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Featured

Explore some of the most popular Azure products

Virtual Machines
Provision Windows and Linux virtual machines in seconds

Azure Virtual Desktop
Enable a secure, remote desktop experience from anywhere

Azure SQL
Migrate, modernise, and innovate with the modern SQL family of cloud database services

Azure Cosmos DB
Fast NoSQL database with open APIs for any scale

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Build and scale with managed Kubernetes

Azure AI services
Deploy high-quality AI models as APIs

App Service
Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile

Azure PlayFab
Everything you need to build and operate a live game on one platform

Azure functions
Execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience

Azure Quantum
Jump in and explore a diverse selection of today's quantum hardware, software, and solutions

Azure Arc
Secure, develop, and operate infrastructure, apps, and Azure services anywhere

Azure Operator Insights
Remove data silos and deliver business insights from massive datasets
AI + Machine Learning

AI + Machine Learning

Create the next generation of applications using artificial intelligence capabilities for any developer and any scenario.

Azure Machine Learning
Build, train, and deploy models from the cloud to the edge

Azure AI Studio
Your platform for developing generative AI solutions and customised copilots

Azure AI Search
Enterprise scale search for app development

Azure OpenAI Service
Apply advanced coding and language models to a variety of use cases

Azure AI Speech
Unified speech services for speech-to-text, text-to-speech and speech translation

Azure AI Language
Add natural language capabilities with a single API call

Azure AI Translator
Easily conduct machine translation with a simple REST API call

Azure AI Vision
Unlock insights from image and video content with AI

Azure AI Document Intelligence
Accelerate information extraction from documents

Azure AI Content Safety
Use AI to monitor text and image content for safety

Copilot in Azure
Simplify operations and management from cloud to edge with an AI companion
Analytics

Analytics

Gather, store, process, analyse and visualise data of any variety, volume or velocity.

Azure Synapse Analytics
Limitless analytics service with unmatched time to insight

Azure Databricks
Design AI with Apache Spark™-based analytics

Microsoft Purview
Govern, protect, and manage your data estate

Azure Data Factory
Hybrid data integration at enterprise scale, made easy

HDInsight
Provision cloud Hadoop, Spark, R Server, HBase, and Storm clusters

Azure Stream Analytics
Real-time analytics on fast-moving streaming data

Azure Machine Learning
Build, train, and deploy models from the cloud to the edge

Azure Analysis Services
Enterprise-grade analytics engine as a service

Azure Data Lake Storage
Scalable, secure data lake for high-performance analytics

Azure Data Explorer
Fast and highly scalable data exploration service

Microsoft Fabric
Access, manage, and act on data and insights by connecting every data source and analytics service together on a single platform
Compute

Compute

Access cloud compute capacity and scale on demand – and only pay for the resources you use.

Virtual Machines
Provision Windows and Linux virtual machines in seconds

Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Manage and scale up to thousands of Linux and Windows VMs

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Build and scale with managed Kubernetes

Azure Spring Apps
Build and deploy Spring Boot applications with a fully managed service from Microsoft and VMware

App Service
Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile

Azure functions
Execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience

Azure Dedicated Host
A dedicated physical server to host your Azure VMs for Windows and Linux

Batch
Cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Migrate SQL Server workloads to the cloud at lower total cost of ownership (TCO)

Azure Spot Virtual Machines
Provision unused compute capacity at deep discounts to run interruptible workloads

Azure Container Apps
Build and deploy modern apps and microservices using serverless containers
Containers

Containers

Develop and manage your containerised apps faster with integrated tools

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Build and scale with managed Kubernetes

Azure Red Hat OpenShift
Fully managed OpenShift service, jointly operated with Red Hat

Azure Container Apps
Build and deploy modern apps and microservices using serverless containers

Azure functions
Execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience

Web App for Containers
Easily deploy and run containerised web apps on Windows and Linux

Container Instances
Easily run containers on Azure without managing servers.

