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Create the next generation of applications using artificial intelligence capabilities for any developer and any scenario
Learn more Anomaly Detector Easily add anomaly detection capabilities to your apps.
Azure Bot Services Create bots and connect them across channels
Azure Cognitive Search Enterprise scale search for app development
Azure Databricks Design AI with Apache Spark™-based analytics
Azure Machine Learning Use an enterprise-grade service for the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle
Azure Open Datasets Cloud platform to host and share curated open datasets to accelerate development of machine learning models
Azure Cognitive Services Add cognitive capabilities to apps with APIs and AI services
Azure Video Indexer Easily extract meaningful insights from audio and video files using media AI
Computer Vision Distill actionable information from images
Content Moderator Automated image, text, and video moderation
Custom Vision Easily customize your own state-of-the-art computer vision models for your unique use case
Data Science Virtual Machines Rich pre-configured environment for AI development
Face API Detect, identify, analyze, organize, and tag faces in photos
Azure Form Recognizer The AI-powered document extraction service that understands your forms
Azure Immersive Reader Empower users of all ages and abilities to read and comprehend text
Kinect DK Build for mixed reality using AI sensors
Language Understanding (LUIS) Teach your apps to understand commands from your users
Microsoft Genomics Power genome sequencing & research insights
Personalizer Deliver personalized, relevant experiences for each of your users
Project Bonsai PREVIEW Create intelligent industrial control systems using simulations
QnA Maker Distill information into conversational, easy-to-navigate answers
Speaker recognition A Speech service feature that verifies and identifies speakers
Speech to text A Speech service feature that accurately converts spoken audio to text
Speech translation Easily integrate real-time speech translation to your app
Cognitive Service for Language Add natural language capabilities with a single API call
Text to speech A Speech service feature that converts text to lifelike speech
Translator Easily conduct machine translation with a simple REST API call
Azure Metrics Advisor An AI service that monitors metrics and diagnoses issues
Health Bot A managed service purpose-built for development of virtual healthcare assistants
Azure Percept PREVIEW Accelerate edge intelligence from silicon to service
Azure Applied AI Services Specialized services that enable organizations to accelerate time to value in applying AI to solve common scenarios
Azure OpenAI Service PREVIEW Apply advanced coding and language models to a variety of use cases
Analytics Gather, store, process, analyze, and visualize data of any variety, volume, or velocity
Learn more Azure Analysis Services Enterprise-grade analytics engine as a service
Azure Data Explorer Fast and highly scalable data exploration service
Azure Data Factory Hybrid data integration at enterprise scale, made easy
Azure Data Lake Storage Scalable, secure data lake for high-performance analytics
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1 Hyperscale repository for big data analytics workloads
Azure Data Share A simple and safe service for sharing big data with external organizations
Azure Databricks Design AI with Apache Spark™-based analytics
Azure Stream Analytics Real-time analytics on fast-moving streaming data
Azure Synapse Analytics Limitless analytics with unmatched time to insight
Data Catalog Get more value from your enterprise data assets
Data Lake Analytics Distributed analytics service that makes big data easy
Event Hubs Receive telemetry from millions of devices
HDInsight Provision cloud Hadoop, Spark, R Server, HBase, and Storm clusters
Power BI Embedded White label Power BI to quickly and easily provide exceptional customer facing dashboards and analytics in your own applications
R Server for HDInsight Predictive analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling for big data
Microsoft Purview A unified data governance solution that maximizes the business value of your data
Microsoft Graph Data Connect PREVIEW A secure, high-throughput connector designed to copy select Microsoft 365 productivity datasets into your Azure tenant
Azure Chaos Studio PREVIEW Improve application resilience by introducing faults and simulating outages
Compute Access cloud compute capacity and scale on demand—and only pay for the resources you use
Learn more App Service Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile
Azure CycleCloud Create, manage, operate, and optimize HPC and big compute clusters of any scale
Azure Quantum Jump in and explore a diverse selection of today's quantum hardware, software, and solutions
