© Michal Switalik 2024
M. ŚwitalikAzure Adventures with C#https://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0424-3_1

1. Introduction to Azure

Michał Świtalik1  
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Zabrze, Poland
 

Cloud computing is a concept used to describe the distribution of computing services over the Internet, including networking, software, storage, databases, analytics, and artificial intelligence. Cloud computing can be chosen over on-premise solutions for several reasons, depending on the needs and goals of the organization. In this chapter, the main advantages of using cloud computing will be described.

One of the major benefits of cloud computing is that it eliminates the hardware maintenance overhead for individual organizations. Unlike on-premise solutions, where the organization has ...

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