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rosoft Cloud services in China
Microsoft’s Azure is a
comprehensive set of Cloud services
that allow developers and IT professionals
to build, deploy, and manage applications. Azure
is a platform as a service (PaaS), which means that
businesses and individuals can ‘lease’ the digital space
Azure creates to build and run websites and applications.
Azure offers businesses the option of working completely on
the cloud or in a hybrid format – using both cloud computing
and on-premise servers.
As a PaaS platform, Azure can host scalable websites and apps,
empowering individuals and teams to manage and collaborate Office 365 is a
on projects from around the world. Azure backs up all data Cloud productivity service,
across its many global data centers, ensuring information offering a suite of business process
remains protected. Employees can access apps and sites applications. These apps assist companies
hosted on Azure through nearly any mobile in meeting the changing demands of
device while companies can regulate digitization by improving internal collaboration,
employee access to maintain mobility, intelligence, and security while offering
privacy and security. scalable, enterprise level digital infrastructure.
In Office 365, businesses receive the familiar Office
suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook), along
with applications such as Skype for Business
and Microsoft Teams. Additional productivity
tools can like Power BI and Sharepoint can
be installed to streamline businesses
processes and provide insights on
company health.
Microsoft Cloud in China
The Chinese government requires that data go’ models, which allow companies to
related to the privacy of its citizens, or else increase and decrease the volume and scale
connected with the country’s physical and of Microsoft services they consume as their
digital infrastructure, be stored in mainland own operations expand or contract. In China,
China – a regulation that can be complied companies must pay in advance for these
with when companies choose Microsoft’s services annually, whereas global clients may
China-based services. Microsoft has modify their subscription packages monthly.
partnered with China-based 21Vianet to run
two data centers in Beijing and Shanghai. Microsoft is also the first cloud service
provider to announce that their Chinese
Only Microsoft’s China services can data centers follow the European Union’s
provide official VAT invoices (or a General Data Protection Regulation
fapiao), a necessary requirement for some (GDPR) – a regulation that most local players
businesses that need to book their expenses in China would fail to meet.
in China for tax purposes.
Finally, using data centers in China means
Microsoft Office 365 and Azure have faster connectivity between Chinese offices
gained popularity for their ‘pay-as-you- with a negligible impact on global offices.
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Microsoft’s Azure is a
comprehensive set of Cloud services
that allow developers and IT professionals
to build, deploy, and manage applications. Azure
is a platform as a service (PaaS), which means that
businesses and individuals can ‘lease’ the digital space
Azure creates to build and run websites and applications.
Azure offers businesses the option of working completely on
the cloud or in a hybrid format – using both cloud computing
and on-premise servers.
As a PaaS platform, Azure can host scalable websites and apps,
empowering individuals and teams to manage and collaborate Office 365 is a
on projects from around the world. Azure backs up all data Cloud productivity service,
across its many global data centers, ensuring information offering a suite of business process
remains protected. Employees can access apps and sites applications. These apps assist companies
hosted on Azure through nearly any mobile in meeting the changing demands of
device while companies can regulate digitization by improving internal collaboration,
employee access to maintain mobility, intelligence, and security while offering
privacy and security. scalable, enterprise level digital infrastructure.
In Office 365, businesses receive the familiar Office
suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook), along
with applications such as Skype for Business
and Microsoft Teams. Additional productivity
tools can like Power BI and Sharepoint can
be installed to streamline businesses
processes and provide insights on
company health.
Microsoft Cloud in China
The Chinese government requires that data go’ models, which allow companies to
related to the privacy of its citizens, or else increase and decrease the volume and scale
connected with the country’s physical and of Microsoft services they consume as their
digital infrastructure, be stored in mainland own operations expand or contract. In China,
China – a regulation that can be complied companies must pay in advance for these
with when companies choose Microsoft’s services annually, whereas global clients may
China-based services. Microsoft has modify their subscription packages monthly.
partnered with China-based 21Vianet to run
two data centers in Beijing and Shanghai. Microsoft is also the first cloud service
provider to announce that their Chinese
Only Microsoft’s China services can data centers follow the European Union’s
provide official VAT invoices (or a General Data Protection Regulation
fapiao), a necessary requirement for some (GDPR) – a regulation that most local players
businesses that need to book their expenses in China would fail to meet.
in China for tax purposes.
Finally, using data centers in China means
Microsoft Office 365 and Azure have faster connectivity between Chinese offices
gained popularity for their ‘pay-as-you- with a negligible impact on global offices.
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