Microsoft owns the Azure cloud-computing service and trades under the symbol MSFT.
Azure is Microsoft’s cloud-computing platform, offering computing, storage, databases, networking, analytics, artificial intelligence, and other services. It began as Windows Azure in 2010 and was renamed Microsoft Azure in 2014.
The platform is a major part of Microsoft’s business alongside Windows, Microsoft 365, gaming, search, and enterprise software. Cloud revenue is commonly discussed through Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud reporting segment, although that segment also includes products and services beyond Azure itself.
MSFT is Microsoft’s Nasdaq ticker. This question is distinct from identifying Microsoft by its founding year or Windows products: it focuses on the company’s ownership of Azure and its market identifier, two concise facts often used in financial coverage.