Service Fabric
Develop microservices and orchestrate containers on Windows or Linux

Container Registry
Store and manage container images across all types of deployments

Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager
Seamlessly manage Kubernetes clusters at scale

Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials
Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials is an on-premises Kubernetes implementation of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) that automates running containerized applications at scale.
Databases

Databases

Support rapid growth and innovate faster with secure, enterprise-grade and fully managed database services.

Azure SQL
Migrate, modernise, and innovate with the modern SQL family of cloud database services

Azure Cosmos DB
Fast NoSQL database with open APIs for any scale

Azure SQL Database
Build apps that scale with managed and intelligent SQL database in the cloud

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Innovate faster with fully managed, intelligent, and scalable PostgreSQL

Azure SQL Managed Instance
Modernise SQL Server applications with a managed, always-up-to-date SQL instance in the cloud

Azure Database for MySQL
Fully managed, scalable MySQL database

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Migrate SQL Server workloads to the cloud at lower total cost of ownership (TCO)

Azure Cache for Redis
Accelerate apps with high-throughput, low-latency data caching

Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
Accelerate your data migration to Azure

Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
Cloud Cassandra with flexibility, control and scale

Azure Database for MariaDB
Managed MariaDB database service for app developers
DevOps

DevOps

Deliver innovation faster with simple, reliable tools for continuous delivery

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

Azure Pipelines
Continuously build, test, and deploy to any platform and cloud

Azure Boards
Plan, track, and discuss work across your teams

Azure Repos
Get unlimited, cloud-hosted private Git repos for your project

Azure Artifacts
Create, host, and share packages with your team

Azure Test Plans
Test and ship confidently with an exploratory test toolkit

Azure DevTest Labs
Quickly create environments using reusable templates and artifacts

DevOps tool integrations
Use your favorite DevOps tools with Azure

Azure Monitor
Full observability into your apps, infrastructure and network

Azure Load Testing
Optimise app performance with high-scale load testing

Azure Deployment Environments
Quickly spin up app infrastructure environments with project-based templates

Azure Managed Grafana
Deploy Grafana dashboards as a fully managed Azure service
Developer Tools

Developer Tools

Build, manage and continuously deliver cloud applications – using any platform or language

Visual Studio
Powerful and flexible environment to develop apps in the cloud

Visual Studio Code
A powerful, lightweight code editor for cloud development

GitHub
World’s leading developer platform, seamlessly integrated with Azure

Visual Studio Subscriptions
Comprehensive set of resources to create, deploy, and manage apps

Power Apps
A powerful, low-code platform for building apps quickly

SDKs
Get the SDKs and command-line tools you need

App Centre
Build, test, release, and monitor your mobile and desktop apps

Azure Monitor
Full observability into your apps, infrastructure and network

Azure Load Testing
Optimise app performance with high-scale load testing

Azure Deployment Environments
Quickly spin up app infrastructure environments with project-based templates
Hybrid + multicloud

Hybrid + multicloud

Get Azure innovation everywhere—bring the agility and innovation of cloud computing to your on-premises workloads

Azure Arc
Secure, develop, and operate infrastructure, apps, and Azure services anywhere

Azure Sentinel
Put cloud-native SIEM and intelligent security analytics to work to help protect your enterprise

Azure Stack
Build and run innovative hybrid apps across cloud boundaries

Azure ExpressRoute
Dedicated private-network fibre connections to Azure

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD)
Synchronise on-premises directories and enable single sign-on

Azure SQL
Migrate, modernise, and innovate with the modern SQL family of cloud database services

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

Azure Database for PostgreSQL
Innovate faster with fully managed, intelligent, and scalable PostgreSQL

Azure IoT Edge
Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices
Identity

Identity

Manage user identities and access to protect against advanced threats across devices, data, apps and infrastructure

Azure Active Directory External Identities
Consumer identity and access management in the cloud

Azure Active Directory Domain Services
Join Azure virtual machines to a domain without domain controllers
Integration

Integration

Seamlessly integrate on-premises and cloud-based applications, data and processes across your enterprise.

