Microsoft's strategy for the cloud spans our application, platform, and infrastructure businesses, both for consumer and enterprise. This investment in cloud services is part of a broader strategy–known across the industry as Software + Services–that brings together the richness of smart, connected devices and the tremendous power of the web. Explore this site to learn how we're enabling more choice, flexibility and opportunity in computing. To learn more about the Microsoft–sized commitment we've made to the cloud, visit Microsoft/cloud.

NEWS IN "THE CLOUD":

  • Cloud: The Next Logical Stepin Computing

    The emergence of the cloud is the most disruptive – and positive – shift in computing of the decade. The ability to put computation, data and services wherever they work best and enable them to work seamlessly together – as if they were one single computer – simply makes sense.

    Businesses around the world are embracing cloud solutions to enhance service, reduce costs, and make their IT more efficient and fluid. Meanwhile, as more of the things consumers do every day move into the digital world, they’re further driving the growth of cloud services. These two trends are converging to reshape our expectations for how technology can work on our behalf, at work, on the road, and in our homes.

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  • Software Plus ServicesThe Greater Sum

    When you add smart, connected devices to a ubiquitous Web, the sum is greater than its parts. Software + Services is that greater sum – it’s an approach from Microsoft and its partners that delivers the best experience, the greatest choice, and the most opportunities for the industry.

    Fundamentally, Software + Services is about enabling the greatest possible choice in computing, and that’s why Microsoft and its partners are investing in infrastructure, platforms and services that enable a seamless user experience across all the devices and screens in our lives – from the computers on our desks, the mobile phones in our hands and the big screens in our living rooms and offices.

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  • A New Choicefor Businesses

    What we love about the cloud is the flexibility it offers – through interoperability, open standards and the broad availability of partner solutions, you can choose from a variety of approaches to create a solution that works best for you.

    With Software + Services, bringing business into the cloud is simple. Host your applications, services and data with your own datacenter, with ours, or with one of our partners. Get the benefits of the cloud through infrastructure, platform or software as a service. Mix and match the solutions however you like. It’s your choice.

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