Azure Spot Virtual Machines Provision unused compute capacity at deep discounts to run interruptible workloads
Azure Spring Apps Build and deploy Spring Boot applications with a fully managed service from Microsoft and VMware
Azure VMware Solution Run your VMware workloads natively on Azure
Batch Cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management
Cloud Services Create highly-available, infinitely-scalable cloud applications and APIs
Linux Virtual Machines Provision virtual machines for Ubuntu, Red Hat, and more
SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Migrate SQL Server workloads to the cloud at lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
Static Web Apps Streamlined full-stack development from source code to global high availability
Virtual Machine Scale Sets Manage and scale up to thousands of Linux and Windows VMs
Virtual Machines Provision Windows and Linux VMs in seconds
Azure Virtual Desktop Enable a secure, remote desktop experience from anywhere
Azure Dedicated Host A dedicated physical server to host your Azure VMs for Windows and Linux
Azure VM Image Builder Simplify your image building process with easy to use tool
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Deploy and scale containers on managed Kubernetes
Azure Functions Execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience
Azure Container Instances Launch containers with hypervisor isolation
Azure Service Fabric Deploy and operate always-on, scalable, distributed apps
Containers Develop and manage your containerized applications faster with integrated tools
Learn more App Configuration Fast, scalable parameter storage for app configuration
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Deploy and scale containers on managed Kubernetes
Azure Red Hat OpenShift Deploy and scale containers on managed Red Hat OpenShift
Azure Container Apps Build and deploy modern apps and microservices using serverless containers
Azure Functions Execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience
Web App for Containers Run containerized web apps on Windows and Linux
Azure Container Instances Launch containers with hypervisor isolation
Azure Service Fabric Deploy and operate always-on, scalable, distributed apps
Azure Container Registry Build, store, secure, and replicate container images and artifacts
Databases Support rapid growth and innovate faster with secure, enterprise-grade, and fully managed database services
Learn more Azure Cache for Redis Accelerate apps with high-throughput, low-latency data caching
Azure Cosmos DB Build or modernize scalable, high-performance apps
Azure Data Factory Hybrid data integration at enterprise scale, made easy
Azure Database for MariaDB Deploy applications to the cloud with enterprise-ready, fully managed community MariaDB
Azure Database for MySQL Fully managed, scalable MySQL Database
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Fully managed, intelligent, and scalable PostgreSQL
Azure Database Migration Service Accelerate your data migration to Azure
Azure SQL Modern SQL family for migration and app modernization
Azure SQL Database Managed, intelligent SQL in the cloud
Azure SQL Edge Consume Services privately on Azure Platform
Azure SQL Managed Instance Managed, always up-to-date SQL instance in the cloud
SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines Migrate SQL Server workloads to the cloud at lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
Table Storage NoSQL key-value store using semi-structured datasets
Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra Modernize Cassandra data clusters with a managed instance in the cloud
Azure confidential ledger PREVIEW Tamperproof, unstructured data store hosted in trusted execution environments (TEEs) and backed by cryptographically verifiable evidence
Developer tools Build, manage, and continuously deliver cloud applications—using any platform or language
Learn more App Configuration Fast, scalable parameter storage for app configuration
Azure DevOps Services for teams to share code, track work, and ship software
Azure DevTest Labs Quickly create environments using reusable templates and artifacts
Azure Lab Services Set up labs for classrooms, trials, development and testing, and other scenarios
Azure Pipelines Continuously build, test, and deploy to any platform and cloud
SDKs Get the SDKs and command-line tools you need
Visual Studio Powerful and flexible environment to develop apps in the cloud
Visual Studio Code A powerful, lightweight code editor for cloud development
Azure Load Testing PREVIEW Optimize app performance with high-scale load testing
DevOps Deliver innovation faster with simple, reliable tools for continuous delivery
Learn more Azure Artifacts Create, host, and share packages with your team
Azure Boards Plan, track, and discuss work across your teams
Azure DevOps Services for teams to share code, track work, and ship software
Azure DevTest Labs Quickly create environments using reusable templates and artifacts
