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Safeguard cryptographic keys and other secrets used by cloud apps and services with Microsoft Azure Key Vault. Try it now.

Learn how Azure Stack brings the agility of cloud computing to your on-premises environment.

Invent with purpose, realize cost savings, and make your organization more efficient with Microsoft Azure’s open and flexible cloud computing platform.

Learn about Azure Virtual Network. Create your own private network in the cloud. View features and build a hybrid IT infrastructure you can control.

Protect your data with Azure Sphere, a turnkey IoT device security and IoT platform solution for intelligent edge devices and microcontrollers.

Build real-world Web3 applications using Azure, Web3 developer tools, and security services.

Run application containers in the cloud with a single command. Get started in seconds and lower your infrastructure costs with per-second billing.

Learn about high-performance block storage for Azure Virtual Machines. Explore cost-effective options with cloud Ultra, SSD, and HDD disks.

Use Azure Arc solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud management to run Azure services anywhere. Accelerate innovation with Azure Arc–enabled data services.

Azure Lab Services provides secure, sharable virtual labs in the cloud with on-demand or scheduled access to preconfigured virtual machines.

Learn about Azure Cloud Services, which helps you deploy and scale powerful cloud applications and APIs. Supports Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, .NET, and more.

Azure Quantum is a Microsoft Azure service that you can use to run quantum computing programs problems in the cloud.

Build Linux and Windows virtual machines (VMs) and save up to 80 percent with Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances and Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server.

Azure Virtual Desktop combines the scale, security, and cost benefits of Azure and Microsoft 365 for a secure remote desktop from virtually anywhere.

Azure Archive Storage provides a low cost means of delivering durable, highly available, secure cloud storage and data management for rarely accessed data.

Learn about Azure Content Delivery Network, a secure and reliable global content delivery and acceleration solution.

This article provides an overview of Azure Front Door.

Azure Policy is a service in Azure, that you use to create, assign and, manage policy definitions in your Azure environment.

Bring your own containers and deploy to App Service as a web app running on Linux in seconds using Web App for Containers feature of Azure App Service.

Azure API Apps give you the tools to develop, host, secure, and share REST APIs in your organization or with the world.

At Build, we announced the latest update of Azure IoT Remote Monitoring, a solution accelerator that is fully operational right out of the box.

Learn how to use Azure StorSimple, an integrated storage solution that manages storage tasks between on-premises devices and Azure cloud storage.

Overview of how to deploy SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances).

Azure Service Fabric is a distributed systems platform that makes it easy to package, deploy, and manage scalable and reliable microservices and containers.

Gain end-to-end observability into your applications, infrastructure, and network both on cloud and hybrid environments with Azure Monitor.

Store images for all types of container deployments and OCI artifacts, using Azure Container Registry.

Built on the proven analytical engine in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, Azure Analysis Services delivers enterprise-grade data modeling in the cloud.

Lower TCO. Migrate SQL Server workloads to the cloud to get the HA/DR and security of SQL Server combined with the flexibility and hybrid connectivity of Azure.

Learn how Azure App Service helps you develop and host web applications.

Get an overview Azure managed disks, which handle the storage accounts for you when you're using virtual machines.

Build, debug, deploy, and manage cloud applications—using any platform or language—with Azure development tools, including Visual Studio.

Build apps faster and scale automatically on Azure SQL Database, the intelligent, fully managed relational cloud database.

Protect against ransomware with a centralized cloud backup service and solution.

Run your production workloads on hybrid, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) with Azure-Arc enabled Azure Stack HCI. Modernize your edge computing environments.

Learn about Azure Batch, a Microsoft cloud computing service for running large-scale parallel and batch compute jobs.

Connect cloud intelligence to your edge devices with Azure IoT Edge, a comprehensive service that deploys artificial intelligence and custom logic to IoT devices.

Make autoscaling your VMs easier with Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets. Run thousands of virtual machines in minutes based on customizable metrics.

Run complex, performance-intensive and latency-sensitive applications in the cloud—without any code change.

Manage billions of IoT devices with Azure IoT Hub, a cloud platform that lets you easily connect, monitor, provision, and configure IoT devices.

Build, manage, and monitor all your apps in Microsoft Azure Portal. A single, unified hub built for you, your team, and your projects.

Create event-driven, scalable serverless applications in .NET, Node.js, Python, Java, or PowerShell with the Azure Functions app— a serverless computing service.

Migrate and build apps. Azure App Service is a fully managed platform for creating web applications. The app service offers a range of app development plans and services.

Manage, deploy, and patch your domain controllers in the cloud with Microsoft Entra Domain Services (formerly Azure Active Directory Domain Services).

Learn how to use Azure Cache for Redis, a secure data cache and messaging broker that gives applications fast access to data. Tutorials, API references, and more.

Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native SIEM that provides intelligent security analytics for your entire enterprise, powered by AI.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a cloud security posture management (CSPM), cloud workload protection (CWP) and DevOps security solution for multicloud and hybrid environments

Try Azure File Storage for managed file shares that use standard SMB 3.0 protocol. Share data with on-premises and cloud servers, integrate with apps, and more.

Azure API Management offers a scalable, multi-cloud API management platform for securing, publishing, and analyzing APIs.

Protect your data, apps, and infrastructure against rapidly evolving cyberthreats with cloud security services from Microsoft Security.

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a managed Kubernetes service with hardened security and fast delivery. Deploy and manage containerized applications with AKS.

