Microsoft — Windows, Office, Azure licenses and cloud services for business

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation, the world's largest developer of software, cloud services, and hardware devices. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, with headquarters in Redmond, Washington, USA.

Official website: microsoft.com

Microsoft Product Categories

1. Operating Systems

Windows for PCs

• Windows 11 Pro: an operating system for business users. Includes BitLocker encryption, group policies, Hyper-V for virtualization, and remote desktop support.
• Windows 11 Home: the basic version for home use.

Windows Server

• Windows Server 2022: a server operating system with support for Active Directory, file servers, web servers (IIS), virtualization (Hyper-V), and containers (Windows Containers).
• Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: the version for virtualization with support for an unlimited number of virtual machines.

2. Office Applications

Microsoft 365 (subscription)

• Microsoft 365 Business Basic: the cloud version for 1-300 users. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive (1 TB).
• Microsoft 365 Business Standard: the extended version with desktop applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive).
• Microsoft 365 Business Premium: includes threat protection (Defender) and device management (Intune).

Office LTSC (perpetual license)

• Office LTSC Standard: a perpetual Office license for 1 PC. Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Office LTSC Professional Plus: a perpetual license with an extended set of applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher.

3. Azure Cloud Platform

• Azure Virtual Machines: virtual servers in the cloud with Windows or Linux. Pay-as-you-go billing.
• Azure SQL Database: a managed cloud SQL database with high availability and automatic backups.
• Azure Storage: cloud storage for files, blobs, and tables with hot and cool access tiers.

4. Server Products

• Microsoft Exchange Server: a mail server for corporate email.
• Microsoft SQL Server: a relational database management system for enterprise applications.
• Microsoft SharePoint: a platform for document management and corporate portals.

5. Development Tools and AI

• GitHub: a platform for collaborative software development (acquired by Microsoft in 2018).
• Azure AI: cloud artificial intelligence services: machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing.
• Microsoft 365 Copilot: a GPT-based AI assistant for improving productivity in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.