Any developer or IT professional can be productive with Azure. The integrated <a ms.pgarea="content" ms.cmpgrp="body" ms.cmptyp="link" ms.cmpnm="tools" ms.interactiontype="1" target="_blank" href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/tools/" style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; color: #00abec; text-decoration-line: none;">tools, pre-built templates and managed services make it easier to build and manage enterprise, mobile, Web and Internet of Things (IoT) apps faster, using skills you already have and technologies you already know. Microsoft is also the only vendor positioned as a Leader across Gartner’s Magic Quadrants for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, Application Platform as a Service, and Cloud Storage Services for the second consecutive year.
View the <a ms.pgarea="content" ms.cmpgrp="body" ms.cmptyp="link" ms.cmpnm="Gartner Magic Quadrant" ms.interactiontype="1" target="_blank" href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/campaigns/magic-quadrant/" style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; color: #00abec; text-decoration-line: none;">Gartner Magic Quadrant reports.
Use an open and flexible cloud service platform
Azure supports the broadest selection of operating systems, programming languages, frameworks, <a ms.pgarea="content" ms.cmpgrp="body" ms.cmptyp="link" ms.cmpnm="tools" ms.interactiontype="1" target="_blank" href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/tools/" style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; color: #00abec; text-decoration-line: none;">tools, databases and devices. Run Linux containers with Docker integration; build apps with JavaScript, Python, .NET, PHP, Java and Node.js; build back-ends for iOS, Android and Windows devices. Azure cloud service <a ms.pgarea="content" ms.cmpgrp="body" ms.cmptyp="link" ms.cmpnm="supports" ms.interactiontype="1" target="_blank" href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/choose-azure-opensource/" style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; color: #00abec; text-decoration-line: none;">supports the same technologies millions of developers and IT professionals already rely on and trust.
Extend your existing IT
Some cloud providers make you choose between your datacenter and the cloud. Not Azure, which easily integrates with your existing IT environment through the largest network of secure private connections, hybrid database and storage solutions, and data residency and encryption features — so your assets stay right where you need them. And with <a ms.pgarea="content" ms.cmpgrp="body" ms.cmptyp="link" ms.cmpnm="Azure Stack" ms.interactiontype="1" target="_blank" href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/azure-stack/" style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; color: #00abec; text-decoration-line: none;">Azure Stack, you can bring the Azure model of application development and deployment to your datacenter. Azure hybrid cloud solutions give you the best of both worlds: more IT options, less complexity and cost. It’s why it’s one of the best <a ms.pgarea="content" ms.cmpgrp="body" ms.cmptyp="link" ms.cmpnm="cloud computing services" ms.interactiontype="1" target="_blank" href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/what-is-cloud-computing/" style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; color: #00abec; text-decoration-line: none;">cloud computing services available.
Scale as you need, pay as you go
Azure’s pay-as-you-go services can quickly scale up or down to match demand, so you only pay for what you use. Per-minute billing and a <a ms.pgarea="content" ms.cmpgrp="body" ms.cmptyp="link" ms.cmpnm="commitment" ms.interactiontype="1" target="_blank" href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/storage-price-match/" style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; color: #00abec; text-decoration-line: none;">commitment to match competitor prices for popular infrastructure services like compute, storage and bandwidth mean you’re always getting unbeatable price for performance.
Protect your data
We know some organizations are still wary of the cloud. That’s why Microsoft has made an industry-leading commitment to the protection and privacy of your data. We were the first cloud provider recognized by the European Union’s data protection authorities for our commitment to rigorous EU privacy laws. Microsoft was also the first major cloud provider to adopt the new international cloud privacy standard, ISO 27018. We also launched <a ms.pgarea="content" ms.cmpgrp="body" ms.cmptyp="link" ms.cmpnm="Azure Government" ms.interactiontype="1" target="_blank" href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/features/gov/" style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; color: #00abec; text-decoration-line: none;">Azure Government, a stand-alone version of Azure designed to meet the rigorous compliance requirements of U.S. public agencies.
Run your apps anywhere
As the best cloud service from Microsoft, Azure runs on a <a ms.pgarea="content" ms.cmpgrp="body" ms.cmptyp="link" ms.cmpnm="worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters" ms.interactiontype="1" target="_blank" href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/regions/" style="transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; color: #00abec; text-decoration-line: none;">worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters across 22 regions—more countries and regions than Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud combined. This fast-growing global footprint gives you lots of options for running applications and ensuring great customer performance. Azure is also the first multinational cloud provider in mainland China.
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