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  • Get Started
      • Get started with Azure

        Explore our most popular services with quickstarts, samples, and tutorials.

      • Deploy infrastructure

        • Linux virtual machines
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      • Develop apps

        .NET
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        App Models

        • Web Apps
        • Serverless Functions
        • Container Instances
        • Containers with Kubernetes
        • Microservices with Service Fabric
      • Manage data and AI

        Relational Databases

        • SQL Database as a Service
        • PostgreSQL Database as a Service
        • MySQL Database as a Service

        NoSQL

        • Cosmos DB

        AI and Cognitive Services

        • Computer Vision API
        • Face API
      • Command-line tools

        Azure CLI
        Azure PowerShell
      • DevOps

        Visual Studio Team Services
        Jenkins on Azure VMs
  • Services
    • All
      • Compute

        • Linux Virtual Machines

        • Windows Virtual Machines

        • Virtual Machine Scale Sets

        • Web Apps

        • App Service

        • Functions

        • Batch


        • Service Fabric

        • Cloud Services

        Databases

        • SQL Database

        • SQL Data Warehouse

        • SQL Server Stretch Database

        • Cosmos DB

        • PostgreSQL

        • MySQL

        • Redis Cache

        • Data Factory

        Containers

        • Azure Container Instances

        • Azure Container Service

        • Azure Container Registry

        • Service Fabric

        • App Service

        • Batch

        Enterprise Integration

        • Logic Apps

        • Service Bus

        • API Management

        • StorSimple

        • SQL Server Stretch Database

        • Data Factory

        • Biztalk Services

        Other Clouds

        • Azure US Government

        • Azure Germany

        • Azure Stack

        Networking

        • Networking Overview

        • Virtual Network

        • Load Balancer

        • Application Gateway

        • VPN Gateway

        • Azure DNS

        • CDN

        • Traffic Manager

        • ExpressRoute

        • Network Watcher

        AI + Cognitive Services

        • Emotion

        • Face

        • Academic Knowledge

        • Bing Autosuggest

        • Bing Custom Search

        • Bing Image

        • Bing News

        • Bing Spell Check

        • Bing Video

        • Bing Web Search

        • Computer Vision

        • Content Moderator

        • Custom Decision Service

        • Custom Speech Service

        • Custom Vision Search

        • Entity Linking

        • Knowledge Exploration Service (KES)

        • Language Understanding Intelligent Services (LUIS)

