Azure Overview

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform that provides a wide range of services to build, deploy, and manage applications through Microsoft's global network of data centers. It offers solutions for compute, storage, networking, databases, AI, analytics, and more.

Key Services

• Azure Virtual Machines – Scalable compute resources.
• Azure App Service – Managed platform for web, mobile, and API apps.
• Azure SQL Database – Fully managed relational database.
• Azure Functions – Serverless compute for event-driven workloads.
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) – Managed Kubernetes orchestration.

Getting Started

To begin using Azure, sign up for an account, create a resource group, and deploy your first resource.

# Install Azure CLI
curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash

# Login
az login

# Create a resource group
az group create --name MyResourceGroup --location eastus

# Deploy a Linux VM
az vm create \
  --resource-group MyResourceGroup \
  --name MyVM \
  --image UbuntuLTS \
  --admin-username azureuser \
  --generate-ssh-keys

Resources

Azure Documentation | Free Azure Account