Microsoft Azure
VMs, Blob storage, VNets, Azure SQL, Functions, AKS, Entra ID, and Azure Monitor
Core Compute — Virtual Machines & Scale Sets
Run Windows/Linux VMs and scale them elastically with VM Scale Sets behind a load balancer.
Object Storage — Blob Storage
Store massive unstructured data in containers with hot/cool/archive tiers and fine-grained access.
Networking — Virtual Network & NSGs
Build an isolated private network with subnets and control traffic with Network Security Groups.
Managed Databases — Azure SQL & Cosmos DB
Choose managed relational (Azure SQL) or globally-distributed NoSQL (Cosmos DB).
Serverless — Azure Functions
Run event-triggered code with automatic scaling and consumption-based billing.
Containers — AKS & Container Apps
Run containers via managed Kubernetes (AKS) or serverless containers (Container Apps/ACI).
Identity & Access — Entra ID & RBAC
Authenticate identities with Entra ID and authorize actions with role-based access control.
Observability — Azure Monitor & App Insights
Unify metrics, logs, and traces and query them with KQL to monitor and debug systems.