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By reading this document, the reader agrees that under no circumstances are is the author responsible for any losses, direct or indirect, which are incurred as a result of the use of information contained within this document, including, but not limited to, — errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. www.TheRedmondCloud.com 2 Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Cloud Computing ................................................................................................................................... 8 What is Cloud Computing? .................................................................................................................... 8 How Cloud Computing Works .................................................................................................. 9 The Benefits of Cloud Computing ....................................................................................................... 11 The Different Types Of Cloud Computing ......................................................................................... 13 Different Cloud Services ........................................................................................................... 14 Uses of Cloud Computing .................................................................................................................... 15 Microsoft Azure .................................................................................................................................... 17 What Does Azure Do? ................................................................................................................. 18 Why Do Companies Use Microsoft Azure? ....................................................................................... 19 Is Microsoft Azure Secure? .................................................................................................................. 21 Azure Security Center ................................................................................................................ 21 User and Data ................................................................................................................................ 22 How can Azure help if I outsource my IT? ........................................................................................ 23 What Other Customers Are Using Azure? ......................................................................................... 25 Is It Only For Windows Apps And Services? .................................................................................... 27 Will Azure Really Save Me Money? .................................................................................................... 28 How You Save ................................................................................................................................ 28 Example Pricing ........................................................................................................................... 28 Can I Try Azure Services? .................................................................................................................... 29 Will Azure Work For My Industry? .................................................................................................... 31 How Does Azure Compare to Other Clouds? .................................................................................... 33 Microsoft Azure vs AWS .................................................................................................................... 35 The Intelligent Cloud .......................................................................................................................... 37 Consistency Across The Cloud and The Edge ................................................................... 37 What is Azure Sphere? ......................................................................................................................... 39 What is Azure’s Data Box Edge? ......................................................................................................... 41 Data Box Edge................................................................................................................................ 41 Data Box Gateway ........................................................................................................................ 42 Data Box Edge Use Cases .......................................................................................................... 42 What is Azure IoT Edge? ...................................................................................................................... 42 www.TheRedmondCloud.com 3 What is Azure Stack? ............................................................................................................................ 44 Azure Solutions..................................................................................................................................... 46 Internet of Things (IoT) ....................................................................................................................... 46 Artificial Intelligence (AI) .................................................................................................................... 48 Why Azure for AI? ................................................................................................................................. 48 Customers Using AI on Azure: ............................................................................................................ 49 SAP on Azure ......................................................................................................................................... 50 Blockchain .............................................................................................................................................. 52 Hybrid Cloud Applications .................................................................................................................. 54 DevOps ................................................................................................................................................... 56 Mobile ..................................................................................................................................................... 58 E-commerce ........................................................................................................................................... 60 Azure Governance ................................................................................................................................. 62 Azure Confidential Computing ........................................................................................................... 64 SharePoint on Azure ............................................................................................................................. 66 Dynamics on Azure ............................................................................................................................... 68 Red Hat Solutions on Azure ................................................................................................................ 70 LOB Applications .................................................................................................................................. 72 Development and Test .......................................................................................................................... 73 Monitoring ............................................................................................................................................. 74 Business Intelligence ............................................................................................................................ 76 Big Data and Analytics ......................................................................................................................... 78 Modern Data Warehouse ..................................................................................................................... 79 Business SaaS Apps .............................................................................................................................. 81 Backup and Archive .............................................................................................................................. 83 Disaster Recovery.................................................................................................................................