What is Microsoft Azure?
{{Infobox software | name = Microsoft Azure | logo = Microsoft Azure.svg | developer = [[Microsoft]] | website = {{Official URL}} | license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] for platform, [[MIT License]] for client [[Software development kit|SDKs]] | released = {{Start date and age|2008|10|27}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Introducing Windows Azure |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsazure/archive/2008/10/27/introducing-windows-azure.aspx |date=27 Oct 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514093158/http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsazure/archive/2008/10/27/introducing-windows-azure.aspx |archive-date=May 14, 2010 |website=msdn.com |last1=Srivastava |first1=Amitabh |url-status=dead |access-date=April 3, 2021 }}</ref> | operating system = [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[macOS]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] | genre = [[Web service]], [[cloud computing]] }} '''Microsoft Azure''', or simply '''Azure''', is a [[cloud computing]] platform managed by [[Microsoft]] and distributed to individuals, companies and governments through its global infrastructure. ==History and timeline== * October 2008 ([[Professional Developers Conference|PDC]] LA) – Announced the Windows Azure Platform.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.zdnet.com/article/ray-ozzie-announces-windows-azure/ |website=ZDNet |access-date=28 October 2008 |title=Ray Ozzie announces Windows Azure }}</ref> * March 2009 – Announced SQL Azure [[Relational database|Relational Database]]. * November 2009 – Updated Windows Azure CTP, Enabled full trust, PHP, Java, CDN CTP and more. * February 1, 2010 – Windows Azure Platform commercially available.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2010/02/01/windows-azure-general-availability/ |title=Windows Azure General Availability |website = blogs.microsoft.com |date=February 1, 2010 }}</ref> * June 2010 – Windows Azure Update, [[.NET Framework 4]], OS Versioning, CDN, SQL Azure Update.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/06/25/10030461.aspx |title=SQL A