Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform, a vast collection of integrated services that includes computing power, storage, databases, networking, analytics, and AI capabilities. Just as we established previously, that the cloud is essentially running your software on someone else's hardware, Azure provides the infrastructure, platform, and software services that make this possible at scale for non-technology focused individuals.
When researchers access Azure, they're connecting to one of Microsoft's global network of data centres. These data centres host the physical servers, compute hardware, and networking equipment that power your research computing needs.
