Azure, Simple Kick Start Kit

What is Cloud?

Refers to servers that are accessed over the Internet, and the software and databases that run on those servers.

What is Azure?

Cloud platform with 200+ products and cloud services. Packaged into 3 type of offering : Iaas, Paas, Saas & Faas.

How to Decide?

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/compute-decision-tree

Each component has different type & unique specifications, example Databases:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/product-categories/databases/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/service-tier-business-critical

Comes with a cost, estimation calculator:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/

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