Azure

Azure is Microsoft's cloud platform, tightly integrated with the Enterprise ecosystem (Active Directory, Windows, Office 365). 2025 trends include AI Copilots everywhere and Azure Arc for hybrid management.

When to Use

• Microsoft Shops: Seamless integration with Entra ID (Active Directory) and Visual Studio.
• Hybrid: Azure Arc allows you to manage on-prem servers and Kubernetes clusters from the Azure Portal.
• OpenAI: Exclusive access to GPT-4 via Azure OpenAI Service with enterprise compliance.

Core Concepts

Resource Groups

Logical containers for resources. Deleting the group deletes everything inside it. Lifecycle boundary.

Entra ID (fka Active Directory)

Identity is the new perimeter. Azure's RBAC is powerful and complex.