What is Azure? A Beginner's Map

Introduction Azure is Microsoft's cloud platform. With Azure, you can build and tear down an entire environment without purchasing any physical hardware. I've been using Azure for two years, but I never really understood the full picture. That's what pushed me to pursue an Azure certification — and to start documenting everything I learn along the way. Why Azure? What Problems Does It Solve? Imagine you're a software engineer in the 2000s. You land a job building an official website for a compan