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Summary:<\/strong> The transition from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud has turned into a necessity to add scalability and cost-effectiveness to data storage and management systems. Microsoft Azure stands at the forefront of cloud computing, enabling users to host and run applications over the cloud. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Azure Cloud Service, a Platform as a Service (PaaS) by Microsoft, enables users to host and run applications in a scalable, reliable, and cost-effective manner. Primarily, Microsoft Azure offers services for creating Virtual Machines, managing & storing databases, managing application life cycles, Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS), and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies across different industries have switched to the cloud with Microsoft Azure due to the various benefits it provides, including cost-effectiveness, data security, IaaS and PaaS services, versatility, and scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What is Azure Cloud Service?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Azure Cloud Service<\/a> is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) by Microsoft that allows users to host and run applications in a scalable, reliable and cost-effective manner. Developers can build web or mobile apps faster without setting up or managing infrastructure on their own. Based on the application and settings that you provide, Azure can automatically take care of configuration during deployment, patching, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With Azure Cloud Services, there can be two types of roles based on hosting on the virtual machines (VMs). First, you can use a web role to deploy and host your web applications automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, you can employ a worker role to run standalone background applications. In a complex application, you might use both, that is, a web role for communication with the user and a worker role for processing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What is Microsoft Azure Used For?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Microsoft Azure saves time and money and provides a secure cloud for business. Azure services are updated to help manage production, testing, and deployment of applications or services effectively. Microsoft Azure can be used for the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>1. Creating Virtual Machines (VM) <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A virtual machine is the emulation of a physical computing system. With Azure, you can select templates from the marketplace or your images to create VMs. The purpose of these VMs is to act as if physical machines were present in your data center for hosting your applications and services.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>2. Database and Storage  <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Azure provides a database as a service. Businesses can use SQL based relational databases for storing as much information as needed related to their applications. Both SQL and NoSQL data services provide business insights for decision making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft has its data center in several locations worldwide to ensure that data is always safe and accessible. This avoids the need for having everything in the house and decreases the burden on your IT team.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>3. Application Lifecycle Management<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Open-source app developers get to collaborate with other IT teams globally with Azure. They can share the source code with anyone and track changes made by other community members. To simplify the development process, Visual Studio team services can be added as an add-on by companies for end-to-end management.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>4. Application Services  <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The applications created on Azure cloud can run on all commonly used web and app platforms. Azure Marketplace provides numerous applications and services built by Microsoft or its technology partners for integration. Azure provides APIs for in-demand cloud services such as Salesforce, which can be integrated into different applications to quicken the pace of development.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>5. Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS)  <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Active directory domain services by Azure make remote management simpler. Sysadmins have full control over users and systems without deploying, managing, and patch domain controllers (DCs). Users can migrate existing infrastructure and manage policies, Kerberos \/NT LAN Manager authentication, and other domain services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>What are the Services Provided by Azure?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Azure offers a range of cloud services for developing and deploying applications. Azure offers a scalable cloud infrastructure to run applications, containerize applications, deploy VMs, and so on. Given below are some of the core cloud services offered by Microsoft Azure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n