Azure Monitor Full observability into your applications, infrastructure, and network
Azure Pipelines Continuously build, test, and deploy to any platform and cloud
Azure Repos Get unlimited, cloud-hosted private Git repos for your project
Azure Test Plans Test and ship confidently with an exploratory test toolkit
DevOps tool integrations Use your favorite DevOps tools with Azure
Azure Load Testing PREVIEW Optimize app performance with high-scale load testing
Azure Managed Grafana PREVIEW Deploy Grafana dashboards as a fully managed Azure service
Hybrid + multicloud Get Azure innovation everywhere—bring the agility and innovation of cloud computing to your on-premises workloads
Learn more Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Synchronize on-premises directories and enable single sign-on
Azure Arc Secure, develop, and operate infrastructure, apps, and Azure services anywhere
Azure Database for PostgreSQL Fully managed, intelligent, and scalable PostgreSQL
Azure DevOps Services for teams to share code, track work, and ship software
Azure ExpressRoute Experience a fast, reliable, and private connection to Azure
Azure IoT Edge Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices
Microsoft Sentinel Cloud-native SIEM and intelligent security analytics
Azure SQL Database Managed, intelligent SQL in the cloud
Azure SQL Edge Consume Services privately on Azure Platform
Azure Stack Build and run innovative hybrid apps across cloud boundaries
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Extend threat protection to any infrastructure
Azure Stack HCI Run your production workloads anywhere on hybrid, familiar hyperconverged infrastructure
Azure Stack Hub Azure Stack Hub is sold as an integrated hardware system, with software pre-installed on validated hardware
Azure Stack Edge An Azure managed device that brings the compute, storage, and intelligence of Azure to the edge
Azure Modular Datacenter A complete, rugged datacenter solution
Identity Manage user identities and access to protect against advanced threats across devices, data, apps, and infrastructure
Learn more Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Synchronize on-premises directories and enable single sign-on
Azure Active Directory Domain Services Manage your domain controllers in the cloud
Azure Information Protection Better protect your sensitive information—anytime, anywhere
Azure Active Directory External Identities Consumer identity and access management in the cloud
Integration Seamlessly integrate on-premises and cloud-based applications, data, and processes across your enterprise
Learn more API Management Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale
Azure Health Data Services Unify and manage health data and protected health information (PHI) in the cloud
Event Grid Reliable event delivery at massive scale
Logic Apps Automate the access and use of data across clouds
Service Bus Connect across private and public cloud environments
Azure Web PubSub Easily build real-time messaging web applications using WebSockets and the publish-subscribe pattern
Internet of Things Connect assets or environments, discover insights, and drive informed actions to transform your business
Learn more API Management Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale
Azure Cosmos DB Build or modernize scalable, high-performance apps
Azure Digital Twins Use IoT spatial intelligence to create models of physical environments
Azure IoT Central Go from proof of concept to proof of value
Azure IoT Edge Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices
Azure IoT Hub Connect, monitor, and manage billions of IoT assets
Azure Machine Learning Use an enterprise-grade service for the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle
Azure Maps Add maps, location data, and route planning to your solutions with geospatial APIs and SDKs
Azure RTOS Making embedded IoT development and connectivity easy
Azure Sphere Securely connect MCU-powered devices from the silicon to the cloud
Azure SQL Edge Consume Services privately on Azure Platform
Azure Stream Analytics Real-time analytics on fast-moving streaming data
Azure Time Series Insights Visualize IoT data in real time
Event Grid Reliable event delivery at massive scale
Kinect DK Build for mixed reality using AI sensors
Logic Apps Automate the access and use of data across clouds
Notification Hubs Send push notifications to any platform from any back end
Windows 10 IoT Core Services Long-term OS support and services to manage device updates and assess device health
Microsoft Defender for IoT Continuous asset discovery, vulnerability management, and threat detection for your Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) devices
Azure Percept PREVIEW Accelerate edge intelligence from silicon to service
Windows for IoT Build intelligent edge solutions with world-class developer tools, long-term support, and enterprise-grade security.
