Two cloud development services -- Azure Functions and Azure App Service -- are now available on Azure Stack, which brings cloud functionality to on-premises, hybrid implementations.

Microsoft is previewing Azure Web PubSub, an Azure cloud service for building real-time web applications using the WebSocket protocol for two-way communication.

Microsoft Azure vs. Amazon Web Services: Cloud Comparison Microsoft and Amazon are two of the leading cloud-based infrastructure as a service providers. Which one is right for your business?