Enjoy fast, private cloud connections—including MPLS VPN connections—between Azure and on-premises datacenters with Azure ExpressRoute.

Reach wider audiences on the devices they use with cloud video streaming, encoding, and indexing services from Azure Media Services.

Azure Blob storage provides scalable, cost-efficient object storage in the cloud. Store and access unstructured data for your most demanding workloads.

Provides an overview of Remote Desktop Services.

Learn how Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery integrate to provide an end-to-end backup and disaster recovery solution with unlimited scale.

Build machine learning models in a simplified way with machine learning platforms from Azure. Machine learning as a service increases accessibility and efficiency.

Learn about Azure Web Application Firewall, a firewall service that helps improve web app security.

Protect, monitor, and report on your Azure Virtual Network resources using Azure Firewall, a cloud-native network security and analytics solution.

Protect data and personal information across on-premises, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, Microsoft Teams, endpoints, and non-Microsoft clouds with Microsoft Purview Information Protection.

Learn about Azure Red Hat OpenShift, an OpenShift service managed by Microsoft and Red Hat with Kubernetes PaaS at its core. Discover a turnkey container platform.

Thales provides secure data encryption and strong key management to support any enterprise cloud security strategy.

Engage with your customers across multiple platforms and simplify the sign-in experience with Azure Active Directory B2C.

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention provides unified data loss prevention capabilities across endpoints, apps, and services.

Build, manage, and deliver solutions through the Azure Marketplace or Service Catalog with Azure Managed Applications.

Secure your network and devices, manage device and application updates, and receive long-term OS support with Windows 10 IoT Core Services.

Introducing Microsoft Purview Data Governance, a comprehensive tool leveraging AI and machine learning for more effective data visibility, data management, and data governance.

Learn how to get started with the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) to create and manage Azure resources — explore guides, tutorials, samples, articles, and more.

Learn about Azure Automation, a cloud automation service for process automating those long-running, error-prone, frequently repeated tasks with Windows PowerShell.

Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed NoSQL and relational database for modern app development. Start building applications with a free trial.

The custom vision API from Microsoft Azure learns to recognize specific content in imagery and becomes smarter with training and time. Read on to learn more.

A browser-based shell experience in the cloud that’s maintained by Microsoft to manage Azure resources with popular command-line tools and programming languages

Connect business offices, retail locations, and sites securely with Virtual WAN, a unified wide-area network portal powered by Azure and the Microsoft global network.

Store data of any size, shape, and speed with Azure Data Lake. Power your big data analytics, develop massively parallel programs, and scale with future growth.

Azure Synapse Analytics is a limitless analytics service that brings together enterprise SQL data warehousing and big data analytics services.

This article provides an introduction to Spark in HDInsight and the different scenarios in which you can use Spark cluster in HDInsight.

Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager helps organizations automatically assess and manage compliance across their multicloud environment.

Learn about Customer Lockbox requests that allow you to control how a Microsoft support engineer can access your data when you encounter an issue.

Get more value from your enterprise data assets with Azure Data Catalog. Spend less time looking for data and more time getting value from it. Get started today.

Connect your infrastructure to the cloud with Azure VPN Gateway. Connect your on-premises networks to Azure from anywhere with Site-to-Site VPNs.

Learn about changes, improvements, and features in Azure Time Series Insights Gen2.

Easily create and run online VMs on Google Cloud. Choose from preset or custom machine types for web servers, databases, AI, and more.

Azure Advisor is a recommendation service that analyzes your configurations and usage, then helps you follow Azure best practices to optimize your deployments.

Cloud security at Tenable starts with a unified CNAPP powerful enough to manage posture, secure workloads, govern identity & access management, and much more.

Learn about the Azure Traffic Manager DNS load balancer. Improve app performance with automatic DNS traffic management services across datacenters.

Managed sandbox environment in the cloud in which non-standard workloads can be safely tested and run without risks to affect your IT estate.

Strengthen your cloud environment with the key features and best practices of Permissions Management

Try Azure Database for PostgreSQL to build reliable and intelligent applications for your organization. Explore open-source PostgreSQL database.

Rely on mobile backend as a service (mbaas) from Azure to reduce time to market with cloud services, tools, and DevOps.

Simplify how you manage your app resources with Azure Resource Manager. Deploy resources together, categorize them for easy billing, and enable access control.

Learn about Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) a cloud identity and access management solution that safeguards your data.

Secure your infrastructure and empower your workforce. The SonicWall SMA solution provides secure remote access to corporate resources hosted across on-prem, cloud and hybrid datacenters.

Explore how Microsoft Defender XDR helps identify and stop cyberattacks across endpoints, identities, email, collaborations tools, SaaS apps, cloud workloads, data loss insights, and more.

Azure OpenAI Service offers industry-leading coding and language AI models that you can fine-tune to your specific needs for a variety of use cases.

A powerful, reliable and easy-to-use backup and replication solution for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines (VMs).

Learn about Azure Event Hubs, a managed service that can ingest and process massive data streams from websites, apps, or devices.

This data sheet describes the benefits, specifications, and ordering information for the Cisco Threat Defense Virtual (formerly NGFWv) Appliance.

Get full visibility of your SaaS app landscape and take control of your apps with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, a comprehensive SaaS security solution.

Need better insight into the security of your cloud environments? Learn how Lacework can automate cloud security, prioritize risks, and help you scale.

Protect your network and secure your cloud with Illumio, the leading Zero Trust Segmentation platform. Stay safe with our advanced cloud security solutions.