Azure Cloud Services Launch
Microsoft formally launched Azure, its cloud computing platform, providing the foundational infrastructure upon which services like DDoS Protection would later be built.
Significance
Established the global network and compute fabric that necessitated and enabled hyper-scale DDoS defense, laying the groundwork for all subsequent Azure services.
Key facts
- Date
- 2010-02-01
- Type
- release
- Location
- Redmond, Washington, USA (Microsoft HQ)