Amazon Web Services vs. Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud service platform from Amazon. AWS provides various services in multiple domains. Some of the functionalities cloud users can access at AWS are compute, storage, and delivery. Microsoft Azure, on the other hand, is a cloud service platform by Microsoft. Most of the services at Azure are similar to those of AWS; however, users can access more services at Azure, such as database, networking, developer, among other functionalities (Srinivas & Badrinarayana, 2017). Organizations can use Azure services to scale and enhance growth in their businesses.
Comparing the computing aspect in AWS and Azure, AWS has computers to perform various functions, including calculation, processing, and computing on data. Additionally, the service can scale to multiple processing nodes with the help of cloud service providers as per the requirement. Azure uses virtual machines for computing and scaling sets. The service also utilizes virtual machines for software management. On storage, AWS uses simple storage while Azure uses storage Block blob, which has multiple blocks and uploads, promoting efficiency.
When it comes to networking, AWS uses a virtual private cloud for networking and API gateway for to facilitate connectivity across premises (Gandhi & Kumbharana, 2018). Additionally, in AWS, cloud providers offer multiple partners and networks which connect with data centers using various products. Azure, on the other hand, uses a virtual network for networking and content delivery. For cross-premises delivery, Azure uses VPN gateway (Gandhi & Kumbharana, 2018).
Azure and AWS are effective based on user’s needs. For users looking for infrastructure as a service, AWS is the appropriate option. AWS also meets the demands of users seeking a wide range of services and tools. Users looking for platform as a service and windows integration are advised to go for Azure. However, there are other considerations like storage to access when going for either.
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