Azure is also open source, allowing you to use your own operating system (not just
Windows), your own programming language and the tools of your choice. Azure is the
only cloud solution that has integrated Red Hat support and the one with the most
GitHub contributions in the whole of 2007.
Azure offers full integration with Active Directory and Office 365 to provide a fully
consistent experience across your cloud and on-site technologies, as well as integrating
your own knowledge.
Using your own Windows Server licenses, Software Assurance can save you a massive
80% compared to the PAYG plans on offer when you combine Azure Reserved VM
Instances with Azure Hybrid Benefit and you can also easily move your Windows Server
2008, 2008 R2 and SQL Server workloads right over to Azure with no fuss, little effort
and no changes to application code.
With all the other benefits on offer, no other cloud service offers anywhere near the
functionality and features that you get with Microsoft Azure; no other offers an open
source cloud experience, a consistent hybrid cloud and such competitive pricing,
ensuring that Microsoft has the cloud service for business of all types and sizes.