In contrast to AWS, Microsoft offers a full range of cloud computing options, from Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) to fully managed Platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Choose IaaS services and own the full stack and management duties, or deploy higher level PaaS services and focus on your applications while Azure handles the rest. PaaS services can reduce costs, complexity, and management effort, while providing seamless scalability and high availability.