Microsoft Azure

Not to be confused with Mozilla Azure.

Microsoft Azure
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseOctober 27, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-10-27)[1]
Stable release(s) [±]
Android6.10.4 (Build 2024.11.04-22.23.35) / 4 November 2024; 19 days ago (2024-11-04)[2][3]
iOS6.10.4 / 5 November 2024; 18 days ago (2024-11-05)[4]
Operating systemLinux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
TypeWeb service, cloud computing
LicenseProprietary for platform, MIT License for client SDKs
Websiteazure.microsoft.com Edit this at Wikidata

Microsoft Azure, or just Azure (/ˈæʒər, ˈeɪʒər/ AZH-ər, AY-zhər, UK also /ˈæzjʊər, ˈeɪzjʊər/ AZ-ure, AY-zure),[5][6][7] is the cloud computing platform developed by Microsoft. It has management, access and development of applications and services to individuals, companies, and governments through its global infrastructure. It also provides capabilities that are usually not included within other cloud platforms, including software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Microsoft Azure supports many programming languages, tools, and frameworks, including Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems.

Azure was first introduced at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in October 2008 under the codename "Project Red Dog".[8] It was officially launched as Windows Azure in February 2010 and later renamed to Microsoft Azure on March 25, 2014.[9][10]

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