Why are global corporations adopting Microsoft Azure? | WalkingTree Technologies

The cloud services market is increasing day by day. It has been estimated that this market will grow to $266.4 billion by the end of 2020. There are numerous cloud-service providers, but three of them are in a race to reach the top spot. Those three providers are Amazon web services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google-Cloud-Platform. A good percentage of all Fortune-500 companies use Microsoft Azure.

But why are enterprises adopting Azure, when there are cloud providers to choose from? Let’s take a look at some of the reasons:

Enterprise-centric — Microsoft is aware of how and where enterprises find the best value, and they have modeled their cloud-offerings around these. This helps enterprises migrate easily to Azure.

Medium learning curve — Microsoft Azure uses existing technologies that existing businesses are already using, thereby it provides the users in the business a medium learning curve.

Secure — Microsoft is committed to keeping data on the cloud secure. It has invested about $1billion in R&D, 3500 cybersecurity experts to build capabilities that include over 90 compliance offerings.

Better hybrid cloud capabilities — Microsoft continuously provides strong support for hybrid cloud services, allowing businesses to bring nearly full public Azure functionality using their own on-premises data centers.

Future-ready — As of today, Microsoft Azure has added 1000+ capabilities in the past year and continues to release more enterprise-centric and future proof products in the future.

to know more about Azure and why it is a popular choice among enterprises.

Originally published at https://walkingtree.tech on August 26, 2020.