Microsoft Azure Essentials - Fundamentals of Azure

byWriter •September 21, 2022

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Microsoft Azure Essentials - Fundamentals of Azure

Overview of cloud computing

Fundamentals of Azure

With an on-premises datacenter you have to handle and manage everything, including purchasing and installing the hardware, virtualization, installing the operating system and any required applications, setting up the network (including running wires), configuring the firewall, and setting up storage for data. Having done all that, you then become responsible for maintaining it through its entire lifecycle. This imposes both significant capital cost for the hardware and significant operational cost for its maintenance. You do have the luxury of choosing whatever hardware and software you like—but you also have to pay for it, regardless of whether you are using it.

IaaS, PaaS, SaaS:

With the help of IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) offerings, businesses may manage their network, servers, and data storage on the cloud.

PaaS (Platform as a Service) offerings let companies and developers host, create, and distribute consumer-facing applications.

SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions provide both consumers and companies with cloud-based tools and applications for everyday usage. SaaS products are by far the most popular cloud service.

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