Azure ☁️
Microsoft Azure cloud platform covering compute, networking, storage, identity, and security services.
Sections
Core Services
- Resource Groups — Logical containers for Azure resources
- Security Groups — NSGs and ASGs for network filtering
- Network Routing — VNet routing, UDR, peering
Identity & Access
- Entra ID — Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID (IAM, SSO, MFA)
- Identity Hub
Compute
- Compute — VMs, VMSS, Azure Functions, App Service
Database
- Databases — Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Networking
- Networking — VNet, VPN, ExpressRoute, Load Balancer, Application Gateway
Security
- Azure Security — Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Entra ID protection
Azure vs AWS
| Concept | Azure | AWS |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual network | VNet | VPC |
| IAM | Entra ID | IAM |
| Object storage | Blob Storage | S3 |
| Managed K8s | AKS | EKS |
| Serverless | Azure Functions | Lambda |
| CDN | Azure CDN | CloudFront |
Related
- AWS — AWS equivalents and comparison
- GCP — Google Cloud Platform
- Azure Security Hub