什么是 Windows Azure？
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What is Windows Azure?
提问by Larsenal
Announced today. Descriptions so far are confusing. Let's put together a good starting point for understanding Windows Azure.
今天宣布。到目前为止的描述令人困惑。让我们为理解 Windows Azure 建立一个良好的起点。
Strongly related to What is a "Cloud OS"?, but not enough to warrant closing.
与什么是“云操作系统”密切相关？，但不足以保证关闭。
采纳答案by Patrick Desjardins
Description
描述
The Azure? Services Platform (Azure) is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, which provides an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together. Azure's flexible and interoperable platform can be used to build new applications to run from the cloud or enhance existing applications with cloud-based capabilities. Its open architecture gives developers the choice to build web applications, applications running on connected devices, PCs, servers, or hybrid solutions offering the best of online and on-premises.
蔚蓝？服务平台（Azure）是一个托管在微软数据中心的互联网规模的云服务平台，它提供了一个操作系统和一组可以单独或一起使用的开发者服务。Azure 灵活且可互操作的平台可用于构建从云端运行的新应用程序或使用基于云的功能增强现有应用程序。其开放式架构使开发人员可以选择构建 Web 应用程序、在连接设备、PC、服务器上运行的应用程序，或提供最佳在线和本地部署的混合解决方案。
Azure reduces the need for up-front technology purchases, and it enables developers to quickly and easily create applications running in the cloudby using their existing skills with the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment and the Microsoft .NET Framework. In addition to managed code languages supported by .NET, Azure will support more programming languages and development environments in the near future. Azure simplifies maintaining and operating applications by providing on-demand compute and storage to host, scale, and manage web and connected applications. Infrastructure management is automated with a platform that is designed for high availability and dynamic scaling to match usage needs with the option of a pay-as-you-go pricing model. Azure provides an open, standards-based and interoperable environment with support for multiple internet protocols, including HTTP, REST, SOAP, and XML.
Azure减少了对预先购买技术的需求，并使开发人员能够快速轻松地创建在云中运行的应用程序通过在 Microsoft Visual Studio 开发环境和 Microsoft .NET Framework 中使用他们现有的技能。除了 .NET 支持的托管代码语言，Azure 将在不久的将来支持更多的编程语言和开发环境。Azure 通过提供按需计算和存储来托管、缩放和管理 Web 和连接的应用程序，从而简化了应用程序的维护和操作。基础设施管理通过一个专为高可用性和动态扩展而设计的平台实现自动化，以匹配使用需求和即用即付定价模型选项。Azure 提供了一个开放的、基于标准的和可互操作的环境，支持多种 Internet 协议，包括 HTTP、REST、SOAP 和 XML。
Features
特征
Key components of the Azure Services Platform include the following:
Azure 服务平台的关键组件包括：
- Windows Azure for service hosting and management, low-level scalable storage, computation and networking
- Microsoft SQL Services for a wide range of database services and reporting
- Microsoft .NET Services which are service-based implementations of familiar .NET Framework concepts such as workflow and access control
- Live Services for a consistent way for users to store, share and synchronize documents, photos, files and information across their PCs, phones, PC applications and Web sites
- Microsoft SharePoint Services and Microsoft Dynamics CRM Services for business content, collaboration and rapid solution development in the cloud.
- Windows Azure 用于服务托管和管理、低级可扩展存储、计算和网络
- 用于各种数据库服务和报告的 Microsoft SQL 服务
- Microsoft .NET 服务是熟悉的 .NET Framework 概念（例如工作流和访问控制）的基于服务的实现
- 实时服务，让用户以一致的方式在其 PC、手机、PC 应用程序和网站之间存储、共享和同步文档、照片、文件和信息
- Microsoft SharePoint Services 和 Microsoft Dynamics CRM 服务，用于云中的业务内容、协作和快速解决方案开发。
回答by Stephen Cox
It's time sharing. Once again we reinvent something. ;) And who predicted mainframes would die.
是时候分享了。我们再一次重新发明了一些东西。;) 谁预测大型机会消亡。
回答by Lars A. Brekken
This seems to be Microsoft's main page: Azure Services Platform
这似乎是微软的主页： Azure Services Platform
回答by Durai Amuthan.H
In simple words:
简单来说：
A Microsoft services-based operating environment(also called a cloud computing platform) that will let developers build and host services on Microsoft's infrastructure.
一种基于Microsoft服务的操作环境（也称为云计算平台），可让开发人员在 Microsoft 的基础架构上构建和托管服务。
Windows Azure is an open platformthat support both Microsoft and non-Microsoft languages and environments.
Windows Azure 是一个开放平台，支持 Microsoft 和非 Microsoft 语言和环境。
According to the official Microsoft Windows Azure Web site, developers can build their applications and services, developers using Visual Studio 2008 as well as popular standards and protocols including SOAP, REST, and XML.
根据官方 Microsoft Windows Azure 网站，开发人员可以构建他们的应用程序和服务，开发人员可以使用 Visual Studio 2008 以及流行的标准和协议，包括 SOAP、REST 和 XML。
回答by Shangrin
Azure is a cloud hosting, if we have a web app application we can hosting on it. Azure also support various script languages (C#, PHP, Phyton etc). Today Azure also support for wordpress and various databases. We can subscribe azure by period or "pay as you go".
Azure 是一个云托管，如果我们有一个 Web 应用程序，我们可以在其上托管。Azure 还支持各种脚本语言（C#、PHP、Phyton 等）。今天 Azure 还支持 wordpress 和各种数据库。我们可以按期订阅 azure 或“按需付费”。
回答by Vaibhava Srivastava
Microsoft Azure 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. It 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.Please refer below link to understand Azure-
Microsoft Azure 是由 Microsoft 创建的云计算服务，用于通过 Microsoft 管理的数据中心的全球网络构建、部署和管理应用程序和服务。它提供软件即服务、平台即服务和基础设施即服务，并支持许多不同的编程语言、工具和框架，包括 Microsoft 特定和第三方软件和系统。请参阅以下链接以了解 Azure-