        • Linguistic

        • QnAMaker

        • Recommendations

        • Speaker Recognition

        • Text Analytics

        • Translator

        • Video

        • Video Indexer

        • Web Language Model

      • Storage

        • Storage

        • Blob Storage

        • Disks

        • File Storage

        • Queue Storage

        • Data Lake Store

        • StorSimple

        • Backup

        • Site Recovery


        Data + Analytics

        • HDInsight

        • Machine Learning

        • Stream Analytics

        • Data Catalog

        • Data Lake Analytics

        • Data Lake Store

        • Data Factory

        • Power BI Embedded

        • Analysis Services

        • Azure Bot Service

        Developer Tools

        • Visual Studio Team Services

        • Azure DevTest Labs

        • Application Insights

        • API Management

        • HockeyApp

        Internet of Things

        • IoT Developer Center

        • Azure IoT Hub

        • Azure IoT Suite

        • Event Hubs

        • Notification Hubs

        • Stream Analytics

        • Machine Learning

        • Time Series Insights

        Web + Mobile

        • Web Apps

        • Mobile Apps

        • API Apps

        • Logic Apps

        • CDN

        • Media Services

        • Search

        • Mobile Engagement

        • Notification Hubs

        Security + Identity

        • Security Center

        • Key Vault

        • Azure Active Directory

        • Azure Active Directory B2C

        • Azure Active Directory Domain Services

        • Multi-Factor Authentication

        • Security Information

        Monitoring + Management

        • Application Insights

        • Log Analytics

        • Automation

        • Backup

        • Site Recovery

        • Scheduler

        • Azure Monitor

        • Billing

        • Azure Advisor

        • Azure Service Health

        • Azure Resource Manager

        • Azure Event Grid

    • Compute
      • Linux Virtual Machines

        Provision virtual machines of Ubuntu, Red Hat, and more

      • Windows Virtual Machines

        Provision virtual machines for SQL Server, SharePoint, and more

      • Virtual Machine Scale Sets

        Manage and scale 10s to 1000s of Linux and Windows virtual machines

      • Web Apps

        Quickly create and deploy mission critical Web apps at scale

      • App Service

        Deploy web apps on Linux using containers

      • Functions

        Process events with serverless code

      • Batch

        Cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management

      • Service Fabric

        Develop microservices and orchestrate containers on Windows or Linux

      • Cloud Services

        Create highly available, infinitely scalable cloud applications and APIs

    • Networking
      • Networking Overview

        An integrated view of the networking services in Azure

      • Virtual Network

        Provision private networks, optionally connect to on-premises datacenters

      • Load Balancer

        Deliver high availability and network performance to your applications

      • Application Gateway

        Layer 7 Load Balancer with built-in HTTP load balancing and delivery control

      • VPN Gateway

        Establish secure, cross-premises connectivity

      • Azure DNS

        Host your DNS domain in Azure

      • CDN

        Deliver content to end-users through a robust network of global data centers

      • Traffic Manager

        Route incoming traffic for high performance and availability

      • ExpressRoute

        Dedicated private network fiber connections to Azure

      • Network Watcher

        Monitor and diagnose conditions at a network scenario level

    • Storage
      • Storage

        Durable, highly available, and massively scalable cloud storage

      • Blob Storage

        Massively scalable object storage for unstructured data

      • Disks

        Disks storage for VMs

      • File Storage

        Simple, distributed, cross platform file system

      • Queue Storage

        Durable queues for large-volume cloud services

      • Data Lake Store

        Hyperscale repository for big data analytics workloads

      • StorSimple

        Hybrid cloud storage for enterprises that improves data security

      • Backup

        Simple and reliable server backup to the cloud

      • Site Recovery

        Orchestrate protection and recovery of private clouds


    • Web + Mobile
      • Web Apps

        Quickly create and deploy mission critical Web apps at scale

      • Mobile Apps

        Build and host the backend for any mobile app

      • API Apps

        Easily build and consume Cloud API

      • Logic Apps

        Automate the access and use of data across clouds without writing code

      • CDN

        Deliver content to end-users through a robust network of global data centers

      • Media Services

        Encode, store, and stream video and audio at scale

      • Search

        Fully managed search-as-a-service

      • Mobile Engagement

        Increase app usage and user retention

      • Notification Hubs

        A scalable, push notification engine for quickly sending millions of messages

    • Containers
      • Azure Container Service

        Scale and orchestrate containers using Kubernetes, DC/OS or Docker Swarm

      • Azure Container Registry

        Store and manage container images across all types of Azure deployments

      • Azure Container Instances

        Easily run containers with a single command

      • App Service

        Deploy web apps on Linux using containers

      • Batch

        Cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management

      • Service Fabric

        Develop microservices and orchestrate containers on Windows or Linux

    • Databases
      • SQL Database

        Managed relational database-as-a-service

      • SQL Data Warehouse

        Elastic data warehouse-as-a-service with enterprise-class features

      • SQL Server Stretch Database

        Dynamically stretch on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure

      • Cosmos DB

        Managed NoSQL document database-as-a-service

      • PostgreSQL

        Managed PostgreSQL database service for app developers

      • MySQL

        Managed MySQL database service for app developers

      • Redis Cache

        High throughput, low latency data access to build fast/scalable applications

      • Data Factory

        Orchestrate and manage data transformation and movement

    • AI + Cognitive Services
      • Computer Vision

        Distill actionable information from images

      • Face

        Detect, identify, analyze, organize, and tag faces in photos

      • Bing Web Search

        Connect powerful web search to your apps

      • Custom Speech Service

        Overcome speech recognition barriers

      • Custom Vision Service

        A customizable web service that learns to recognize specific content in imagery

      • Video Indexer

        Search, edit, analyze, and learn from your videos

      • Language Understanding Intelligent Services (LUIS)

