The future of computing: intelligent cloud and intelligent edge

Build on consistency and innovation across your network

Get a consistent and comprehensive experience from the cloud to the edge. Azure capabilities are based on a set of enduring principles:

• Consistent application development

  • Simplify the development and deployment of your solutions with consistent programming models, app services, data services and DevOps tools. Develop an event-based system with Azure Functions that runs on Azure, Azure Stack and Azure IoT Edge.

• Holistic security

  • Reduce the complexity of managing security across a distributed infrastructure. Azure Security Center provides a built-in, unified approach across environments and intelligent threat protection for workloads running on cloud-to-edge solutions.

• Unified identity

  • Manage profiles for cloud-to-edge solutions with Azure Active Directory. Guard against unauthorized access to apps, devices and data – including conditional access, access control lists, identity protection and access reviews.

• Simplified device management

  • Manage cloud resources in Azure and your edge environment with intelligent, built-in tools for monitoring, backup, disaster recovery and update management.

• Artificial intelligence across devices

  • Build machine learning models in Azure that you can run at the edge to deliver real-time insights. Retrain and improve your current machine learning models by transferring your data sets to Azure.

• Robust intelligent edge portfolio and ecosystem

  • Adopt the broad set of edge devices provided by Azure as well as the robust ecosystem of partners to ensure the right edge solution for your business.