Logic Apps
Automate the access and use of data across clouds

Service Bus
Connect across private and public cloud environments

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

Event Grid
Reliable message delivery at massive scale

Azure Data Manager for Energy
Reduce time, risk, and cost of energy exploration and production

Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture
Azure Data Manager for Agriculture extends the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform with industry-specific data connectors and capabilities to bring together farm data from disparate sources, enabling organisations to leverage high quality datasets and accelerate the development of digital agriculture solutions
Internet of Things

Internet of Things

Bring IoT to any device and any platform, without changing your infrastructure

Azure IoT Operations
Unlock insights for intelligent local actions and global visibility. Enabled by Azure Arc

Azure IoT Hub
Connect, monitor and manage billions of IoT assets

Azure Digital Twins
Use IoT spatial intelligence to create models of physical environments

Azure IoT Edge
Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices

Azure IoT Central
Go from proof of concept to proof of value

Azure Sphere
Create, connect, and maintain secured intelligent IoT devices from the edge to the cloud

Windows for IoT
Build intelligent edge solutions with world-class developer tools, long-term support and enterprise-grade security.

Azure RTOS
Making embedded IoT development and connectivity easy

Azure Machine Learning
Use an enterprise-grade service for the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle

Azure Maps
Add location data and mapping visuals to business applications and solutions
Management and Governance

Management and Governance

Simplify, automate and optimise the management and compliance of your cloud resources

Microsoft Azure portal
Build, manage, and monitor all Azure products in a single, unified console

Microsoft Purview
Govern, protect, and manage your data estate

Azure mobile app
Stay connected to your Azure resources—anytime, anywhere

Cloud Shell
Streamline Azure administration with a browser-based shell

Azure Advisor
Your personalised Azure best practices recommendation engine

Azure Backup
Simplify data protection and protect against ransomware

Microsoft Cost Management
Monitor, allocate, and optimise cloud costs with transparency, accuracy and efficiency

Azure Policy
Implement corporate governance and standards at scale

Azure Site Recovery
Keep your business running with built-in disaster recovery service

Azure Chaos Studio
Improve application resilience by introducing faults and simulating outages

Azure Monitor
Full observability into your apps, infrastructure and network

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Media

Media

Deliver high-quality video content anywhere, at any time and on any device

Media Services
Encode, store and stream video and audio at scale

Encoding
Studio grade encoding at cloud scale

Azure Media Player
A single player for all your playback needs

Live and On-Demand Streaming
Deliver content to virtually all devices with ability to scale

Content Protection
Securely deliver content using AES, PlayReady, Widevine, and Fairplay

Content Delivery Network
Fast, reliable content delivery network with global reach
Migration

Migration

Simplify and accelerate your migration to the cloud with guidance, tools and resources

Azure Migrate
Simplify migration and modernisation with a unified platform

Azure Site Recovery
Keep your business running with built-in disaster recovery service

Azure Database Migration Service (classic)
Accelerate your data migration to Azure

Azure Data Box
Appliances and solutions for data transfer to Azure and edge compute

Microsoft Cost Management
Monitor, allocate, and optimise cloud costs with transparency, accuracy and efficiency
Mixed Reality

Mixed Reality

Blend your physical and digital worlds to create immersive, collaborative experiences

Spatial Anchors
Create multi-user, spatially aware mixed reality experiences

Remote Rendering
Render high-quality, interactive 3D content with real-time streaming

Azure Digital Twins
Use IoT spatial intelligence to create models of physical environments

Kinect DK
Build computer vision and speech models using a developer kit with advanced AI sensors

Object Anchors
Automatically align and anchor 3D content to objects in the physical world
Mobile

Mobile

Build and deploy cross-platform and native apps for any mobile device

Notification Hubs
Send push notifications to any platform from any back-end

App Centre
Build, test, release, and monitor your mobile and desktop apps

Xamarin
Create cloud-powered mobile apps faster

Azure Maps
Add location data and mapping visuals to business applications and solutions

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

Azure AI Search
Enterprise scale search for app development

Azure AI services
Deploy high-quality AI models as APIs

Spatial Anchors
Create multi-user, spatially aware mixed reality experiences

App Service
Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile

Azure Communication Services
Build multichannel communication experiences
Networking

Networking

Connect cloud and on-premises infrastructure and services, to provide your customers and users with the best possible experience.

