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The Microsoft Azure Developer's Cheat Sheet

Every product, feature and service in the Azure family.

The text listing below is fetched from https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/ — last updated September 5, 2026. The downloadable posters are older — each is dated in its heading; see the note below.

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The posters below were produced in August 2022 and have not been regenerated since. They predate several major renames — Azure Active Directory is now Microsoft Entra ID, Cognitive Services is now Foundry Tools, Windows Virtual Desktop is now Azure Virtual Desktop — and they still show services that have since retired. For current information use the interactive version or the text listing further down this page.

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Bonus: Azure Cloud Services Cheat Sheet (May 2024)

Azure Cloud Services Cheat Sheet

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Bonus 2: Azure Load Balancer Cheat Sheet (June 2024)

Azure Cloud Load Balancer Cheat Sheet

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All Products

Access cloud compute capacity and scale on demand – and only pay for the resources you use

Create the next generation of applications using artificial intelligence capabilities for any developer and any scenario

Gather, store, process, analyse and visualise data of any variety, volume or velocity

Develop and manage your containerised apps faster with integrated tools

Support rapid growth and innovate faster with secure, enterprise-grade and fully managed database services

Build, manage and continuously deliver cloud applications – using any platform or language

Deliver innovation faster with simple, reliable tools for continuous delivery

  • Azure Artifacts: Create, host, and share packages with your team.
  • Azure Boards: Plan, track, and discuss work across your teams.
  • Azure DevOps: Services for teams to share code, track work and ship software.
  • Azure DevTest Labs: Quickly create environments using reusable templates and artifacts.
  • Azure Monitor: Full observability into your apps, infrastructure and network.
  • Azure Pipelines: Continuously build, test, and deploy to any platform and cloud.
  • Azure Repos: Get unlimited, cloud-hosted private Git repos for your project.
  • Azure Test Plans: Test and ship confidently with an exploratory test toolkit.
  • DevOps tool integrations: Use your favorite DevOps tools with Azure.
  • Azure App Testing: Unified load testing and Playwright end-to-end testing for web apps at cloud scale.
  • Azure Managed Grafana: Deploy Grafana dashboards as a fully managed Azure service.
  • Microsoft Playwright Testing: Run Playwright end-to-end browser tests at cloud scale across browsers and operating systems.
  • Azure SRE Agent: AI-powered operations agent that helps improve uptime, reduce incident impact, and automate response workflows.

Get Azure innovation everywhere—bring the agility and innovation of cloud computing to your on-premises workloads

  • Microsoft Entra ID: Synchronise on-premises directories and enable single sign-on.
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL: Fully managed, intelligent, and scalable PostgreSQL.
  • Azure ExpressRoute: Dedicated private-network fibre connections to Azure.
  • Microsoft Sentinel: Put cloud-native SIEM and intelligent security analytics to work to help protect your enterprise.
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Protect your multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Azure Stack Hub: Azure Stack Hub is sold as an integrated hardware system, with software pre-installed on validated hardware.
  • Azure Arc: Secure, develop, and operate infrastructure, apps, and Azure services anywhere.
  • Azure DevOps: Services for teams to share code, track work and ship software.
  • Azure IoT Edge: Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices.
  • Azure SQL Database: Managed, intelligent SQL database in the cloud.
  • Azure Stack Edge: An Azure managed device that brings the compute, storage, and intelligence of Azure to the edge.
  • Azure Local: Run Azure services locally for consistent hybrid cloud experiences.
  • Azure Operator Nexus: Carrier-grade hybrid cloud platform for network operators running network-intensive workloads.
  • Azure Operator Service Manager: Deploy and manage network functions consistently across hybrid environments.
  • Azure Storage Mover: Managed migration service for moving data into Azure Storage from on-premises or other clouds.

