Software as a service (SaaS), preconfigured machine images for widely used software packages, and virtual machines are all examples of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) that enables customers to launch general-purpose Microsoft Windows and Linux virtual machines.
- These virtual machines will now be powered by Ampere Cloud-native CPUs starting in 2022.
- The majority of customers utilize Linux on Azure, one of the several available Linux versions, including Azure Sphere, which is based on Linux from Microsoft.
- Platform as a service (PaaS) environments and app services make it simple for developers to launch and maintain websites.
- Using ASP.NET, PHP, Node.js, Java, or Python, developers may create websites with Azure Web Sites that can be uploaded through the user portal, and deployed via FTP, Git, Mercurial, or Team Foundation Server. At the Meet Microsoft Azure event in June 2012, a preview of this feature was unveiled. Customers can choose from a gallery of numerous open-source applications to deploy, or they can construct websites in PHP, ASP.NET, Node.js, or Python. This is a part of the Microsoft Azure Platform’s platform as a service (PaaS) services. In April 2015, it was renamed Web Apps.