Virtual Network
Create your own private network infrastructure in the cloud

Load Balancer
Deliver high availability and network performance to your apps

Application Gateway
Build secure, scalable, highly available web front ends in Azure

VPN Gateway
Establish secure, cross-premises connectivity

Azure DNS
Host your Domain Name System (DNS) domain in Azure

Content Delivery Network
Fast, reliable content delivery network with global reach

Azure DDoS Protection
Protect your Azure resources from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks

Azure Orbital Earth Station
Rapidly ingest data from space into the cloud with a satellite earth station service

Azure ExpressRoute
Dedicated private-network fibre connections to Azure

Azure Network Function Manager
Extend Azure management for deploying 5G and SD-WAN network functions on edge devices

Azure Virtual Network Manager
Centrally manage virtual networks in Azure from a single pane of glass

Azure Private Link
Private access to services hosted on the Azure platform, keeping your data on the Microsoft network
Security

Security

Protect your enterprise from advanced threats across hybrid cloud workloads

Azure Sentinel
Put cloud-native SIEM and intelligent security analytics to work to help protect your enterprise

Application Gateway
Build secure, scalable, highly available web front ends in Azure

Key Vault
Safeguard and maintain control of keys and other secrets

VPN Gateway
Establish secure, cross-premises connectivity

Azure DDoS Protection
Protect your Azure resources from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks

Azure Bastion
Fully managed service that helps secure remote access to your virtual machines

Web Application Firewall
A cloud-native web application firewall (WAF) service that provides powerful protection for web apps

Azure Firewall
Protect your Azure Virtual Network resources with cloud-native network security

Azure Firewall Manager
Central network security policy and route management for globally distributed, software-defined perimeters
Storage

Storage

Get secure, massively scalable cloud storage for your data, apps and workloads.

Azure Disk Storage
High-performance, highly durable block storage

Azure Data Lake Storage
Scalable, secure data lake for high-performance analytics

Azure Files
Simple, secure and serverless enterprise-grade cloud file shares

Azure NetApp Files
Enterprise-grade Azure file shares, powered by NetApp

Azure Backup
Simplify data protection and protect against ransomware

Azure Blob Storage
Massively scalable and secure object storage

Azure Data Box
Appliances and solutions for data transfer to Azure and edge compute

Archive Storage
Industry-leading price point for storing rarely accessed data

Azure Elastic SAN
Elastic SAN is a cloud-native storage area network (SAN) service built on Azure. Gain access to an end-to-end experience like your on-premises SAN

Azure Container Storage
Manage persistent volumes for stateful container applications

Azure Managed Lustre
Azure Managed Lustre is a fully managed, cloud based parallel file system that enables customers to run their high performance computing (HPC) workloads in the cloud
Web

Web

Build, deploy and scale powerful web applications quickly and efficiently

Web Apps
Quickly create and deploy mission-critical web apps at scale

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

Content Delivery Network
Fast, reliable content delivery network with global reach

Azure AI Search
Enterprise scale search for app development

Azure SignalR Service
Add real-time web functionalities easily

Azure web PubSub
Easily build real-time messaging web applications using WebSockets and the publish-subscribe pattern

Azure Maps
Add location data and mapping visuals to business applications and solutions

Static Web Apps
A modern web app service that offers streamlined full-stack development from source code to global high availability

Azure Communication Services
Build multichannel communication experiences

Azure Load Testing
Optimise app performance with high-scale load testing

Azure Fluid Relay
Easily add real-time collaborative experiences to your apps with Fluid Framework

