When you build your business applications on the Microsoft Application Platform, you can run it on premise, in the cloud, or a hybrid of both. It can be accessed by any client, from a PC, mobile device or browser. You manage it with a consistent and intuitive set of tools giving your developers one experience.

The key Microsoft technologies cover infrastructure, databases, middleware, and applications, with nearly identical experiences on-premises and in the cloud. Use them for the entire process of building and maintaining applications, through design, development, testing, deployment, management, and security.