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    An adaptive cloud

    Unify disparate assets with AI-enhanced management and security across cloud and edge environments.

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    Migrate to innovate

    Securely migrate Windows Server, SQL Server, and Linux estate to Microsoft Azure.

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    Migrate to innovate

    Get AI-ready by securely migrating Windows Server, SQL Server, and Linux to Azure.

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    Run and manage applications your way with your preferred Linux distribution on Azure.

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### Windows Server on Azure

Run business-critical workloads with hybrid cloud agility and advanced security.

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#### Azure Arc

Unify on-premises, hybrid, and cross-cloud infrastructure.

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#### Azure AI Foundry

Build, evaluate, and deploy generative AI solutions and custom agents.

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#### Azure AI Content Understanding

Simplify multimodal AI app development and automate complex data extraction.

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#### Azure OpenAI Service  

Build your own agents and generative AI apps.

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#### Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Build and scale apps with managed Kubernetes.

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#### Azure AI Search

Deliver accurate, hyper-personalized responses in your generative AI applications.

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### Azure AI Foundry

Build, evaluate, and deploy generative AI solutions and custom agents.

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#### Azure OpenAI Service

Build your own agents and generative AI apps.

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#### Azure AI Search

Deliver accurate, hyper-personalized responses in your generative AI applications.

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Azure AI Content Safety

Use AI to monitor text and image content for safety.

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Use an enterprise-grade AI service for the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle.

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#### Azure AI Vision

Discover computer vision insights from image and video analysis with OCR and AI.

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Build intelligent applications with natural language processing capabilities.

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### Azure Virtual Machines

Deploy VMs in seconds.

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#### Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Build and scale apps with managed Kubernetes.  

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Provision VMs for Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE, and other popular distributions.  

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Get industry-leading performance for SQL.  

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Deploy scalable, protected virtualized infrastructure.

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#### Azure Functions

Trigger apps with serverless computing.  

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#### Azure App Service

Expand apps to additional locations.  

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### Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Build and scale apps with managed Kubernetes.

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#### Azure App Service

Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile.  

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Trigger apps with serverless computing.  

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#### Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager

Seamlessly manage Kubernetes clusters at scale.  

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#### Azure Container Instances

Run containers without managing servers.  

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#### Azure Red Hat OpenShift

Build, deploy, and scale apps on fully managed OpenShift clusters.  

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#### Azure Spring Apps

Build or migrate Spring applications with a fully managed service.  

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### Azure Arc

Unify on-premises, hybrid, and cross-cloud infrastructure.

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#### Azure SQL

Migrate and modernize your SQL workloads.  

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#### Azure Stack

Build apps across on-premises, cloud, and the edge.  

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#### Microsoft Sentinel

Simplify security operations with intelligent security analytics.  

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#### Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Protect multicloud and hybrid environments.  

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#### Azure ExpressRoute

Create secure, private clouds.  

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#### Azure DevOps

Share code, track work, and ship software with modern dev services.  

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### Azure IoT Hub

Authenticate communication across devices, edge, and cloud.

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#### Azure IoT Central

Build IoT solutions on a hosted platform.  

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#### Azure IoT Edge

Deploy cloud intelligence on local edge devices.  

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#### Microsoft Defender for IoT

Protect IoT and OT devices from threats.  

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#### Azure Digital Twins

Create models of physical environments.  

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#### Azure Sphere

Secure your IoT hardware and software.  

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#### Azure Time Series Insights

Visualize IoT data in real time.

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