Azure Container Apps
Build and deploy modern apps and microservices using serverless containers
Virtual desktop infrastructure

Virtual desktop infrastructure

The best virtual desktop experience – delivered on Azure

Azure Virtual Desktop
Enable a secure, remote desktop experience from anywhere

VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure
Provision Windows desktops and apps with VMware and Azure Virtual Desktop

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for Azure
Provision Windows desktops and apps on Azure with Citrix and Azure Virtual Desktop

Azure Lab Services
Set up virtual labs for classes, training, hackathons, and other related scenarios
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Use cases

Use cases

Build, manage and continuously deliver cloud apps – with any platform or language

Analyse images, comprehend speech and make predictions using data

Simplify and accelerate your migration and modernisation with guidance, tools and resources

Gather, store, process, analyse and visualise data of any variety, volume or velocity.

Bring the agility and innovation of the cloud to your on-premises workloads

Connect, monitor, and control devices with secure, scalable, and open edge-to-cloud solutions

Help protect data, apps and infrastructure with trusted security services

Application development

Application development

Development and testing
Simplify and accelerate development and testing (dev/test) across any platform

DevOps
Bring together people, processes and products to continuously deliver value to customers and coworkers.

DevSecOps
Build secure apps on a trusted platform. Embed security in your developer workflow and foster collaboration between developers, security practitioners, and IT operators.

E-commerce
Give customers what they want with a personalised, scalable and secure shopping experience

Low-code application development on Azure
Turn your ideas into applications faster using the right tools for the job.

Microservice applications
Create reliable apps and functionalities at scale and bring them to market faster.

Mobile
Reach your customers everywhere, on any device, with a single mobile app build.

Modern application development
Respond to changes faster, optimise costs and ship confidently.

Serverless computing
Build apps faster by not having to manage infrastructure.

Messaging services on Azure
Connect modern applications with a comprehensive set of messaging services on Azure

Application and data modernisation
Accelerate time to market, deliver innovative experiences and improve security with Azure application and data modernisation.

Business SaaS apps
Use business insights and intelligence from Azure to build software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps

Azure SaaS Development Kit
Move to a SaaS model faster with a kit of prebuilt code, templates, and modular resources.

Web3
Explore services to help you develop and run Web3 applications.

AI

AI

AI
Build mission-critical solutions to analyse images, comprehend speech and make predictions using data.

Knowledge mining
Uncover latent insights from across all of your business data with AI.

Azure confidential computing
Protect your data and code while the data is in use in the cloud.

Hugging Face on Azure
Build machine learning models faster with Hugging Face on Azure.

Cloud migration and modernisation

Cloud migration and modernisation

Azure cloud migration and modernisation centre
Save money and improve efficiency by migrating and modernising your workloads to Azure with proven tools and guidance.

.NET apps migration
Optimise costs, operate confidently and ship features faster by migrating your ASP.NET web apps to Azure.

Development and testing
Simplify and accelerate development and testing (dev/test) across any platform

Linux on Azure
Enhanced security and hybrid capabilities for your mission-critical Linux workloads

Mainframe and mid-range migration
Reduce infrastructure costs by moving your mainframe and mid-range apps to Azure.

SAP on the Microsoft Cloud
Extend SAP applications and innovate in the cloud trusted by SAP.

SQL Server migration
Move your SQL Server databases to Azure with few or no application code changes.

Windows Server on Azure
Migrate your Windows Server workloads to Azure for unparalleled innovation and security.

Azure confidential computing
Protect your data and code while the data is in use in the cloud.

Application and data modernisation
Accelerate time to market, deliver innovative experiences and improve security with Azure application and data modernisation.

Integration services on Azure
Seamlessly integrate applications, systems, and data for your enterprise.

Migration and modernisation for Oracle workloads
Run your Oracle database and enterprise applications on Azure.

