Microsoft Azure
Microsoft launched its cloud services in 2010, close on the heels of the launch of its nearest competitor. Earlier known as Windows Azure it was renamed as Microsoft Azure in 2014.
Microsoft Azure aggregates all the consumer and enterprise services of Microsoft initiated by a versatile identity management services building upon its industry standard Active Directory. Microsoft Azure offers Virtual Machines, Storage and communication services as well as advanced services in AI and blockchain.
One of the specialities of Microsoft Azure that will be noted by developers in .Net is the ease of deployment of server side applications directly on to the Azure cloud through its industry standard Visual Studio IDE. From Visual Studio 2019 onwards, Microsoft has extended this feature of easy deployment for php and node.js applications as well.
Enterprise users also tend to find Microsoft Azure easy to use because of the existing familiarity with its UI and usability.
Because not everyone understands the differences between grid computing and cloud, let’s start with a quick overview. While cloud computing and cloud technology are not synonymous, there are several synergies between the two, and combining the two makes a lot of sense. Instead of a single computer, grid computing involves handling a computing issue with…
