| | December 20156CIOReviewCopyright © 2015 CIOReview. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewDECEMBER 16 - 2015Managing EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorial StaffT:510.565.7559 VisualizersStephen ThomasManjith FernandezAzure SpecialCIOReviewSalesKevin Morris kevin.morris@cioreview.comMailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 DECEMBER 16 - 2015, Volume 4 SE 114 Published by CIOReview To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.comBeing a modern alternative to the traditional on-premise data centers, today's cloud environments typically provide an online portal experience, making it easy for users to manage, compute, and store network application resources. Ranked as a leading cloud platform for both infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS), Microsoft Azure enables developers to use any language, framework or tool to build, deploy and manage applications.Azure is currently on a fast growth trajectory. Along with new Azure Virtual Machine (VM) extensions--that manage configurations and security extensions--Azure has introduced multiple new networking features. It currently provides support for multiple site-to-site connections to virtual networks, which is essential for organizations with several sites. Also, the platform now aims at providing identity management and access control capabilities through Azure Active Directory. It secures access to on-premises and cloud applications, including Microsoft online services like Office 365 and many non-Microsoft SaaS applications. Additionally, Azure's mobile engagement enables a real-time fine-grain user segmentation, app user analytics, and contextually aware smart push notifications and in-app messaging across all connected devices.Furthermore, with the enterprises' need for speed and the massively expanding Big Data requirements, Azure platform will likely play an expanding role in the development of new business models. Azure is very well positioned in this aspect with its ability to deliver the same platforms--server and SQL--across public, private, and on premise cloud, offering cost reduction and business agility. Azure's depth is now becoming an equally important consideration as the platform and market develop further. It is well-suited to an environment in which vendor solutions are growing diverse and client requirements are becoming more sophisticated, that is compelling many organizations to mix and match options for deployment, vendor sourcing, and architecture. Reducing the need for up-front technology purchases, Azure will support more programming languages and development environments in the near future.On that note, we present to you the special edition Azure Solutions Providers. We hope the companies featured in this edition will ease your transition to cloud while providing flexible and extremely cost-effective ways to launch business-driven innovative activities. Jeevan GeorgeManaging Editoreditor@cioreview.comEditorialAzure: Driving the Cloud and IT Trends Alex D' SouzaJade Ray Judy Christin Ann Ipe Jem ElizabethMatthew Jacob
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