsoft Azure offers an extremely large portfolio of cloud services, which it divides into fourteen categories:

 

Compute — includes Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Functions for serverless computing, Batch for containerized batch workloads, Service Fabric for microservices and container orchestration, and Cloud Services for building cloud-based apps and APIs

Networking — includes a variety of networking tools, like the Virtual Network, which can connect to on-premise data centers; Load Balancer; Application Gateway; VPN Gateway; Azure DNS for domain hosting, Content Delivery Network, Traffic Manager, ExpressRoute dedicated private network fiber connections; and Network Watcher monitoring and diagnostics

Storage — includes Blob, Queue, File and Disk Storage, as well as a Data Lake Store, Backup and Site Recovery, among others

Web + Mobile — includes several services for building and deploying applications, but the most notable is probably the App Service, which comprises services for Web Apps, Mobile Apps, Logic Apps (a low-code, data-driven service) and API Apps (for creating and using APIs)

Containers — includes Container Service, which supports Kubernetes, DC/OS or Docker Swarm, and Container Registry, as well as tools for microservices

Databases — includes several SQL-based databases and related tools, as well as Cosmos DB, Table Storage for NoSQL and Redis Cache in-memory technology

Data + Analytics — includes big data tools like HDInsight for Hadoop Spark, R Server, HBase and Storm clusters; Stream Analytics; Data Lake Analytics; and Power BI Embedded, among others

AI + Cognitive Services — includes multiple tools for developing applications with artificial intelligence capabilities, like the Computer Vision API, Face API, Bing Web Search, Video Indexer, Language Understanding Intelligent Service and more

Internet of Things — includes IoT Hub and IoT Edge services that can be combined with a variety of machine learning, analytics and communications services

Enterprise Integration — includes multiple tools for building and managing hybrid cloud computing environments

Security + Identity — includes Security Center, Azure Active Directory, Key Vault and Multi-Factor Authentication Services

Developer Tools — includes cloud development services like Visual Studio Team Services, Azure DevTest Labs, HockeyApp mobile app deployment and monitoring, Xamarin cross-platform mobile development and more

Monitoring + Management — includes numerous tools for managing Azure workloads and hybrid cloud environments, such as the Microsoft Azure Port, Azure Resource Manager, Log Analytics, Automation, Scheduler and more

Microsoft Azure Stack — includes solutions for replicating Azure infrastructure in enterprise data centers with the goal of facilitating hybrid cloud deployments.

Popular Microsoft Azure Services

Service

Features

Virtual Machine

• Free tier
• Pay per use
• Support for a variety of server software, lncludins Linux, Windows Server, SOl Server, Oracle, IBM and SAP
• Scalability
• Security and compliance features

Blob Storage

• Masslvely scalable object storage
• Hot and cool tiers
• Strong consistency
• Enables In-place object editing
• Easy-to-configure geo-redundancy
Free tier

SQL Database

• Designed for app developers
• Highly scalable
• Incorporates intelligence to optimize performance
• Supports multiple languages and platforms

Azure Active Directory

• Single sign-on for cloud and on-cloud premise apps
• Integrated with cloud services like Salesforce, Office 365 and Box
• Optional multi-factor authentication
• Free tier avallable

Visual Studio Team Services

• Enables collaboration for developers
• Unlimited free private code repositories
• Support for agile methodologies and continuous Integration
• Supports Git or Team Foundation Version Control
• Free for the first 5 users




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