01 Azure Service Overview

01 Azure Service Overview

☁️ Azure Services Table (Organized)
Service Name	Classification	Description
Virtual Machines	Compute	On-demand scalable virtual servers
Virtual Machine Scale Sets	Compute	Auto-scaling group of VMs
Azure App Service	Compute / Web	Host web apps and APIs
Azure Functions	Compute	Serverless event-driven compute
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)	Containers / Compute	Managed Kubernetes service
Azure Container Instances	Containers	Run containers without managing servers
Azure Batch	Compute	Large-scale parallel job processing
Service Fabric	Compute / Microservices	Build microservices-based apps
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Blob Storage	Storage	Object storage for unstructured data
Azure File Storage	Storage	Managed file shares
Azure Queue Storage	Storage	Messaging storage queues
Azure Table Storage	Storage / NoSQL	Key-value NoSQL storage
Azure Disk Storage	Storage	Persistent disks for VMs
Azure Data Lake Storage	Storage / Analytics	Big data storage optimized for analytics
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure SQL Database	Database (Relational)	Managed SQL database
Azure SQL Managed Instance	Database (Relational)	Fully managed SQL Server instance
SQL Server on Azure VMs	Database	SQL Server hosted on VMs
Azure Database for PostgreSQL	Database	Managed PostgreSQL
Azure Database for MySQL	Database	Managed MySQL
Azure Database for MariaDB	Database	Managed MariaDB
Azure Cosmos DB	Database (NoSQL)	Globally distributed NoSQL DB
Azure Cache for Redis	Database / Cache	In-memory caching service
Service Name	Classification	Description
Virtual Network (VNet)	Networking	Private network in Azure
Azure Load Balancer	Networking	Distributes traffic across resources
Azure Application Gateway	Networking	Layer 7 load balancing + WAF
Azure Front Door	Networking	Global app delivery network
Azure VPN Gateway	Networking	Secure VPN connectivity
Azure ExpressRoute	Networking	Private connection to Azure
Azure DNS	Networking	Domain name hosting
Azure Firewall	Security / Networking	Network security firewall
Azure DDoS Protection	Security	Protect against DDoS attacks
Traffic Manager	Networking	DNS-based traffic routing
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Machine Learning	AI/ML	Build and train ML models
Azure OpenAI Service	AI	Access GPT and AI models
Azure AI Foundry	AI	Build and manage AI apps
Cognitive Services	AI	Prebuilt AI APIs (vision, speech, etc.)
Azure Bot Service	AI	Build conversational bots
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Synapse Analytics	Analytics	Data warehousing + big data analytics
Azure Data Factory	Analytics / Integration	ETL and data pipelines
Azure Databricks	Analytics	Apache Spark-based analytics
Azure Stream Analytics	Analytics	Real-time data processing
Azure Data Explorer	Analytics	Log and telemetry analytics
Microsoft Fabric	Analytics	Unified analytics platform
Service Name	Classification	Description
Microsoft Entra ID	Security / Identity	Identity and access management
Azure Key Vault	Security	Manage secrets and keys
Microsoft Defender for Cloud	Security	Threat protection
Azure Sentinel	Security	SIEM security analytics
Azure Policy	Governance	Enforce resource rules
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure DevOps	DevOps	CI/CD pipelines
GitHub	DevOps	Code hosting and collaboration
Azure Monitor	Monitoring	Track performance and logs
Application Insights	Monitoring	App performance monitoring
Azure Automation	DevOps	Automate tasks
Azure Deployment Manager	DevOps	Manage deployments
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Logic Apps	Integration	Workflow automation
Azure Service Bus	Integration	Messaging service
Azure Event Grid	Integration	Event routing
Azure Event Hubs	Integration	Big data streaming
Azure API Management	Integration	Manage APIs
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Static Web Apps	Web	Static frontend hosting
Azure SignalR Service	Web	Real-time communication
Azure Mobile Apps	Web/Mobile	Backend for mobile apps
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Resource Manager	Management	Infrastructure as code
Azure Cost Management	Management	Cost tracking
Azure Advisor	Management	Recommendations
Azure Blueprints	Governance	Predefined templates
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Arc	Hybrid Cloud	Manage hybrid environments
Azure Stack	Hybrid Cloud	Run Azure on-prem
Azure Stack HCI	Hybrid Cloud	Hyperconverged infrastructure
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure IoT Hub	IoT	Device communication
Azure IoT Central	IoT	IoT app platform
Azure Digital Twins	IoT	Model physical environments
Azure Sphere	IoT	Secure IoT devices
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Media Services	Media	Video streaming
Azure PlayFab	Gaming	Backend for games
Azure Remote Rendering	Mixed Reality	3D rendering
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Migrate	Migration	Assess and migrate workloads
Azure Backup	Backup	Data backup
Azure Site Recovery	Disaster Recovery	Business continuity
Database Migration Service	Migration	DB migrations
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Container Apps	Containers	Serverless containers
Azure Container Registry	Containers	Store container images
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure AI Search	Search	Full-text search service
Service Name	Classification	Description
Azure Quantum	Emerging	Quantum computing
Azure Confidential Computing	Security	Secure data processing
Azure Orbital	Specialized	Satellite communication