What Microsoft means when it says ‘cloud is the world’s computer’ | Windows Central
For the regular consumer the cloud is most often associated with that ephemeral “off device” place where pictures and other data are securely (or not securely) backed-up. Cloud computing, the direction computing has been moving for years, goes beyond mere storage, however.
Cloud computing is where a user’s digital experiences, back-end app processes and more occur and reside in an intelligence-driven cloud environment. Microsoft’s former cloud-first, mobile-first motto reflected the company’s CEO Satya Nadella’s commitment to this vision as he positioned Microsoft’s cloud as the medium to facilitate the mobility of a user’s experiences across devices and platforms.
Azure is Microsoft’s cloud platform and is at the core of the company’s cloud strategy. Microsoft’s ubiquitous computing strategy, the concept where computing occurs on any device, from anywhere and in any format, is being built out via Azure.