{"id":73637,"date":"2021-09-06T10:26:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T15:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/?p=73637"},"modified":"2023-11-30T21:17:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T02:47:34","slug":"top-azure-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Top 10 Azure Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A public cloud computing platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/introduction-to-microsoft-azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Azure<\/a> offers infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and a serverless model. A constant hybrid cloud, Microsoft Azure is growing in demand with approximately 90% of the Fortune 500 companies using <\/span><b>Azure services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Azure cloud services are trained and created to deploy and manage even complex apps, through virtual infrastructure. It supports various programming languages, devices, databases, operating systems, and extensive frameworks. Therefore, <\/span><b>Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">intended for the professionals and enterprises offer all-around alternatives to the traditional means of organizational processes, with <\/span><b>top Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">greatly improving the performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Now:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/microsoft-azure-certification-training-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Azure Certification Training Courses<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us now get started with knowing more about <\/span><b>top Azure services,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but before that, it is important to know the reason behind such popularity of Microsoft Azure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left 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ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#Azure_Active_Directory\" >Azure Active Directory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#Azure_CDN\" >Azure CDN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#Azure_Data_Factory\" >Azure Data Factory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#Azure_SQL\" >Azure SQL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#Azure_Function\" >Azure Function<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#CosmosDB\" >CosmosDB<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#DevOps\" >DevOps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#Azure_Backup\" >Azure Backup<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#Logic_Apps\" >Logic Apps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#Virtual_Machine\" >Virtual Machine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/top-azure-services\/#Wrapping_Up\" >Wrapping Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Should_You_Choose_Microsoft_Azure_Services\"><\/span><b>Why Should You Choose Microsoft Azure Services?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While every business can have their individual reasons to choose Microsoft <\/span><b>Azure services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there are several unbeatable advantages that all can leverage upon azure services, like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Azure is capable of providing an enticing combination of Infrastructure as a platform (IaaS) and Platform as a service (PaaS) that helps enterprises create and deploy their own web apps without hustling over the groundwork.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Azure has designed Security Development Lifecycle, an industry-standard security process that considers all security features including getting licenses and ensuring the best safety in all operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a vast user base already on Microsoft Azure, but the infrastructure is constantly scaling up, by using more processes for applications and selling storage through the cloud. It can run without any additional coding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A hybrid cloud computing ecosystem is still a unique feature of Microsoft Azure. It can improve the performance by utilizing Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), ExpressRoute connections, caches, CDNs, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As most enterprises rely on MS office tools, it is wise to invest in a cloud platform that integrates well with all Microsoft products. Additionally, knowing C++, C, and Visual Basic can help you steer your career in Microsoft Azure. If you require further validation, then you can try out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/azure-certifications-path\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azure certification courses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Windows certificates.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Azure has intelligence and analytics capacities to improve the business process with the help of machine learning bots, cognitive APIs, and Blockchain as a Service (BaaS).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Azure also has SQL and noSQL data processing facilities to get deeper and actionable insights from the available data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the major reasons to choose <\/span><b>Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the affordability, as the virtual infrastructure maintenance is extremely cost-efficient.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Read More on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/introduction-to-microsoft-azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Azure Tutorial: A Quick Introduction<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Curated_List_of_Top_Microsoft_Azure_Services\"><\/span><b>Curated List of Top Microsoft Azure Services<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there is no long list of competitors in cloud servicing, the top runners like Google and AWS continue to give a tough fight to Microsoft Azure in the race of being the most used cloud service. Despite intense competition, Microsoft Azure continues growing and evolving over the years, especially through the phase of remote working due to a pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Offering <\/span><b>top Azure services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the platform has maintained its integrity and popularity. Now let&#8217;s delve deeper into understanding more about the top 10 most popular Microsoft Azure services.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Azure_Active_Directory\"><\/span><b>Azure Active Directory<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/what-is-azure-active-directory-all-that-you-should-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Active Directory (AD)<\/a> is one of the most popular cloud computing services from Microsoft Azure. Belonging to the Identity section, it is a universal identity platform to ensure the management and security of identities. It deserves the topmost mention in our list of best <\/span><b>Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because of its robust security solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Read More on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/what-is-azure-active-directory-all-that-you-should-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is Azure Active Directory? All That You Should Know<\/a>!