What is Windows Azure?

As a cloud platform from Microsoft that provides a wide range of different services(Computer Services, Network Services, Data Services, Application Services) 

Businesses generally consider moving their applications to the cloud for one of three
reasons:

Speed, Scale, Economics and Stable.

■ ■ Open Microsoft Azure provides a set of cloud services that allow you to build and
deploy cloud-based applications using almost any programming language, framework,
or tool.
■ ■ Flexible Microsoft Azure provides a wide range of cloud services that can let you do
everything from hosting your company’s website to running big SQL databases in the
cloud. It also includes different features that can help deliver high performance and
low latency for cloud-based applications.
■ ■ Microsoft-managed Microsoft Azure services are currently hosted in several
datacenters spread across the United States, Europe, and Asia. These datacenters are
managed by Microsoft and provide expert global support on a 24x7x365 basis.
■ ■ Compatible Cloud applications running on Microsoft Azure can easily be integrated
with on-premises IT environments that utilize the Microsoft Windows Server platform.

Microsoft Azrure Services:

■ ■ Compute services
■ ■ Network services
■ ■ Data services
■ ■ App services

Later on. Let's focus on services topic to study.