Microsoft launched Azure in 2008 to provide cloud-based infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) tools to large companies. Instead of installing more on-site servers which are expensive, consume lots of power, take up valuable space, and require constant maintenance.Azure’s expansion supported Microsoft’s transformation of its desktop-based Office and Dynamics applications into cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications.During that golden decade, Microsoft’s stock rallied nearly 890%, which turned it into the world’s second-most-valuable company with a market capitalization of $3.3 trillion. What is your experience with software-as-a-service applications vs offline applications ?

