# IT:AD:Azure #



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* See also:
  * [[IT/AD/Azure AD/]]
  * [[IT/AD/O365/]]
  * [[IT/AD/VSTS/]]
  * https://www.vultr.com/features/


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Microsoft Azure is a growing collection of integrated cloud services—analytics, computing, database, mobile, networking, storage, and web.


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### Azure Benefits ###

Windows Azure allows enterprises to move faster, achieve more and saving money: ((https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/what-is-azure/))

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The following quote is relevant: *"Asked if there was any concern with trusting the company’s entire business to a single, huge provider, Kundu replies that any risk was more than mitigated by the opportunity."*((http://fortune.com/2016/09/13/evernote-google-cloud/))


### Scenarios to Move to the Cloud

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### Azure Overview

An overview of the key aspects of Azure:

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### Management ###

There are several tools available to manage an Azure Subscription's services and resources.

Developers usually start by using the [[IT/AD/Azure/Portal/Classic Portal/]], progress to [[IT/AD/Azure/Powershell/]] and maybe some ARM definition scripts:

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## Business Case ##

The following links will help with building a business case to whether Azure is ready to be used by Government Organisations:
* http://new.fortune.com/2016/11/08/big-business-ready-for-cloud/


## Magic Quadrants

PaaS:
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IaaS:
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## Resources ##


* http://cloud.dzone.com/articles/examples-windows-azure-storage
* [Tutorial: hosting an MVC App on Azure](http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/deployment/deployment-to-windows-azure/walkthrough-hosting-an-aspnet-mvc-application-on-windows-azure)

* KB: 2721672