Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's cloud platform for computing, data, AI, developer services, and infrastructure.
Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's cloud platform spanning public, private, and hybrid deployments for computing, data, AI, developer tooling, infrastructure, and security. It provides the services and management capabilities organizations use to build, deploy, and operate applications and workloads in the cloud and across on-premises environments.
Azure is described by Microsoft within the Intelligent Cloud segment. It encompasses cloud services as well as public, private, and hybrid server products used by modern businesses and developers, supporting a range of operational models from fully managed services to integrated infrastructure and platform workflows.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Clarity
Microsoft-Decision-1
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Semantic Kernel
Microsoft Dragon Copilot
Microsoft Teams Phone
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Clipchamp
Azure Kubernetes Service
Azure Cosmos DB
Azure HDInsight
Microsoft Q&A
Azure Digital Twins
Microsoft Teams Custom Backgrounds
Azure Quantum
Havok Physics
Microsoft Project Bonsai
Microsoft Project AirSim
AirSim
NVIDIA
DGX Cloud
nvidia.com
Alphabet
Google Cloud
abc.xyz
IBM
IBM Cloud, IBM Z, watsonx
ibm.com
Broadcom
Infrastructure Software
broadcom.com
Oracle
Oracle Cloud
oracle.com
Tencent
Tencent Cloud
tencent.com
| Attribute | Microsoft Azure | DGX Cloud | Google Cloud | IBM Cloud, IBM Z, watsonx | Infrastructure Software | Oracle Cloud | Tencent Cloud | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | | | | | | | | |
| Founded | 1975 | 1993 | 1998 | 1911 | 1961 | 1977 | 1998 | |
| Sells To | Enterprises, Small Business | Consumers, Enterprise | Consumers, Enterprise | Enterprise, Small Business | Enterprise | Enterprise, Small Business | Enterprises, Individuals | |
| Pricing Model | SaaS, Transactional | Licensing, Product Sales, Subscription | Advertising, Recurring, Transactional | Recurring, Software | Recurring, Transactional | Recurring, Software, Transactional | Subscription | |
| Ownership | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Provider
Founded 1975
Sells To Enterprises, Small Business
Pricing Model SaaS, Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 1993
Sells To Consumers, Enterprise
Pricing Model Licensing, Product Sales, Subscription
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 1998
Sells To Consumers, Enterprise
Pricing Model Advertising, Recurring, Transactional
Ownership Public
Founded 1911
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 1961
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Transactional
Ownership Public
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