azure services

Azure offers a vast array of services categorized by function (Compute, Storage, AI, Networking, etc.) and delivered via cloud models like  IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), and SaaS (Software as a Service) , enabling everything from basic virtual machines (VMs) and databases (SQL DB, Cosmos DB) to advanced AI/ML, data analytics (Synapse, Databricks), containers (AKS), and DevOps tools (Azure DevOps) for building, deploying, and managing applications and services in the cloud.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Key Service Categories 

 

 

 

 

 Compute :   Virtual Machines, Azure Functions (serverless), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), App Service (web/mobile apps).   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Storage :   Blob Storage (objects), Files (shares), Queues, Tables (NoSQL), Managed Disks.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Databases :   Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB (NoSQL), MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 AI + Machine Learning :   Azure AI Services, Machine Learning, Bot Service, Azure Databricks.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Analytics :   Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Stream Analytics, Power BI Embedded.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Networking :   Virtual Network, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, VPN Gateway, Azure Front Door.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Identity + Security :   Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, Azure Firewall.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Integration :   Service Bus, Event Hubs, Logic Apps, API Management.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Management + Governance :   Azure Monitor, Cost Management, Policy, Advisor, Azure Arc (hybrid).   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Developer Tools / DevOps :   Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions integration, Azure Pipelines, Boards, Repos. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Cloud Service Models 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) :   

 You manage OS, middleware, runtime;  Azure manages hardware/virtualization (e.g., VMs, Storage).   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PaaS (Platform as a Service) :   

 You manage apps/data;  Azure manages OS, middleware, runtime (e.g., App Service, Azure SQL).   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SaaS (Software as a Service) :   

 Fully managed by Microsoft (e.g., Microsoft 365, though many Azure services lean PaaS/IaaS).