Microsoft Pushes Cloud Computing to Space; Launches Azure Space

Microsoft’s Azure Space offers cloud computing solutions both on earth as well as in space. With the new launch, Microsoft can now compete with AWS (Amazon Web Service) and Google Cloud. AWS currently holds $34.6 billion, the largest chunk of the cloud computing market. It supports everything from satellite design to spaceflight operations for both private and public organizations in the space sector.

The tech space race is intensifying, offering more investment opportunities in the cloud computing market. Space exploration technology is being mostly driven by private companies with just a few public companies like Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., and Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.

Azure Space can provide high-performance computing, data analytics, and machine learning. Coupled with resilient satellite communications, it opens up new opportunities in both the private and public sectors.

Microsoft aims to partner with more organizations in the space industry to bring Azure’s capabilities to solve mission-critical space needs. Keeping in line, the tech giant had recently announced Azure Orbital ground station service and ExpressRoute partnerships with SES, Intelsat, and ViaSat. These partnerships aim to bring valuable data from geosynchronous satellites directly into Azure.