Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure is a cloud platform provided by Microsoft. It is one of the largest and most widely deployed cloud computing platforms, trusted by organisations including the most demanding private and public sector customers around the world. Azure offers the ability to leverage a wide range of cloud services that enable organizations to not only keep up with the times, but to stay one step ahead of the competition and securely transform business vision into reality. The platform is suitable for organizations of all sizes, from small to enterprise businesses.

Product description

Cloud computing is a model of providing IT resources (servers, storage, databases, networks, software, and other specialized tools) as a service over the Internet.

You're probably using cloud computing right now, even if you don't realise it. If you're using online services to send emails, edit documents, watch movies or TV, listen to music, play games or store pictures and other files, cloud computing is probably behind it all.

Microsoft Azure is one of the global leaders in public cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and offers faster innovation, resource flexibility and cost advantages.


Features

Payment for real consumption:
Customers pay only for the services and resources they use. This eliminates capital costs for hardware and software purchases and allows flexible use of services.

Self-service:
Customers can purchase, configure and manage services themselves. This allows them to provision the required amount of computing resources on the fly.

Scalability:
The platform allows you to quickly increase or decrease computing power and adjust storage size depending on current demand.

Shared resources:
Customers share infrastructure, leading to more efficient use of resources.

Accessibility via the Internet:
The management interface of the services is accessible via the Internet.


Benefits

Security:
The provider places great emphasis on the security of data and services. Azure offers advanced security options, protection from cyber threats, and encryption for both In Transit and At Rest data.

Reliability:
The resilience of the platform enables a high level of application and data availability.

Global Availability:
With its extensive global data centre infrastructure, the platform enables organisations to access their data and applications with minimal latency from anywhere in the world.

Integration with existing technologies:
The platform, through native integrations with other services/products (e.g. Microsoft 365, Active Directory) within the Microsoft ecosystem, facilitates the transition and use of the cloud for organisations already using these solutions.

Hybrid solution:
Azure enables integration with on-premise infrastructure, giving organizations the flexibility they need to take full advantage of traditional datacenter and cloud computing at the same time.

A wide range of future-proof services:
By offering a wide range of cloud services for application development, data analytics, artificial intelligence, security, Internet of Things (IoT) and more, Azure enables organizations to build end-to-end solutions.

Why Alef?

We are a Microsoft partner with a strong team of certified specialists and trainers to help you with cloud adoption and development. And not only in terms of deployment, security and environment management, but additionally within the ALEF Training Center in terms of developing the knowledge of technical specialists who need cloud-specific knowledge for successful adoption.

Who is Microsoft Azure for?

For customers who are looking for an alternative to purchasing and operating their own IT infrastructure, a platform that enables flexibility and scalability, or who want to expand their business by leveraging the latest technologies and services for innovation.