Chapter 11Windows Azure IaaS and Storage
Microsoft has long provided solutions an organization can run in its own datacenters, such as Windows Server, Exchange, SQL Server, and more. Microsoft has also long provided public solutions such as Hotmail (now Outlook.com), Windows Update, MSN, Xbox Live, Bing, and Office 365. These services are all Software as a Service (SaaS) type solutions, which means they offer a complete service online. Just as the private cloud gained momentum, so too did the public cloud, the idea of services and applications being available over the Internet. Organizations could bring their own services or entire virtual machines. Microsoft's offering in this space is Windows Azure, which has constantly been evolving, with ...
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