Cloud Computing and Hosting

Many Cloud Computing and Hosting Providers do exist today, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure.

Here you can rent Cloud based services like Virtual Machines (Computers with OS running in the Cloud), Web Server, Database Systems, etc. based on a monthly fee.

Microsoft Azure

You could say Microsoft Azure is "Windows running in the Cloud". Microsoft Azure is a Cloud Platform from Microsoft, here you can create Virtual Machines (VMs), Databases and host Web Applications like ASP.NET + many other things. The focus here are SQL Databases and App Services (hosting ASP.NET Core Web Applications).

Microsoft Azure (YouTube)

Microsoft Azure Home Page

Microsoft Azure for Students

Students and staff at the univerity can get free (but limited) access to Microsoft Azure through the Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching.

Microsoft Azure for Students

Cloud Computing and Hosting Applications

Below we see a practical example.

Cloud-based Data Logging, Monitoring and Analysis:

PowerPoint

Azure Data Studio

Azure Data Studio is a lightweight multi-platform (Windows, macOS and Linux) version of SQL Server Management Studio.

You can use it to create or manage your Databases created in Azure.

Download Azure Data Studio

Read more about Microsoft SQL Server here.