Azure Compute: Overview
Azure Compute provides a wide range of services for running your applications and workloads in the cloud. From virtual machines and containers to serverless functions and managed application platforms, Azure offers flexible, scalable, and powerful solutions tailored to your specific needs.
Key Compute Services
Azure's compute offerings are designed to support diverse application architectures and deployment models. Here are some of the core services:
Virtual Machines (VMs)
Azure Virtual Machines offer on-demand, scalable computing resources. You can create and manage Windows and Linux virtual machines with complete control over the operating system. VMs are ideal for migrating existing applications to the cloud, running enterprise software, and for development and testing environments.
- VM Sizes: Choose from a variety of CPU, memory, and storage configurations.
- Availability Sets & Zones: Ensure high availability and fault tolerance for your applications.
- Scale Sets: Automatically scale the number of VMs up or down based on demand.
Containers
Containerization allows you to package your applications and their dependencies into lightweight, portable units. Azure provides services to orchestrate and manage containers efficiently.
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): A managed Kubernetes service for deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications.
- Azure Container Instances (ACI): Run containers directly on Azure without managing servers or orchestrators.
Learn more about Azure Containers
Serverless Computing
Serverless computing allows you to build and run applications and services without thinking about servers. Azure's serverless offerings automatically manage the underlying infrastructure, allowing you to focus on your code.
- Azure Functions: An event-driven serverless compute platform that lets you run code on demand.
- Azure Logic Apps: A cloud-based service for creating and running automated workflows that integrate apps, data, services, and devices.
Learn more about Azure Serverless
App Services
Azure App Service is a fully managed platform for building, deploying, and scaling web apps, mobile backends, and APIs. It supports various languages and frameworks, including .NET, .NET Core, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby.
- Web Apps: Host your web applications.
- API Apps: Build and consume RESTful APIs.
- Mobile Apps: Provide a backend for mobile applications.
Learn more about Azure App Services
Getting Started
Explore the links in the navigation pane to delve deeper into each compute service. You can find tutorials, quickstarts, API references, and conceptual documentation to help you get started with Azure Compute.
Related Services
- Azure Storage for data persistence.
- Azure Networking for connectivity and security.
- Azure Databases for managed database services.