Deploying applications in Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure is a public cloud computing platform provided by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services within globally available Microsoft data centers all around the world. It supports many different programming languages, tools, and frameworks, including Microsoft-specific, third-party, and open source software and systems.
When deploying web applications in Microsoft Azure, you basically have four choices:
- Azure App Services
- Azure Service Fabric
- Azure Container Services
- Azure Virtual Machines
However, before you can start deploying your applications in Microsoft Azure, you need to sign up for a subscription; so, let's do that right now:
- You need a Microsoft account to be able to sign up for a Microsoft Azure subscription. You can use the same you have used for your Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) subscription, but if you do not have one yet, create it by going to http://www.live.com and clicking on the...