Microsoft Azure
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Features
112 features across 19 categories
AI(13)
Create bots and connect them across channels
Enterprise-scale search solution for building high-impact AI apps with agentic retrieval-augmented generation workflows
Extract AI-based insights from videos
Accelerate information extraction from documents
Enterprise-grade AI service for the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle
GUI-based integrated development environment for constructing and operationalizing machine learning workflows
Apply advanced coding and language models to a variety of use cases
Use AI to monitor text and image content for safety
Securely design, deploy, and scale AI agents with ease
Find the right AI model from exploration to deployment all in one place
Build cutting-edge, market-ready AI applications with out-of-the-box and customizable APIs and models
Build machine learning models faster with Hugging Face on Azure
Platform for building, evaluating, and deploying generative AI solutions and custom agents
Analytics(8)
Get real-time analytics on fast-moving streaming data
Hybrid data integration at enterprise scale
Enable data, analytics, and AI use cases on an open data lake
Provision cloud Hadoop, Spark, R Server, HBase, and Storm clusters
Real-time analytics on fast-moving streaming data
Get limitless analytics with unmatched time to insight
Complete data platform that unifies teams and data to accelerate AI innovation
Include exceptional dashboards and analytics in your own applications
Compute(15)
Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile
Cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management
Create highly available, infinitely scalable cloud applications and APIs
Run AI apps and microservices using serverless containers
Launch containers with hypervisor isolation
Build, store, secure, and replicate container images and artifacts
Host Azure VMs on dedicated physical servers for Windows and Linux
Trigger apps with serverless computing, executing event-driven serverless code functions
Deploy and scale containers on managed Kubernetes
Automate running containerized applications on edge devices at scale
Deploy and scale containers on managed Red Hat OpenShift
Deploy and operate always-on, scalable, distributed apps
Manage and scale up to thousands of Linux and Windows VMs
Industry-leading performance for SQL Server workloads
Deploy Windows and Linux VMs in seconds
Databases(9)
Fully managed and serverless NoSQL vector database for AI-powered apps and agents
Enterprise-ready, fully managed community MariaDB for cloud applications
Fully managed, scalable MySQL database
Fully managed, AI-ready PostgreSQL database for innovative applications
Fully managed, open-source, MongoDB-compatible document database for AI-driven apps
PostgreSQL cloud database service engineered for performance and scale
Fully managed, scalable, in-memory solution for accelerating app performance
Managed and intelligent SQL database for building scalable cloud applications
Managed, always-up-to-date SQL instance in the cloud for modernizing SQL Server applications
DevOps(8)
Optimize app performance with high-scale load testing
Quickly spin up app infrastructure environments with project-based templates
Plan smarter, collaborate better, and ship faster with modern dev services
Quickly create environments using reusable templates and artifacts
Increase software development velocity and inspire continuous innovation
Seamlessly build, scale, deliver, and deploy secure software with AI at the core
Streamline development with secure, ready-to-code workstations in the cloud
Powerful, lightweight, free code editor with integrated tools to develop, debug, and deploy
Hybrid and Multicloud(2)
Unify on-premises, hybrid, and cross-cloud infrastructure
Build apps across on-premises, cloud, and the edge
Identity(3)
Manage your domain controllers in the cloud
Consumer identity and access management in the cloud
Synchronize on-premises directories and enable single sign-on
Infrastructure(2)
Global scale infrastructure with more regions than any other cloud provider supporting advanced AI
AI acceleration for faster, more efficient inference across Azure
Integration(4)
Deliver AI-ready APIs with built-in governance, security, analytics, and Azure scalability
Reliable message delivery at massive scale
Build workflows faster with AI, native Azure integration, real-time insights, and enterprise-grade security
Connect across private and public cloud environments
IoT(1)
Connect devices, analyze data, and automate processes with secure, scalable, and open edge-to-cloud solutions
Management(13)
Free, personalized recommendations based on Azure best practices
Fast, scalable parameter storage for app configuration
Effortless automation of cloud and on-premises infrastructure
Simplify cloud management with process automation
Simplify data protection with built-in backup management at scale
Browser-based shell for streamlining Azure administration
Set up virtual labs for classes, training, hackathons, and related scenarios
Full observability into applications, infrastructure, and network
Run jobs on simple or complex recurring schedules
Keep your business running with built-in disaster recovery service
Use AI-powered tools to access cost insights, accountability controls, and remediation opportunities
Implement financial operations best practices to manage cloud investments and foster business growth
Monitor, allocate, and optimize cloud costs with transparency, accuracy, and efficiency
Networking(8)
Build secure, scalable, highly available web front ends in Azure
Transfer data out of Azure datacenters
Create secure, private clouds with fast, reliable, and private connection to Azure
Deliver high availability and network performance to your apps
Network performance monitoring and diagnostics solution
Create your own private network infrastructure in the cloud
Establish secure, cross-premises connectivity
Dynamic or reserved addresses to identify a virtual machine or cloud service
Pricing(3)
Realize cost savings by applying existing Windows Server, SQL Server licenses, or Linux subscription
Lower costs across predictable and variable workloads by reserving resources in advance
Save up to 65% on select compute services with flexible savings plan
Security(7)
Protect your data and code while the data is in use in the cloud
Protect Azure resources from distributed denial-of-service attacks
Manage hardware security modules that you use in the cloud
Safeguard and maintain control of keys and other secrets
Build enterprise-grade, consortium-style stateful services and decentralized-trust applications
Protect multicloud and hybrid environments
Simplify security operations with intelligent security analytics
Specialized Services(1)
Reduce time, risk, and cost of energy exploration and production
Storage(8)
Massively scalable and secure object storage
Appliances and solutions for data transfer to Azure and edge compute
Scalable, secure data lake for high-performance analytics
Simple, secure, and serverless enterprise-grade cloud file shares
Persistent, secured disk storage for Azure Virtual Machines
Enterprise-grade Azure file shares powered by NetApp
Durable, highly available, and massively scalable cloud storage
NoSQL key-value store using semi-structured datasets
Support(1)
Help finding products or solutions across Azure offerings
Tools(1)
Accurately budget monthly costs for Azure products and services with various regions and cost-saving options
Web(5)
Build multichannel communication experiences
Fast, reliable content delivery network with global reach
Send push notifications to any platform from any back end
Add real-time web functionalities easily
Streamlined full-stack development from source code to global high availability
Pricing
Free Trial
Popular- ✓Try Azure for up to 30 days
- ✓Get $200 in Azure credits
Pay-As-You-Go
Popular- ✓Consumption-based pricing
- ✓Scale as you grow
Azure Reservations
- ✓Reserve resources in advance
- ✓Lower costs on consistent usage
- ✓Save on predictable workloads
Azure Savings Plan for Compute
- ✓Flexible savings plan
- ✓Easy to adopt
- ✓Save on compute services
Cost Calculator
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Build vs Buy
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Buying Microsoft Azure saves ~$277,200 over 3 years vs building.
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Integrations
8 known integrations