Mar 30, 2020 10:25:00

Clearly Microsoft Azure utilization increased by 775%

It became clear that the usage rate of cloud service

Microsoft Azure provided by Microsoft has increased by 775% compared to normal time. This is due to the increasing number of remote workers due to the new coronavirus and an increase in Internet usage.

Update # 2 on Microsoft cloud services continuity | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/update-2-on-microsoft-cloud-services-continuity/

Microsoft Azure cloud service demand spikes 775% over coronavirus | Stevivor
https://stevivor.com/news/microsoft-azure-cloud-service-demand-spikes-775-coronavirus/

Microsoft announced on its official blog on March 28, 2020 local time that its use of Microsoft's cloud service, Microsoft Azure, has surged due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.

'To support public health organizations fighting the new coronavirus that is rampant at an unprecedented level, Microsoft will provide the cloud services these organizations need to keep their business running.' And by staying connected to Azure, we're committed to providing services to continue to support hundreds of millions of people around the world who rely on Microsoft services when working remotely. '' It is written.

Along with this, the usage of

Microsoft Teams , a group chat tool provided by Microsoft, Windows Virtual Desktop , an application virtualization service provided by Azure, and Power BI , a data visualization tool, are rapidly increasing. Microsoft has revealed that.

According to Microsoft, cloud service usage has increased by 775% in areas where the government has mandated social distances due to large-scale movement restrictions and other factors. In addition, the usage rate of Microsoft Team is also increasing rapidly, and the number of users per day seems to be over 44 million. These users have held more than 900 million conferences and calls per day.

In addition, usage of Windows Virtual Desktop has more than tripled from normal use. In addition, public institutions such as the government seem to use Power BI to collect data on new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and share it with citizens, and its use rate has been 42% in the past week It seems to have increased.

Microsoft Azure prioritizes the support of public health organizations and prioritizes the allocation of resources as follows:

1: Firefighting, emergency services, police dispatch system
2: Emergency information and reporting application
3: Drug supply and delivery system
4: Application that alerts emergency response teams to accidents, fires and other issues
5: Health bot / medical examination application and related website
6: Healthcare application and record system

Microsoft also noted that although demand for Azure increased significantly, the service itself was not significantly affected. However, availability has fallen below 99.9%, especially in areas of rapid growth in northern and western Europe, southern England, central France, eastern Asia, southern India and southern Brazil. To address the shortage, Microsoft plans to add new capacity that will be available in the coming weeks.