Azure Reservations vs. Savings Plans: What's the difference?
Microsoft launched Azure in 2010 as a direct response to Amazon and Google’s cloud efforts. From humble beginnings as an extension of Windows NT, Azure now supports cutting-edge IT services, including AI/ ML, Big Data, Kubernetes, and more. Recent reports show Microsoft Azure taking more of the cloud market share than ever before. Like AWS and other cloud providers, Azure offers both reservations, for virtual machines and a variety of other services, as well as Savings Plans.