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Azure vs Amazon AWS: Cloud Comparison
Before we begin understanding the distinction between Azure and
AWS, let’s take a glimpse into their history.
AWS: Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, was launched in
2006, with the aim of providing an array of cloud computing services to help
companies benefit from on-demand computing platform. AWS is currently located
in 15 geographical regions, and plans are afoot for
three more regions in India, China and United Kingdom by 2017.
With more than 70 services on offer, including compute, storage,
networking, database, analytics, application services, deployment, management,
mobile, developer tools and tools for the Internet of things,AWS
holds a substantial lead over Azure.
Azure: Microsoft launched Azure in 2010, originally with the name
Windows Azure, to provide businesses a cloud computing platform. It was renamed
in 2014 as Microsoft Azure, which offers around 50 cloud services today,
including compute, analytics, storage, networking and features targeted at the
Internet of Things. Microsoft Azure enables building, deploying, and managing
applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data
centers. As of now, Azure is located in 30 regions around the world and
is gearing up to be available at 8 more geographical regions.
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