Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud vs Microsoft Azure
A side-by-side look at Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and Microsoft Azure. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Amazon EC2 is a cloud computing service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It allows users to launch virtual server instances that run on Amazon's infrastructure. EC2 enables scalable deployment of applications by providing a web service through which a user can boot an Amazon Machine Image to configure a virtual machine.
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure is a comprehensive cloud computing platform and service offering by Microsoft. Providing a broad set of integrated cloud services, Azure enables organizations to build, deploy, and manage applications and services globally. It encompasses computing, storage, databases, AI, analytics, networking, and more.