Which company created the Azure cloud-computing platform?
Answer
Microsoft
Microsoft created the Azure cloud-computing platform.
Azure was announced in 2008 as Windows Azure and became commercially available in 2010. Microsoft renamed it Microsoft Azure in 2014 as the service expanded beyond its original Windows-focused identity.
Azure provides computing power, storage, databases, networking, analytics, and artificial-intelligence services over the internet. Organizations can rent these capabilities rather than buying and maintaining all the physical servers themselves.
Azure is a major part of Microsoft’s business and helped shift the company toward recurring cloud revenue. It competes with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud. The name Azure identifies Microsoft’s cloud platform, while Microsoft’s broader corporate portfolio also includes Windows, Office, Xbox, LinkedIn, and GitHub.