Incoming internet traffic at the Amsterdam Internet Exchange has grown exponentially from 690 TB in July 2001 to 1.44 EB (exabytes) in August 2019. Deep learning training times have also decreased dramatically according to the Stanford DAWN benchmark, dropping from over 13 days in October 2017 to just 2 hours and 43 minutes in May 2019. Microsoft's global cloud infrastructure and datacenters allow it to achieve global reach and local presence for customers. Microsoft invests over $1 billion in security R&D and employs 3,500 cybersecurity experts to provide multi-layered security across its physical datacenters, infrastructure, and operations.

1. Cloud computing

2. Incoming internet traffic
Amsterdam Internet Exchange
August 2019
1,44 EB
(1.440.000 TB)
July 2001
690 TB
(0,00069 EB)
The line represents the moving average trendline of incoming internet traffic at AMS-IX.
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https://stats.ams-ix.net/historical.html

3. The line represents the exponential trendline of training time
Source: Stanford DAWN Benchmark;
DAWNBench provides a reference set of common deep learning workloads for quantifying training time, training cost, inference latency, and inference cost across different optimization strategies, model architectures, software frameworks, clouds, and hardware
https://dawn.cs.stanford.edu/benchmark/ImageNet/train.html
October 2017
13 days + 10:41:37
May 2019
2:43
Deep learning training time
Stanford DAWN benchmark

4. Microsoft conceptual model
IoT, Device, On Premise, and the Hyperscale Cloud
Intelligent Cloud
Intelligent Edge

5. Microsoft Global Infrastructure
Achieve global reach and the local presence you need
Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/

6. Microsoft Cloud Datacenter
Middenmeer, The Netherlands
Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/

7. Source: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2018/05/17/microsoft-cloud-delivers-when-it-comes-to-energy-efficiency-and-carbon-emission-reductions-study-finds/
Microsoft Cloud IT Operational efficiency
an example in server utilization
“Increasing the utilization rate from 10
percent to 40 percent will allow a server to
process four times the previous load, while
the power draw by the server may only
increase 1.7 times.”
Based on representative sampling of volume
servers manufactured in the last two years, as
measured using SPECpower_ssj2008 protocol
from the Standard Performance Evaluation
Corporation (SPEC).

8. Microsoft Cloud
Security from the ground up
Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/trusted-cloud/
$1B+ investment in
security R&D and
3,500 cyber security
experts
Security is a foundational for
Azure. Take advantage of multi-
layered security provided across
physical datacenters,
infrastructure, and operations with
cyber security experts actively
monitoring to protect your
business assets and data.
90+ compliance
offerings
Proactively safeguard your data
and streamline compliance with
the most comprehensive
compliance coverage of any cloud
service provider.
Uncompromising
commitment to
privacy
Your data, powering your
experiences, controlled by you.
Our core privacy principle is you
own your data; we will never use it
for marketing or advertising
purposes. Feel confident about
where your data is stored and
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6.5 trillion threat
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Put the cloud and large-scale
intelligence from decades of
Microsoft security experience to
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with AI-driven security signals that
modernize your security
operations.

9. Microsoft Cloud
Security from the ground up
Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/infrastructure and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/overview
Microsoft Azure runs in datacenters managed and operated by Microsoft. These geographically dispersed datacenters comply with key
industry standards, such as ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and NIST SP 800-53, for security and reliability. The datacenters are managed, monitored,
and administered by Microsoft operations staff. The operations staff has years of experience in delivering the world’s largest online
services with 24 x 7 continuity.
Secure platform
• Security Development Lifecycle,
internal audits
• Mandatory security training,
background checks
• Penetration testing, intrusion
detection, DDoS, Audits and
Logging
• State of the art data center, physical
security, secure network
• Security Incident Response, Shared
responsibility
Privacy & Controls
• Manage your data all the time
• Control on data location
• Provide data access on your terms
• Responding to Law Enforcement
• Stringent privacy standards
Compliance
• Trust Center
• Common Controls Hub
• The Cloud Swervices Due Diligence
Checklist
• Compliance by service, location, and
industry
Transparancy
• How Microsoft secures customer
data in Azure services
• How Microsoft manages data
location in Azure services
• Who in Microsoft can access your
data on what terms
• How Microsoft secures customer
data in Azure services
• Review certification for Azure
services, Transparancy Hub