Simple container-based web apps and services don’t need Kubernetes to run on Azure.

Originally intended as a tool for managing on-premises application virtual infrastructures via the Azure Portal, it’s added support for data services and for Kubernetes container orchestration.

Two cloud development services -- Azure Functions and Azure App Service -- are now available on Azure Stack, which brings cloud functionality to on-premises, hybrid implementations.

Microsoft's Azure App Service now supports the company's own build of OpenJDK, bringing new support for Java 17 and Tomcat 10.0 runtimes.

Until Microsoft adds a native command that easily connects virtual directories to Azure Web apps, we're going to have to do it ourselves.

The Autohosted Apps service, introduced with SharePoint 2013’s launch, automatically provisions an Azure website and, in some cases, also an Azure SQL database when apps are installed.