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azure Active Directory offers single sign-on and multi-factor authentication as an enterprise identity service to protect them from cybersecurity threats. Identity-based security ensures complete safeguarding of the users as well, against cyberattacks. They can access the software from any corner of the world through authenticated login. As Azure Active Directory creates a single identity platform, it is also easier to have secure engagement with internal and external users.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Azure_CDN\"><\/span><b>Azure CDN<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/azure-cdn-complete-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN)<\/a> deserves a mention here for being an extremely important <\/span><b>Azure service<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that enables and accelerates growth in businesses. Its server is designed in a way that it can integrate a lot of storage space, web apps, and Azure cloud services. This is why Azure CDN is used to deliver content securely all across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Read more on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/azure-cdn-complete-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure CDN \u2013 Complete Guide<\/a>!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azure CDN is right at par with the top <\/span><b>Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">due to its high response speed and low load time. It also comes laced with heavy security so that the developers don&#8217;t have to spend enough time on developing new security solutions every time they share any content. This data is also further disintegrated into minute customer workflows with actionable engagement insights, thus profiting the enterprise.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Azure_Data_Factory\"><\/span><b>Azure Data Factory<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create a data-driven workflow in cloud computing, Azure Data Factory ingests data from several sources to automate data transmission and movement. Azure Data Factory utilizes several <\/span><b>Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for computing like \u2013 Azure Machine Learning, Azure HDInsight Hadoop, and Azure Data Lake Analytics. Azure Data Lake can be understood as a huge repository of data in its original form for Big data analytics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Output data from Azure Data Factory can be published on Azure Data Lake for Business Analytics (BI) applications for analytics and visualization. Azure Data Factory deserves a mention in the <\/span><b>top Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as it does not store any data but allows you to gauge the movement of data and determine a data-driven workflow. By utilizing the raw data through data stores, better business decisions can be taken. Using UI and programmatic mechanisms, Azure Data Factory creates and monitors workflows.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Read More on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/microsoft-azure-cheat-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Azure Cheat Sheet<\/a>!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Azure_SQL\"><\/span><b>Azure SQL<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azure SQL database comes under the category of the platform as a service (PaaS) and is related to most of the database management functions, like \u2013 backups, monitoring, patching, and upgrading without any kind of user involvement. The efficiency of Azure SQL without requiring any human intervention is the reason why we have to mention it in our list of <\/span><b>top Azure services.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Azure SQL database brings integrated PaaS capabilities helping you administer domain-specific databases and optimize the activities as per your business needs. The Azure SQL database is always upgraded to the latest and stable version of the SQL server database engine. It is accompanied by a patched OS with 99.99% availability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your business deals with both relational and non-relational data structures like JSON, Spatial, graphs, and XML, then Azure SQL database can be one of the best <\/span><b>Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for processing both kinds of data structures. For modern cloud applications, the Azure SQL database adds a readily available data storage facility with enhanced performance for enterprises.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Azure_Function\"><\/span><b>Azure Function<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developers use Azure Functions to connect to data sources or messaging solutions and react to events. The best part about Azure Function is its compute-on-demand capacity which means that you only pay for the services when you consume the resources. Azure Functions, a serverless compute service, enables enterprises to run event-triggered codes without having an infrastructure for its provision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azure Function is greatly reliable and is used in production settings. It can be used to achieve decoupling, high-throughput, shared, and reusability.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CosmosDB\"><\/span><b>CosmosDB<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most celebrated <\/span><b>Azure services, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/azure-cosmos-db-a-complete-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CosmosDB<\/a> is a globally distributed database service. It can access and manage data from scattered data centers while offering tools to scale up your computation resources and global distribution patterns through Microsoft Azure.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Read more on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/azure-cosmos-db-a-complete-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azure Cosmos DB \u2013 A Complete Guide<\/a>!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, CosmosDB ensures 99.99% availability while restricting read and write latencies to single-digit milliseconds. It also supports multiple data models through a single backend \u2013 and thus, can be used for graph models, key-value, relational models, and documents. CosmosDB is a <\/span><b>top Azure service <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">widely regarded as a NewSQL database, but it stays distinct with its inability to process-relational data models.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DevOps\"><\/span><b>DevOps<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you start using Microsoft <\/span><b>Azure services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the software as a service (SaaS) platform of DevOps will be needed to develop and deploy software. It offers easy integration facilities with famous tools in the industry and can help orchestrate a DevOps toolchain. DevOps services prove the agility of the tools by tracking, planning, and discussing their work among other teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Read More on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/what-is-azure-devops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is Azure DevOps?