Microsoft Azure is often described as having "limitless potential and unlimited possibilities." But what exactly does Azure do?
This blog will answer your questions. I'll show you four concrete ways Azure can help you and your business, and what real benefits you can get today.
What is Azure?
Azure is a cloud computing platform that offers solutions such as Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Software as a Service. These can be used to provide services like analytics, virtual computing and storage. It can replace or supplement your existing on-premise servers.
Azure is fast, flexible and affordable. Its pricing and capabilities make it one of the most popular public cloud offerings on the market. Let's now see how you can put it to use for your benefit.
1. Enhance and Implement Backup and Disaster Recovery
Azure is the ultimate backup and disaster recovery tool. Why? Because it is flexible, has advanced site recovery and integrated integration.
Azure, a cloud-based service, is flexible in that it can backup your data in any language, from any OS and from any place. You can also set the frequency and duration of your backups (daily or weekly, monthly, etc. You can find out more.
Tape backup is not a perfect backup solution. Azure site recovery can improve your tape backup by offering offsite replication, minimal maintenance, up to ninety years of data retention and minimal capital investment. Azure backup keeps three copies of your data in different locations within the data center and three more copies in remote Azure data centers. This ensures that you don't have to worry about losing any data.
Azure's integrated integration for additional backup is a fast and easy solution if you are in a Windows virtual environment. Azure site recovery is integrated with HyperV architectures and System Center. This creates a strong and seamless integration between Azure, System Center, HyperV.
2. Host and Develop Web and Mobile Apps
Azure is a platform that allows you to host, develop, or manage a mobile or web app. It also integrates with on-premise applications.
Automated patch management for virtual machines allows you to spend more time improving your apps and less on infrastructure management. Azure offers continuous deployment support that streamlines ongoing code updates.
Azure Web Apps has a feature called AutoScale that automatically adjusts your resources based on customer traffic. This allows you to have the resources you need when customers are high and save money when they're low.
Azure allows you to seamlessly connect your web app with an on-premise application. Both employees and partners can securely connect apps to each other in Azure. This allows them to gain access to resources within your firewall that are otherwise difficult to access.
3. Distribute and supplement Active Directory
Azure can be integrated with Active Directory to enhance your identity and access capabilities. This gives your DNS global reach, central management and strong security.
Azure allows you to distribute Active Directory environments that are direct connect enabled globally. Azure is the only cloud provider that can extend the reach of domain controllers and consolidate AD management.
Active Directory integration with Azure is the best way to manage and maintain access to multiple locations.
Azure allows you to use multi-factor authentication. This adds a layer of security to your applications and data with minimal hassle for your users. Single sign-on is possible for Windows, Mac and Android.
4. Innovation with IoT Industry Solutions
Microsoft Azure is the ideal resource for companies looking to implement IoT solutions. It offers flexibility, scalability and security. Connect your devices to the cloud with solutions that integrate into your existing infrastructure. You can also start collecting data about your company.
The Azure IoT Hub allows you to monitor and manage billions upon billions of devices. You can also gain insights that will help you make better business decisions, improve customer experience, reduce costs, speed up development, and reduce complexity.
IoT solutions that have security holes that hackers could exploit are hugely benefited by Azure's enhanced security. Remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and analytics are just a few of the other benefits.
Azure IoT solution accelerators are pre-configured templates that can be customized to meet your specific needs.
What can you do with Azure?
These services are only a small sample of the possibilities Azure has for your environment. It is not only full of Microsoft's defined services. You can also use it in any other way you like. To know more about Azure, you can join Azure training today.
You can try these services for free with a trial or $200 in Azure credits. The pricing calculator will give you an estimate of the cost. Talk to one of our sales engineers if you have any questions about Azure, or need assistance implementing a service. We'll help plan and implement the best tools for your needs.
