Microsoft Azure Architecture

Microsoft Azure Architecture

Let us try to understand, Microsoft Azure Architecture by the diagram given below:

Image source: Mastering Cloud Computing, a book authored by Rajkumar Buyya

AppFabric is the middleware which comprises of services such as compute, storage, networking, and identity management. Azure is hosted within Microsoft data centers and is accessible from Microsoft Azure Management Portal. Next, let’s talk about the middleware in detail below, as services.

Let us now explore some of the services that are provided by Microsoft Azure in the segment below.

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Microsoft Azure Services

By now, you might be having a rough idea about the entire cloud services and what is Microsoft Azure. Let us deep-dive into the Azure services.

There is an endless list of services that Microsoft Azure provides you with. We will be focusing on all the important services which are frequently asked in the certification exams.

For better understanding, let’s categorize them into domains as follows:

1. Azure Compute
2. Azure Networking
3. Azure Storage
4. Azure Database