Manage user identities and access to protect against advanced threats across devices, data, apps and infrastructure

Seamlessly integrate on-premises and cloud-based applications, data and processes across your enterprise

  • API Management: Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale.
  • Event Grid: Reliable event delivery at massive scale.
  • Service Bus: Connect across private and public cloud environments.
  • Azure Health Data Services: Unify and manage health data and protected health information (PHI) in the cloud.
  • Logic Apps: Automate the access and use of data across clouds.
  • Azure Web PubSub: Easily build real-time messaging web applications using WebSockets and the publish-subscribe pattern.
  • Azure Data Manager for Energy: Fully managed OSDU™ data platform for energy industry datasets.

Bring IoT to any device and any platform, without changing your infrastructure

  • API Management: Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale.
  • Azure Digital Twins: Use IoT spatial intelligence to create models of physical environments.
  • Azure IoT Edge: Extend cloud intelligence and analytics to edge devices.
  • Azure Machine Learning: Use an enterprise-grade service for the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle.
  • Notification Hubs: Send push notifications to any platform from any back-end.
  • Microsoft Defender for IoT: Unified threat protection for all your IoT/OT devices.
  • Windows for IoT: Build intelligent edge solutions with world-class developer tools, long-term support and enterprise-grade security.
  • Azure Cosmos DB: Fast NoSQL database with open APIs for any scale.
  • Azure IoT Central: Go from proof of concept to proof of value.
  • Azure IoT Hub: Connect, monitor and manage billions of IoT assets.
  • Azure Maps: Add location data and mapping visuals to business applications and solutions.
  • Azure Sphere: Create, connect, and maintain secured intelligent IoT devices from the edge to the cloud.
  • Azure Stream Analytics: Real-time analytics on fast-moving streaming data.
  • Event Grid: Reliable event delivery at massive scale.
  • Logic Apps: Automate the access and use of data across clouds.
  • Azure Functions: Execute event-driven serverless code functions with an end-to-end development experience.
  • Azure IoT Operations: Adaptive, Arc-enabled data plane for capturing and processing edge asset data on Kubernetes.

Simplify, automate and optimise the management and compliance of your cloud resources

Simplify and accelerate your migration to the cloud with guidance, tools and resources

Build and deploy cross-platform and native apps for any mobile device

  • API Management: Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale.
  • App Service: Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile.
  • Azure Maps: Add location data and mapping visuals to business applications and solutions.
  • Notification Hubs: Send push notifications to any platform from any back-end.
  • Azure Communication Services: Build rich communication experiences with the same secure platform capabilities used by Microsoft Teams.
  • App Configuration: Fast, scalable parameter storage for app configuration.
  • Azure AI Search: Enterprise scale search for app development.
  • Foundry Tools: Build AI applications with customisable tools, APIs, and models.

Connect cloud and on-premises infrastructure and services, to provide your customers and users with the best possible experience

Protect your enterprise from advanced threats across hybrid cloud workloads

Get secure, massively scalable cloud storage for your data, apps and workloads

Build, deploy and scale powerful web applications quickly and efficiently

  • API Management: Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale.
  • App Service: Quickly create powerful cloud apps for web and mobile.
  • Azure Maps: Add location data and mapping visuals to business applications and solutions.
  • Azure Content Delivery Network: Fast, reliable content delivery network with global reach.
  • Static Web Apps: A modern web app service that offers streamlined full-stack development from source code to global high availability.
  • Azure Web PubSub: Easily build real-time messaging web applications using WebSockets and the publish-subscribe pattern.
  • Web App for Containers: Easily deploy and run containerised web apps on Windows and Linux.
  • App Configuration: Fast, scalable parameter storage for app configuration.
  • Azure AI Search: Enterprise scale search for app development.
  • Azure SignalR Service: Add real-time web functionalities easily.
  • Notification Hubs: Send push notifications to any platform from any back-end.
  • Azure Communication Services: Build rich communication experiences with the same secure platform capabilities used by Microsoft Teams.
  • Azure Container Apps: Build and deploy modern apps and microservices using serverless containers.
  • Azure Fluid Relay: Managed service for building real-time collaborative experiences into your apps.
  • Microsoft Playwright Testing: Run Playwright end-to-end browser tests at cloud scale across browsers and operating systems.

Virtual desktop infrastructure

Empower employees to work securely from anywhere with a cloud-based virtual desktop infrastructure

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