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Founded Year

1975

About Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers.

Headquarters Location

Redmond, Washington,

United States

+1 855 270 0615

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ESPs containing Microsoft Azure

The ESP matrix leverages data and analyst insight to identify and rank leading companies in a given technology landscape.

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Enterprise Tech / Cybersecurity

The security information & event management (SIEM) market focuses on providing solutions for collecting, analyzing, and correlating security event data from various sources within an organization's IT infrastructure. SIEM leverages behavioral analytics technology to reduce noise, prioritize high fidelity alerts, and enable fast and precise response to insider and cyber threats. The market also off…

Microsoft Azure named as Leader among 15 other companies, including Juniper Networks, Splunk, and Tata Consultancy Services.

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Research containing Microsoft Azure

Get data-driven expert analysis from the CB Insights Intelligence Unit.

CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Microsoft Azure in 4 CB Insights research briefs, most recently on Sep 13, 2024.

Expert Collections containing Microsoft Azure

Expert Collections are analyst-curated lists that highlight the companies you need to know in the most important technology spaces.

Microsoft Azure is included in 3 Expert Collections, including Smart Cities.

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Future of the Factory (2024)

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Latest Microsoft Azure News

Beyond Bengaluru: IBM, Microsoft Open Three New Experience Zones For Cloud, Gen AI Solutions

Sep 20, 2024

The Experience Zones will allow companies to enhance their employees' skill sets by showcasing advanced technologies and industry-specific case studies. 20 Sep 2024, 03:47 PM IST 20 Sep 2024, 03:47 PM IST WhatsApp Save IBM and Microsoft have opened three new Experience Zones in addition to the inaugural Experience Zone in Bengaluru, India. (Source: IBM) IBM Corp. and Microsoft have opened three new Experience Zones within IBM's Client Innovation Centres. These zones aim to help global clients across industries, such as financial services, government, healthcare, industrial, manufacturing and consumer packaged goods, derive value from generative artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud and Microsoft products and technologies. In addition to the inaugural Experience Zone in Bengaluru, which opened in April, the new zones are located in Bucharest, Romania; Buffalo, New York; and, Leicester, UK. IBM's global clients will have access to Microsoft technologies, including Microsoft Azure, Azure Open AI Service, Copilot and Dynamics, by using technology stations to explore and co-create generative AI solutions, IBM said. Organisations can also experiment with select IBM technologies that run on Microsoft Azure, including IBM Maximo Application Suite. "Before clients begin their cloud transformation journey, these Experience Zones can provide opportunities for hands-on access and ideation with IBM and Microsoft experts to identify those challenges and help clients develop technology solutions to create value and solve their most pressing business needs," said Chris McGuire, vice president and general manager for the global Microsoft strategic partnership at IBM. IBM said that at the Experience Zone in Bengaluru, enterprises have explored solutions around cloud modernisation, Microsoft Azure and custom copilots. Industry clients, such as manufacturing, gas and oil, and CPG have shown an interest in capabilities with augmented reality and virtual reality, including solutions like Microsoft's Hololens and Azure Internet of Things and Edge. In addition, the Experience Zones will allow companies to enhance their employees' skill sets by showcasing advanced technologies and industry-specific case studies. "IBM's inaugural Microsoft Experience Zone has empowered customers to harness the full potential of the Microsoft Cloud, generative AI, and Copilot, to enable business transformation, and we are thrilled that IBM is launching three additional IBM-Microsoft Experience Zones," said Dinis Couto, general manager, GSI Commercial Partners, at Microsoft. "Our partnership with IBM to establish three new Experience Zones will enable even more customers to create groundbreaking and transformative AI-powered services and solutions." ALSO READ

Microsoft Azure Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • When was Microsoft Azure founded?

    Microsoft Azure was founded in 1975.

  • Where is Microsoft Azure's headquarters?

    Microsoft Azure's headquarters is located at Redmond.

  • Who are Microsoft Azure's competitors?

    Competitors of Microsoft Azure include Skytap, Autogon AI, Juniper Networks, Databricks, Alation and 7 more.

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