Azure Functions Execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience
Management and governance Simplify, automate, and optimize the management and compliance of your cloud resources
Learn more Automation Simplify cloud management with process automation
Azure Advisor Your personalized Azure best practices recommendation engine
Azure Backup Simplify data protection with built-in backup management at scale
Azure Blueprints PREVIEW Enabling quick, repeatable creation of governed environments
Azure Lighthouse Empowering service providers to manage customers at scale and with precision
Azure Managed Applications Simplify management of cloud offerings
Azure Migrate Discover, assess, right-size, and migrate your on-premises virtual machines (VMs) to Azure
Azure mobile app Stay connected to your Azure resources—anytime, anywhere
Azure Monitor Full observability into your applications, infrastructure, and network
Azure Policy Implement corporate governance and standards at scale
Azure Resource Manager Simplify how you manage your app resources
Azure Resource Manager templates Deliver infrastructure as code for all your Azure resources using Resource Manager
Azure Service Health Personalized guidance and support for when issues in Azure services affect you
Azure Site Recovery Keep your business running with built-in disaster recovery service
Cloud Shell Streamline Azure administration with a browser-based shell
Azure Cost Management and Billing Manage your cloud spending with confidence
Microsoft Azure portal Build, manage, and monitor all Azure products in a single, unified console
Network Watcher Network performance monitoring and diagnostics solution
Traffic Manager Route incoming traffic for high performance and availability
Azure Automanage PREVIEW Simplify and optimize IT management with automated operations
Azure Resource Mover Simplify how you move multiple resources between Azure regions
Microsoft Purview A unified data governance solution that maximizes the business value of your data
Azure Chaos Studio PREVIEW Improve application resilience by introducing faults and simulating outages
Azure Managed Grafana PREVIEW Deploy Grafana dashboards as a fully managed Azure service
Media Deliver high-quality video content anywhere, any time, and on any device
Azure Media Player A single player for all your playback needs
Content Delivery Network Fast, reliable content delivery network with global reach
Content Protection Securely deliver content using AES, PlayReady, Widevine, and Fairplay
Encoding Studio grade encoding at cloud scale
Live and On-Demand Streaming Deliver content to virtually all devices with ability to scale
Media Services Encode, store, and stream video and audio at scale
Migration Simplify and accelerate your migration to the cloud with guidance, tools, and resources
Learn more Azure Database Migration Service Accelerate your data migration to Azure
Azure Migrate Discover, assess, right-size, and migrate your on-premises virtual machines (VMs) to Azure
Azure Site Recovery Keep your business running with built-in disaster recovery service
Azure Cost Management and Billing Manage your cloud spending with confidence
Data Box Appliances and solutions for data transfer to Azure and edge compute
Mixed reality Blend your physical and digital worlds to create immersive, collaborative experiences
Learn more Azure Digital Twins Use IoT spatial intelligence to create models of physical environments
Kinect DK Build for mixed reality using AI sensors
Remote Rendering Render high-quality, interactive 3D content with real-time streaming
Spatial Anchors Create multi-user, spatially aware mixed reality experiences
Object Anchors PREVIEW Automatically align and anchor 3D content to objects in the physical world
Mobile Build and deploy cross-platform and native apps for any mobile device
Learn more API Management Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale
App Configuration Fast, scalable parameter storage for app configuration
App Service Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile
Azure Cognitive Search Enterprise scale search for app development
Azure Maps Add maps, location data, and route planning to your solutions with geospatial APIs and SDKs
Azure Cognitive Services Add cognitive capabilities to apps with APIs and AI services
Notification Hubs Send push notifications to any platform from any back end
Spatial Anchors Create multi-user, spatially aware mixed reality experiences
Visual Studio App Center Build, test, release, and monitor your mobile and desktop apps
Xamarin Create cloud-powered mobile apps faster
Azure Communication Services Build rich communication experiences with the same secure platform used by Microsoft Teams
Networking Connect cloud and on-premises infrastructure and services to provide your customers and users the best possible experience
Learn more Application Gateway Build secure, scalable, highly available web front ends in Azure
Azure Bastion Fully managed service that helps secure remote access to your virtual machines
Azure DDoS Protection Protect your Azure resources from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks
Azure DNS Host your Domain Name System (DNS) domain in Azure
Azure ExpressRoute Experience a fast, reliable, and private connection to Azure
Azure Firewall Cloud-native and intelligent network firewall security
Load Balancer Deliver high availability and network performance to your apps
Azure Firewall Manager Central network security policy and route management for globally distributed, software-defined perimeters
Azure Front Door Modern cloud CDN that delivers optimized experiences to your users anywhere
Azure Internet Analyzer PREVIEW Test how networking infrastructure changes will impact your customers' performance.
