We’re thrilled to announce that on September 18^th Seattle Business magazine announced Microsoft Azure as the 2014 Tech Impact Awards winner in the Cloud Computing category.

Seattle Business magazine’s annual awards celebrate individuals and companies whose grasp of technology and its ability to make our lives better is inspiring and impossible to ignore. Microsoft Azure is honored to receive this award, as the Cloud Computing category included some of the most distinguished companies in Washington State’s tech industry.

“One of the great joys of covering business in Washington state is to see the development of new technologies, new services and new business models in every industry sector,” says Leslie Helm, editor of Seattle Business. “The Tech Impact Awards honor this innovation and recognize the effect it has on business and on society.”

According to Seattle Business, Azure takes an enterprise-friendly approach when working with companies worldwide, but also claims a sizable impact on the consumer side.

Along with the Seattle Business award, in 2014 Azure has been honored with titles such as the Editor’s Choice award from PCMag.com with an “Excellent” rating, stating its “tight integration with other Microsoft services, wizard –based setup, and across-the-board ease of use make it our Editor’s Choice for small business cloud services.”