        Teach your apps to understand commands from your users

      • Bing Custom Search

        Build the search results you’re looking for

    • Data + Analytics
      • HDInsight

        Provision cloud Hadoop, Spark, R Server, Hbase, and Storm clusters

      • Machine Learning

        Powerful cloud-based predictive analytics tool to enable predictive maintenance

      • Stream Analytics

        Real-time data stream processing from millions of IoT devices

      • Data Catalog

        Enable self-service data source discovery across the enterprise

      • Data Lake Analytics

        Distributed analytics service that makes big data easy

      • Data Lake Store

        Hyperscale repository for big data analytics workloads

      • Data Factory

        Orchestrate and manage data transformation and movement

      • Power BI Embedded

        Embed fully interactive, stunning data visualizations in your applications

      • Analysis Services

        Enterprise-grade data modeling in the cloud

      • Azure Bot Service

        Intelligent, serverless bot service that scales on demand

    • Internet of Things
      • IoT Developer Center

        Get started connecting your devices

      • Azure IoT Hub

        Connect, monitor, and control billions of IoT assets

      • Azure IoT Suite

        Capture and analyze untapped data to improve business results

      • Event Hubs

        Receive telemetry from millions of devices

      • Stream Analytics

        Real-time data stream processing from millions of IoT devices

      • Machine Learning

        Powerful cloud-based predictive analytics tool to enable predictive maintenance

      • Notification Hubs

        A scalable, push notification engine for quickly sending millions of messages

      • Time Series Insights

        Instantly explore and analyze time-series data

    • Enterprise Integration
      • Logic Apps

        Automate the access and use of data across clouds without writing code

      • Service Bus

        Connect across private and public cloud environments

      • API Management

        Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale

      • StorSimple

        Hybrid cloud storage for enterprises that improves data security

      • SQL Server Stretch Database

        Dynamically stretch on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure

      • Data Factory

        Orchestrate and manage data transformation and movement

      • Biztalk Services

        Seamlessly integrate the enterprise and the cloud

    • Security + Identity
      • Security Center

        Prevent, detect, and respond to threats with increased visibility

      • Key Vault

        Learn how to manage cryptographic keys and secrets

      • Azure Active Directory

        Synchronize on-premises directories and enable single sign-on

      • Azure Active Directory B2C

        Consumer identity and access management in the cloud

      • Active Directory Domain Services

        Join Azure virtual machines to a domain without domain controllers

      • Multi-Factor Authentication

        Safeguard access to your data and apps with an extra level of authentication

      • Security Information

        Learn how Azure provides a secure infrastructure to build cloud solutions

    • Developer Tools
      • Visual Studio Team Services

        Services for teams to share code, track work, and ship software

      • Azure DevTest Labs

        Quickly create environments using reusable templates and artifacts

      • Application Insights

        Detect, triage, and diagnose issues in your web apps and services

      • API Management

        Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale

      • HockeyApp

        Deploy mobile apps, collect feedback and crash reports, and monitor usage

    • Monitoring + Management
      • Application Insights

        Detect, triage, and diagnose issues in your web apps and services

      • Log Analytics

        Learn how to transform machine data into operational intelligence

      • Automation

        Simplify cloud management with process automation

      • Backup

        Simple and reliable server backup to the cloud

      • Site Recovery

        Orchestrate protection and recovery of private clouds

      • Scheduler

        Run your jobs on simple or complex recurring schedules

      • Azure Monitor

        Highly granular and real-time monitoring data for any Azure resource

      • Billing

        Learn how to read/understand the usage and bill for your Azure subscription

      • Azure Advisor

        Improve the cost effectiveness, performance, high availability, and security of your Azure resources

      • Azure Service Health

        Provides personalized guidance and support when issues in Azure services affect you.

      • Azure Resource Manager

        Deploy and manage Azure resources

      • Azure Event Grid

        Get reliable event delivery at massive scale

    • Other Clouds
      • Microsoft Azure US Government

        Build and host applications for US Government missions in a dedicated instance of Azure

      • Microsoft Azure Germany

        Build and host applications in compliance with German regulations as well as key international standards, with additional control by a data trustee

      • Microsoft Azure Stack

        Deliver Azure services from your own datacenter with this new hybrid cloud platform

  • SDKs/Tools
    • all
      • Languages & Frameworks

      • Get the Azure libraries for .NET

        Get started

        API reference

      • Get the Azure libraries for Python

        Get started

        API reference

      • Get the Azure libraries for Node.js

        Get started

        API reference

      • Get the Azure libraries for Java

        Get started

        API reference

      • Get the Ruby SDK

        Get started

        API reference

        Get samples

        Learn more

      • Get started with REST

        Reference

        Get samples

      • Command-Line Interface (CLI)

      • Azure CLI 2.0

        Get Started

        Download Azure CLI 2.0

        Reference

      • PowerShell

        Get Started

        Download PowerShell

        Reference

      • Azure CLI

        Get Started

        Download Azure CLI for Linux

        Download Azure CLI for Mac

        Download Azure CLI for Windows

        Reference

      • Tools & Extensions

      • Visual Studio Tools for Azure

        Download

      • Docker Tools

        Get Started

        Download for Visual Studio

        Download for Visual Studio Code

        Download for Team Services

      • PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio

        Download

      • Storage Explorer

        Get Started

        Download for Linux

        Download for Mac

        Download for Windows

      • Python Tools

        Get Started with Visual Studio

        Get Started with Visual Studio Code

  • Architecture
      • A set of recommended architectures for cloud applications. Each architecture includes recommended practices, prescriptive steps, and an executable component that embodies the recommendations.

      • Azure Application Architecture Guide

        Fundamental knowledge to be successful in the cloud. If you’re new to the cloud or new to Azure, start here.

      • Reference Architectures

        A set of recommended architectures for the cloud. Each architecture includes best practices, prescriptive steps, and a deployable solution.

      • Cloud Design Patterns

        Design patterns for the cloud. Each pattern describes a problem, a pattern that addresses the problem, and an example based on Azure.

      • Best Practices for Cloud Applications

        A set of best practices for cloud applications, covering aspects such as auto-scaling, caching, data partitioning, API design, and monitoring.

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