Microsoft's public cloud computing platform is called Microsoft Azure, formerly known as Windows Azure. Numerous cloud services, including as compute, analytics, storage, and networking, are offered by it. These services are available for users to choose from when creating and scaling new apps or using them to operate current applications in the public cloud.

The Azure platform intends to assist organisations in managing difficulties and achieving their objectives. It is interoperable with open source technology and provides solutions that assist many industries, including e-commerce, finance, and a number of Fortune 500 organisations. Users now have the freedom to utilise the tools and technology of their choice. Azure also provides four distinct types of cloud computing: infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS).

What is the purpose of Microsoft Azure?
Microsoft Azure use cases are incredibly diversified because of the wide variety of resources and services it offers. One of the most widely used applications of Microsoft Azure is the cloud-based running of virtual machines or containers. Infrastructural elements like DNS servers, Windows Server services like Internet Information Services (IIS), networking services like firewalls, or third-party apps can all be hosted on these computational resources. Microsoft encourages the usage of alternative operating systems like Linux.

Azure is frequently utilised as a platform for cloud-based database hosting. Microsoft provides both relational and non-relational serverless databases, such as Azure SQL and NoSQL.

The platform is also frequently used for disaster recovery and backup.