!!! Overview [{$pagename}] ( [Microsoft] [{$pagename}]) is a [cloud computing] service created by [Microsoft] for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers. [{$pagename}] provides [Software as a Service], [Platform as a Service] and [Infrastructure as a Service] and supports many different programming languages, tools and frameworks, including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems. Azure was announced in October [2008|Year 2008] and released on February 1, [2010|Year 2010] as Windows Azure, before being renamed to [Microsoft] [Azure] on March 25th [2014|Year 2014] !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]