Azure Cheat Sheet

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The Microsoft Azure Developer’s Cheat Sheet


Every product, feature and service in the Azure family (updated August 2022.).

All Products


Compute

Access cloud compute capacity and scale on demand – and only pay for the resources you use

AI + Machine Learning

Create the next generation of applications using artificial intelligence capabilities for any developer and any scenario

Analytics

Gather, store, process, analyse and visualise data of any variety, volume or velocity

Containers

Develop and manage your containerised apps faster with integrated tools

Databases

Support rapid growth and innovate faster with secure, enterprise-grade and fully managed database services

Developer Tools

Build, manage and continuously deliver cloud applications – using any platform or language

DevOps

Deliver innovation faster with simple, reliable tools for continuous delivery

Hybrid + multicloud

Get Azure innovation everywhere—bring the agility and innovation of cloud computing to your on-premises workloads

  • Azure Active Directory (Azure AD): Synchronise on-premises directories and enable single sign-on.
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Fully managed, intelligent, and scalable PostgreSQL.
  • Azure ExpressRoute: edicated private-network fibre connections to Azure.
  • Azure Sentinel: Put cloud-native SIEM and intelligent security analytics to work to help protect your enterprise.
  • Azure SQL Edge: Small-footprint, edge-optimised SQL database engine with built-in AI.
  • Security Center: Unify security management and enable advanced threat protection across hybrid cloud workloads.
  • Azure Stack Hub: Azure Stack Hub is sold as an integrated hardware system, with software pre-installed on validated hardware.
  • Azure Modular Datacentre: A complete, rugged datacentre solution.
  • Azure Arc: Secure, develop, and operate infrastructure, apps, and Azure services anywhere.
  • Azure DevOps: Services for teams to share code, track work and ship software.
  • Azure IoT Edge: Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices.
  • Azure SQL Database: Managed, intelligent SQL database in the cloud.
  • Azure Stack: Build and run innovative hybrid apps across cloud boundaries.
  • Azure Stack HCI: Run your production workloads anywhere on hybrid, familiar hyperconverged infrastructure.
  • Azure Stack Edge: An Azure managed device that brings the compute, storage, and intelligence of Azure to the edge.

Identity

Manage user identities and access to protect against advanced threats across devices, data, apps and infrastructure

Integration

Seamlessly integrate on-premises and cloud-based applications, data and processes across your enterprise

  • API Management: Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale.
  • Event Grid: Reliable event delivery at massive scale.
  • Service Bus: Connect across private and public cloud environments.
  • Azure Health Data Services: Unify and manage health data and protected health information (PHI) in the cloud.
  • Logic Apps: Automate the access and use of data across clouds.
  • Azure web PubSub: Easily build real-time messaging web applications using WebSockets and the publish-subscribe pattern.

Internet of Things

Bring IoT to any device and any platform, without changing your infrastructure

  • API Management: Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale.
  • Azure Digital Twins: Use IoT spatial intelligence to create models of physical environments.
  • Azure IoT Edge: Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices.
  • Azure Machine Learning: Use an enterprise-grade service for the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle.
  • Azure RTOS: Making embedded IoT development and connectivity easy.
  • Azure SQL Edge: Small-footprint, edge-optimised SQL database engine with built-in AI.
  • Azure Time Series Insights: Visualise IoT data in real time.
  • Kinect DK: Build computer vision and speech models using a developer kit with advanced AI sensors.
  • Notification Hubs: Send push notifications to any platform from any back-end.
  • Azure Defender for IoT: Unified threat protection for all your IoT/OT devices.
  • Windows for IoT: Build intelligent edge solutions with world-class developer tools, long-term support and enterprise-grade security..
  • Azure Cosmos DB: Fast NoSQL database with open APIs for any scale.
  • Azure IoT Central: Go from proof of concept to proof of value.
  • Azure IoT Hub: Connect, monitor and manage billions of IoT assets.
  • Azure Maps: Add location data and mapping visuals to business applications and solutions.
  • Azure Sphere: Create, connect, and maintain secured intelligent IoT devices from the edge to the cloud.
  • Azure Stream Analytics: Real-time analytics on fast-moving streaming data.
  • Event Grid: Reliable event delivery at massive scale.
  • Logic Apps: Automate the access and use of data across clouds.
  • Windows 10 IoT Core Services: Long-term OS support and services to manage device updates and assess device health.
  • Azure Percept PREVIEW: Accelerate edge intelligence from silicon to service.
  • Azure functions: Execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience.

Management and Governance

Simplify, automate and optimise the management and compliance of your cloud resources

Media


Deliver high-quality video content anywhere, at any time and on any device

Migration

Simplify and accelerate your migration to the cloud with guidance, tools and resources

Mixed Reality

Blend your physical and digital worlds to create immersive, collaborative experiences

  • Azure Digital Twins: Use IoT spatial intelligence to create models of physical environments.
  • Remote Rendering: Render high-quality, interactive 3D content with real-time streaming.
  • Object Anchors PREVIEW: Automatically align and anchor 3D content to objects in the physical world.
  • Kinect DK: Build computer vision and speech models using a developer kit with advanced AI sensors.
  • Spatial Anchors: Create multi-user, spatially aware mixed reality experiences.

Mobile

Build and deploy cross-platform and native apps for any mobile device

Networking

Connect cloud and on-premises infrastructure and services, to provide your customers and users with the best possible experience

Security

Protect your enterprise from advanced threats across hybrid cloud workloads

Storage

Get secure, massively scalable cloud storage for your data, apps and workloads

Web

Build, deploy and scale powerful web applications quickly and efficiently

Windows Virtual Desktop


The best virtual desktop experience – delivered on Azure

Additional Resources

Wrap Up

If you think the roadmap can be improved, please do open a PR with any updates and submit any issues. Also, I will continue to improve this, so you might want to star this repository to revisit.

Contribution

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The Azure Cheat Sheet is a github repository by Milan Milanovic