Azure Management
Licensing Reference
Licensing reference materials are continuously updated, highly-detailed entries covering Microsoft licensing terms, procedures, practices and timelines.
Product Reference
Product reference materials are clear, concise definitions and descriptions of Microsoft's ever-growing catalog of products and services.
Systems Management and Security
Roadmap for systems management and security technologies in Office 365 and Microsoft 365.
Confidential Computing
Azure Confidential Computing comprises several Azure offerings including Azure VM instance types, confidential containers, and... more
Management, Backup, and Development Services Dates
Timeline for Azure Management, Backup, and Development services.
Networking
Azure includes several services for connecting Azure resources within Azure and to servers outside of... more
Networking Services Dates
Timeline for Azure networking services.
Blueprints
Azure Blueprints is an Azure feature in a long-running preview that enhances governance by allowing... more
Private MEC
Private cellular networks may be required in scenarios such as manufacturing automation, digital kiosks, healthcare... more
Compute
Azure includes IaaS and PaaS offerings for application workloads.
Compute Services Dates
Timeline for Azure Compute services.
Azure Roadmap Summary
Azure, Microsoft’s hosted application and storage cloud services offering, has evolved substantially since it became... more
Azure Roadmap Introduction
The Directions on Microsoft Azure Roadmap describes the components and services of Azure, Microsoft’s hosted application... more
Azure Items Not in This Roadmap
The Azure brand has been applied to a wide range of Microsoft offerings, and not... more
Azure Terminology
Specialized terms are used to describe aspects of Azure such as the types of customers... more
Azure Geographical Hierarchy
Azure Geographical Hierarchy
Planning for Azure
Planning for an organizational adoption of Azure involves considerations and choices in several areas. Azure... more
Services Enable Broad Range of Scenarios
Azure consists of dozens of services, and new service previews arrive on short notice. The... more
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