Azure Private Link Private access to services hosted on the Azure platform, keeping your data on the Microsoft network
Content Delivery Network Fast, reliable content delivery network with global reach
Network Watcher Network performance monitoring and diagnostics solution
Traffic Manager Route incoming traffic for high performance and availability
Virtual Network Create your own private network infrastructure in the cloud
Virtual WAN Optimize and automate branch to branch connectivity through Azure
VPN Gateway Establish secure, cross-premises connectivity
Web Application Firewall A cloud-native web application firewall (WAF) service that provides powerful protection for web apps
Azure Orbital PREVIEW Satellite ground station and scheduling services for fast downlinking of data
Azure Route Server Enable network appliances to exchange routes dynamically with virtual networks in Azure
Azure Network Function Manager Extend Azure management for deploying 5G and SD-WAN network functions on edge devices
Azure Virtual Network Manager PREVIEW Centrally manage virtual networks in Azure from a single pane of glass
Azure Private 5G Core PREVIEW Rapidly deploy and manage private 5G networks at the enterprise edge
Security Protect your enterprise from advanced threats across hybrid cloud workloads
Learn more App Configuration Fast, scalable parameter storage for app configuration
Application Gateway Build secure, scalable, highly available web front ends in Azure
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Synchronize on-premises directories and enable single sign-on
Azure Active Directory Domain Services Manage your domain controllers in the cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Protect your multi-cloud and hybrid environments
Azure Bastion Fully managed service that helps secure remote access to your virtual machines
Azure DDoS Protection Protect your Azure resources from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks
Azure Dedicated HSM Manage hardware security modules that you use in the cloud
Azure Firewall Cloud-native and intelligent network firewall security
Azure Firewall Manager Central network security policy and route management for globally distributed, software-defined perimeters
Azure Front Door Modern cloud CDN that delivers optimized experiences to your users anywhere
Azure Information Protection Better protect your sensitive information—anytime, anywhere
Microsoft Sentinel Cloud-native SIEM and intelligent security analytics
Key Vault Safeguard and maintain control of keys and other secrets
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Extend threat protection to any infrastructure
VPN Gateway Establish secure, cross-premises connectivity
Web Application Firewall A cloud-native web application firewall (WAF) service that provides powerful protection for web apps
Microsoft Defender for IoT Continuous asset discovery, vulnerability management, and threat detection for your Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) devices
Microsoft Azure Attestation A unified solution for remotely verifying the trustworthiness of a platform and integrity of the binaries running inside it
Azure confidential ledger PREVIEW Tamperproof, unstructured data store hosted in trusted execution environments (TEEs) and backed by cryptographically verifiable evidence
Storage Get secure, massively scalable cloud storage for your data, apps, and workloads
Learn more Archive Storage Industry leading price point for storing rarely accessed data
Avere vFXT for Azure Run high-performance, file-based workloads in the cloud
Azure Backup Simplify data protection with built-in backup management at scale
Azure Data Lake Storage Scalable, secure data lake for high-performance analytics
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1 Hyperscale repository for big data analytics workloads
Azure Data Share A simple and safe service for sharing big data with external organizations
Azure Files Simple, secure and serverless enterprise-grade cloud file shares
Azure FXT Edge Filer Hybrid storage optimization solution for HPC environments
Azure HPC Cache File caching for high-performance computing (HPC)
Azure NetApp Files Enterprise-grade Azure file shares, powered by NetApp
Azure Blob Storage Massively scalable and secure object storage
Data Box Appliances and solutions for data transfer to Azure and edge compute
Azure Disk Storage High-performance, highly durable block storage
Queue Storage Effectively scale apps according to traffic
Storage Accounts Durable, highly available, and massively scalable cloud storage
Storage Explorer View and interact with Azure Storage resources
StorSimple Lower costs with an enterprise hybrid cloud storage solution
Azure confidential ledger PREVIEW Tamperproof, unstructured data store hosted in trusted execution environments (TEEs) and backed by cryptographically verifiable evidence
Virtual desktop infrastructure Empower employees to work securely from anywhere with a cloud-based virtual desktop infrastructure
Azure Virtual Desktop Enable a secure, remote desktop experience from anywhere
VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure Provision Windows desktops and apps with VMware and Azure Virtual Desktop
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for Azure Provision Windows desktops and apps on Azure with Citrix and Azure Virtual Desktop
Web Build, deploy, and scale powerful web applications quickly and efficiently
Learn more API Management Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale
App Configuration Fast, scalable parameter storage for app configuration
App Service Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile
Azure Cognitive Search Enterprise scale search for app development
Azure Maps Add maps, location data, and route planning to your solutions with geospatial APIs and SDKs
Azure SignalR Service Add real-time web functionalities easily
Content Delivery Network Fast, reliable content delivery network with global reach
Notification Hubs Send push notifications to any platform from any back end
Static Web Apps Streamlined full-stack development from source code to global high availability
Azure Communication Services Build rich communication experiences with the same secure platform used by Microsoft Teams
Azure Web PubSub Easily build real-time messaging web applications using WebSockets and the publish-subscribe pattern
Azure Fluid Relay PREVIEW Easily add real-time collaborative experiences to your apps with Fluid Framework
Web App for Containers Run containerized web apps on Windows and Linux
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