Azure
Azure is a cloud computing service developed by Microsoft to develop, check, deploy and manage applications and services via Microsoft Data Centers (MDCs). In addition this offers software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and supports many different programming languages, technologies, and frameworks, including applications and systems that are exclusive to Microsoft and third parties.
Azure free tier
1. Within the free tier criteria, here you will be paying nothing
2. Free tier period will be of 12 months
3. Next, you will be having Rs 13,300 credit to explore any azure service for 30 days
4. There are more than 25+ services that are always free
Azure services free for 12 months:
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COMPUTE |
DATABASE |
STORAGE |
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Linux virtual machine 750 hours create linux VM with on demand capacity in secs |
SQL DB 250 GB create a Sql db that deliver intelligence built in |
Managed disks 2 P6 SDDs 64 GB * 2 get premium, secured disk storage for azure virtual machines with simplified management |
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Windows VM 750 hours create windows VM with on demand capacity in sec |
Azure cosmos DB 5GB build and scale your application with a globally distributed , multi model databse service |
Blob storage 5GB use massively scalable object storage for any type of unstructured data |
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File storage 5GB migrate to simple , distributed, cross platform file storage without changing code. |
Services that are always free:
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COMPUTE |
DATABASE |
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App service 10 web , mobile or API apps create powerful apps for any platform or device using Node.js and PHP |
Data factory 5 activities low frequency compose and manage data service at scale |
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Functions 10,00,000 requests per month process event with a server less code architecture |
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Batch free |
PRICING
1. COMPUTE
Compute optimized- Fsv2
starting – $0.085/ hour
2 v CPUs
4 GiB RAM
High cpu to memory ratio
Suitable for – medium traffic web servers, network appliance, batch processes, application servers
General purpose- Dv3
starting – $0.096/ hour
2 v CPU
8 GiB RAM
Balanced CPU to memory ratio
Great for- testing, development, small to medium database, low to medium web traffic servers
Entry level economic virtual machines for developers/ testers (A series)
starting – RS 772.01 / month
Best for entry level workload like development & testing
Cost effective for low traffic web servers & small to medium database
Av2 standard is the largest generation of A series VMs with more RAM per vCPU and faster disks
2. DATABASE
Azure database for MySQL: It provides a fully managed database service for app development and deployment with built-in capabilities , such as availability, at no extra cost. It helps you easily lift and shift to the cloud, using languages and framework of your choice.
No up front cost
No termination fees
Pay only for what you use
Reserved capacity options
Azure database for PostgreSQL: It is a fully managed database as a service with built in capabilities, such as high availability and intelligence . You can continue to use languages and frameworks of your with no upfront costs. Pay as you use with reserved capacity pricing now available.
No termination fees
Per-hour billing
3. STORAGE
Azure Disk storage: These disks are block level storage volumes that are managed by azure and used with azure virtual machines. Managed disks are like a physical disk in an on-premises server but, virtualized.
The available types of disks are ultra disks, premium solid state drives(SSD), standard SSDs, and standard hard disk drives(HDD).
Blob storage: Blob storage is optimised for storing massive amounts of unstructured data.
Each blob has a size of 2GB.
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In short, Microsoft azure is a cloud platform that hosts your existing applications and streamline new application development. It integrates the cloud service that you need to develop, test, deploy, and manage your application, all while taking advantage of the efficiencies of cloud computing.
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