What is the Microsoft Cloud?
The Microsoft Cloud is an open cloud platform made up of products and solutions that empower organizations to thrive in a changing world.
OVERVIEW
The most trusted and comprehensive cloud
Help your organization reach its full potential by relying on an integrated, open cloud platform and industry-leading products and solutions.
- Take advantage of technology that’s built with industry-leading security. Combine Microsoft products, platforms, and third-party apps to create powerful solutions.
- Realize value quickly, build for the future, and exceed customer expectations with modular, extensible Microsoft industry clouds.
- Help protect and defend your business with security, compliance, identity, and management solutions that work across all of your platforms, clouds, and apps.
- Improve time-to-value and reduce costs with the most complete tech stack. Build, monitor, and manage your critical infrastructure using trusted cloud technology.
- Elevate and enhance every stage of software development.
- Maximize the value of your data with the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform, a comprehensive cloud platform for databases, analytics, and data governance.
- Empower exceptional customer experiences and operational agility with applications that unite people, insights, and processes across every line of business.
- Empower team members to focus on, build, share, and protect their most important ideas so that they can make the greatest impact possible from anywhere, on any device.
BENEFITS
Four ways the Microsoft Cloud helps you meet the challenges of a changing world
Transform your organization and drive results with a trusted and comprehensive cloud platform.
Drive growth with a global cloud infrastructure
Grow your organization with a trusted, sustainable, and global cloud and AI infrastructure that includes:
Reinvent your business with AI
Combine powerful, responsible AI solutions with the Microsoft Cloud to help your organization:
Shape your future with Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot—an AI assistant in your Microsoft apps, documents, and meetings—helps you:
Take advantage of a vast partner ecosystem
Explore an industry-leading network of more than 400,000 partners ready to help you:
INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS
Explore Microsoft Cloud industry solutions
See how these tailored cloud solutions combine the breadth of the Microsoft Cloud with new capabilities, customizations, and standards unique to specific industries.
A new era of AI has arrived
Discover how Microsoft is empowering the world to achieve more with AI.
Frequently asked questions
- The Microsoft Cloud is a technology platform made up of products and solutions that empower organizations to thrive in a changing world. This integrated, open cloud platform provides industry-leading products and solutions to help organizations solve their most pressing challenges, drive innovation, and achieve more.
- The Microsoft Cloud is the most trusted and comprehensive cloud platform. Built with industry-leading security, this powerful cloud platform enables organizations to combine Microsoft products, platforms, and third-party apps to create innovative solutions and drive growth and profitability.
- The Microsoft Cloud makes it easier for your business to drive value faster, build for the future, and exceed customer expectations. It also helps protect and defend your business with security, compliance, identity, and management solutions that work across all your platforms, clouds, and apps. Plus, the Microsoft Cloud is built on a global infrastructure, including 60+ regions—more than any other cloud provider—and 300+ physical datacenters, arranged into regions and linked by one of the largest interconnected networks on the planet. This enables you to build and scale wherever you need to, all while safeguarding your IT estate.
- Get started by exploring the Business Solutions Hub. Find the Microsoft Cloud business solutions you need to adapt, innovate, and deliver results.
Business Solutions Hub
Achieve more with powerful cloud solutions
Browse the Microsoft Business Solutions Hub to find the products and solutions you need to adapt, innovate, and deliver results.
Partners
Connect with trusted Microsoft partners
Explore our industry-leading network of more than 400,000 partners. Microsoft partners offer the technical expertise and solutions you need to transform your business.
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