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most of the users, DevOps are greatly beneficial to their applications, irrespective of the platform, language, or cloud. They also enable faster delivery through active planning and better collaboration. Using the efficient tools, this <\/span><b>Azure service <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ensures an access to unlimited, cloud-hosted private Git repository where the application coding welcomes collaboration with advanced file management.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Azure_Backup\"><\/span><b>Azure Backup<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human error is a crude reality and <\/span><b>Azure Backup <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allows simple data protection tools from the Azure Web app services, to keep your data protected from ransomware or loss of any kind. The backup cost is almost inexpensive, and can be used for backing up SQL workloads, as well as data from virtual machines too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tools like Windows VSS Snapshot and Linux fsfreeze can come in handy along with Azure Backup to maintain consistency in the data. The backup system of Azure enables better task management and project efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Logic_Apps\"><\/span><b>Logic Apps<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one of the <\/span><b>top Azure services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Logic Apps have gained immense popularity due to their useful and efficient tools. They can offer effective solutions to integrate different applications. One must note the tightly-knit ecosystem of cloud-based SaaS connectors like Google Services, Twitter, and Office 365.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logic apps make it very easy for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standards to operate in collaboration with trading partners through their B2B functionalities. Logic apps can also virtually connect devices, data, and apps across different locations.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Virtual_Machine\"><\/span><b>Virtual Machine<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A virtual machine is generally called an image, a file that can behave like an actual computer. Microsoft Azure offers the addition of virtual machines in its Compute category, thus creating Windows or Linux systems within a few seconds on a physical computer. The virtual machine stays separate from the rest of the computer, thus providing a perfect space to test beta applications, access virus-infected data, create system backups and run applications that were not natively intended to be run on the given operating system.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Read More on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/azure-70-533-creating-virtual-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Machines in Azure<\/a>!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using Hypervisor&#8217;s management, Microsoft Azure also enables running multiple virtual machines on the same physical computer. Each virtual machine has its own virtual hardware along with specifications for CPU, memory, hard drive, network, etc. Virtual Machines can reduce the cost of investing in physical machines along with the added maintenance cost, power charges, and cooling facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span>FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>How many Azure services exists?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"RdM_ZPLkBLLp4-EPxtWY-AY__24\">\n<div class=\"wDYxhc\" data-md=\"61\">\n<div class=\"LGOjhe\" role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CBsQAA\"><span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">The Azure cloud platform has <b>more than 200<\/b> products as well as cloud services that are designed to bring new solutions to life for solving today&#8217;s challenges and creating the future.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CBsQAA\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CBsQAA\"><strong>What are the main service models present in Azure?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CBsQAA\">The three cloud computing service models used in Azure are <b>IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS<\/b>.<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CBsQAA\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CBsQAA\"><strong>Define highest availability in Azure?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CBsQAA\">Whenever\u00a0a component of a computing infrastructure experiences a failure, the system can still function because of its high availability. This is crucial for systems with mission-critical functions that cannot tolerate service interruptions since any downtime could result in damage or financial loss.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"RdM_ZPLkBLLp4-EPxtWY-AY__25\">\n<div class=\"g\">\n<div data-hveid=\"CBEQAA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiym-Or7rX-AhWy9DgGHcYqBm8QFSgAegQIERAA\">\n<div class=\"tF2Cxc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_Up\"><\/span><b>Wrapping Up<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can Microsoft Azure solve all your business queries with advanced <\/span><b>Azure services? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you need to consider alternatives with lesser features?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are just getting started with Microsoft, even the <\/span><b>top Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can sound overwhelming. Apart from the <\/span><b>Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mentioned in the list, several other services like VNet, Front Door, Azure Backup, StorSimple are crucial for organizations to scale up their enhanced enterprise solutions through a virtual platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you choose to go ahead with Microsoft Azure for your business, it is also important to assess your requirements before choosing a set of <\/span><b>Azure services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Based on your needs, you can pick from the best-rated <\/span><b>top Azure services <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or try out others from approximately 600 securely available <\/span><b>Azure services.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, we tried to present an overview of the <\/span><b>top Azure services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with reasons why businesses prefer Microsoft Azure as their cloud computing partner. If your interest has further peaked in this direction, you can sign up for various <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/microsoft-azure-certification-training-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Azure certification training courses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to become an Azure professional, and future-proof your career too.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A public cloud computing platform, Microsoft Azure offers infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and a serverless model. A constant hybrid cloud, Microsoft Azure is growing in demand with approximately 90% of the Fortune 500 companies using Azure services. The Azure cloud services are trained and created to deploy and manage even complex apps, through virtual infrastructure. 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