Microsoft Azure: Microsoft’s cloud platform, offering services such as virtual machines, databases, storage and AI tools.
Example
Your team hosts its .NET application and SQL database on Azure.
Why Microsoft Azure matters for IT interns
If your company uses Azure, a basic feel for its portal and main services will help you follow discussions.
Where you will hear it
You will hear this term when your team builds, deploys, and runs software on servers and cloud platforms. If someone uses it and you are not sure what they mean in your project, it is completely fine to ask; every team uses terms a little differently.
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What is Microsoft Azure?
Microsoft’s cloud platform, offering services such as virtual machines, databases, storage and AI tools.
What is an example of Microsoft Azure?
Your team hosts its .NET application and SQL database on Azure.
Why does Microsoft Azure matter for IT interns?
If your company uses Azure, a basic feel for its portal and main services will help you follow discussions.
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Dhaivat has 16+ years of experience in the IT industry, working on AI and cloud technologies, project delivery, and engineering leadership. He has interviewed and mentored many interns, wrote The Lost Intern, and runs the non-commercial Career Impact Initiative, mentoring students for free.