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Microsoft
Founded in 2010
CEO: Satya Nadella
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Headquartered in Redmond, Washington and led by CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
Today, Microsoft’ s mission is to empower every person and every organisation to achieve more. The company believes technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future today.
Some of the company’ s most popular products include the Windows operating system, Office suite, Edge browser, Xbox gaming console, Surface devices, and Azure cloud platform. It also operates various online platforms such as Bing search engine, LinkedIn social network, Skype communication service, and Microsoft Store.
Originally announced in 2008, Microsoft’ s Azure platform was officially released in 2010 and offers a range of cloud services, such as compute analytics, storage and networking. The Azure platform, formed of more than
200 products and cloud services, helps businesses manage challenges and meet their organisational targets. It provides tools that support all industries, as well as compatible with open-source technologies.
Azure offers four different types of cloud computing: infrastructure as a service( IaaS), platform as a service( PaaS), software as a service( PaaS) and serverless. Microsoft charges Azure on a pay-as-you-go basis, which means subscribers receive a bill each month that only charges them for the specific resources they used.
According to Microsoft, 95 % of Fortune 500 companies rely on Azure for trusted cloud services, with companies of all sizes and maturities using Azure in their digital transformation.
The company has also invested heavily in AI – most famously announcing a multi-billion dollar investment into ChatGPT creator OpenAI at the beginning of 2023.
Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of more than 220,000 passionate employees worldwide.
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