What is Azure?
Microsoft's cloud computing platform, popular with enterprises using Microsoft products
Why It Matters
Azure integrates well with Microsoft tools and is often chosen by larger organisations
Real-World Example
A company using Office 365 might choose Azure for easier integration and single billing
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Related Terms
AWS
Amazon Web Services, the world's largest cloud computing platform offering hundreds of services
GCP
Google Cloud Platform, Google's cloud computing services competing with AWS
Cloud Computing
Using remote servers over the internet instead of your own computers
Server
A computer that runs continuously to handle requests, store data, and serve your application to users
Serverless
A way to run code without managing your own servers, where the cloud provider handles everything
Edge Functions
Code that runs on servers close to your users around the world, rather than in one central location