MongoDB Atlas on Azure
Migrate MongoDB workloads to the cloud and modernise data infrastructure with MongoDB Atlas on Azure.

FinOps on Azure
Maximise cloud business value for your organisation by leveraging Azure products and services to implement FinOps best practises that can support cloud cost optimisation.

Data and analytics

Data and analytics

Business intelligence
Drive faster, more efficient decision-making by drawing deeper insights from your analytics.

Cloud-scale analytics
Accelerate time to insights with an end-to-end cloud analytics solution.

Hybrid cloud and infrastructure

Hybrid cloud and infrastructure

Back up and disaster recovery
Minimise disruption to your business with cost-effective backup and disaster recovery solutions.

High-performance computing (HPC)
Get fully managed, single tenancy supercomputers with high-performance storage and no data movement.

Hybrid and multicloud solutions
Bring innovation anywhere, to your hybrid environment across on-premises, multicloud and the edge.

Azure private multi-access edge compute (MEC)
Deliver ultra-low-latency networking, applications and services at the enterprise edge

Business-critical applications
Run your mission-critical applications on Azure for increased operational agility and security.

Quantum computing
Experience quantum impact today with the world’s first full-stack, quantum computing cloud ecosystem.

Azure public multi-access edge compute (MEC)
Deliver ultra-low-latency networking, applications, and services at the mobile operator edge.

Web3
Explore services to help you develop and run Web3 applications.

5G and Space
Bring Azure to the edge with seamless network integration and connectivity to deploy modern connected apps.

Windows Server on Azure
Migrate your Windows Server workloads to Azure for unparalleled innovation and security.

Internet of Things

Internet of Things

Azure IoT
Connect devices, analyse data and automate processes with secure, scalable and open edge-to-cloud solutions.

Azure Industrial IoT
Build open, interoperable IoT solutions that secure and modernise industrial systems.

Azure IoT for safer workplaces
Help safeguard physical work environments with scalable IoT solutions designed for rapid deployment.

IoT for sustainability
Meet environmental sustainability goals and accelerate conservation projects with IoT technologies.

Security and governance

Security and governance

Azure governance
Ensure compliance using built-in cloud governance capabilities.

Back up and disaster recovery
Minimise disruption to your business with cost-effective backup and disaster recovery solutions.

Azure confidential computing
Protect your data and code while the data is in use in the cloud.

Azure network security
Cloud-native network security for protecting your applications, network and workloads.

Web3
Explore services to help you develop and run Web3 applications.
Organisation type

Organisation type

Start-ups
Get started easily, run lean, stay agile and grow fast with Azure for startups

Non-profits
Accelerate mission impact, increase innovation and optimise efficiency – with world-class security
Resources

Resources

Reference architectures
Find reference architectures, example scenarios and solutions for common workloads on Azure

Resources for accelerating growth
Do more with less—explore resources for increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and driving innovation

Azure Marketplace
Search from a rich catalogue of more than 17,000 certified apps and services

Customer enablement
Plan a clear path forwards for your cloud journey with proven tools, guidance and resources
Pricing
How to buy
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- Flexible purchase options
  Find the options that works best for you
- Azure benefits and incentives
  Explore special offers, benefits and incentives
Pricing tools and resources
- Pricing calculator
  Estimate the costs for Azure products and services
- TCO calculator
  Estimate your total cost of ownership and cost savings
- Optimise your costs
  Learn how to manage and optimise your cloud spend
- Cloud economics
  Understand the value and economics of moving to Azure
Partners
Find a partner
- Azure Marketplace
  Find, try and buy trusted apps and services
- Find a partner
  Get up and running in the cloud with help from an experienced partner
Becoming a partner
- Azure partner zone
  Find the latest content, news and guidance to lead customers to the cloud
- Azure technology partners
  Build, extend and scale your apps on a trusted cloud platform
- Publish your app
  Reach more customers – sell directly to over 4M users a month in the commercial marketplace
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Learning
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What’s new
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