IT:AD:Azure

Summary

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

Windows Azure allows enterprises to move faster, achieve more and saving money: ¹⁾

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.”²⁾

An overview of the key aspects of Azure:

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:

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/

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