When we hear the phrases "the cloud" and software-as-a-service (SaaS), we think about the familiar cloud providers. You have Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Dropbox, and of course, Microsoft. All of these providers offer incredibly valuable solutions that solve real-world business problems — and they don’t require any massive infrastructure investment.

Security should be the top priority when adopting any new technology, and migrating to the cloud is no exception. As one of the biggest providers out there, Azure is Microsoft’s industry-leading cloud platform and, potentially, one of the most secure computing solutions available to businesses.

One of the bigger challenges that most small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face is having a limited IT budget, but this doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from high-performance technology as conglomerate businesses can. By adopting Microsoft Azure, you’ll be able to run powerful applications, streamline workflow, increase output, and enjoy massive cost savings.

Microsoft Azure is one of the world’s largest cloud computing platforms. Designed to deliver a complete infrastructure for building, implementing and testing a practically limitless range of applications and services, it’s available in 36 countries, and serves thousands of companies including global brands like Daimler, Citrix and ASOS.

Like any public cloud platform, migrating to Azure means you no longer need to invest in so much hardware to handle your business computing workloads and data storage.