Describe the architecture of cloud computing?

The main name for Microsoft's cloud computing platform and suite of services is Microsoft Azure. The broader term Microsoft Cloud encompasses all cloud offerings from Microsoft, including Azure and other products.

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) provides virtualized computing resources like servers and storage, while PaaS (Platform as a Service) offers a complete development environment, including tools and frameworks, for building and deploying applications.

There are four types of clouds in cloud computing:

• Private clouds
• Public clouds
• Hybrid clouds
• Mutli clouds

Some of the key features that one must keep in mind before going for cloud computing platform are as follows:

• Store your data with utmost security
• Be up to date with recent technology, compatibility and governing policies.

IDaaS or Identity as a Service hold a range of services but some of the mainstream services as follows:

• Single Sign-On (SSO)
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Directory services