This document discusses the partnership between DataStax and Microsoft Azure to empower enterprises with real-time applications in the cloud. It outlines how hybrid cloud is a strategic imperative, and how the DataStax Enterprise platform combined with Azure provides a hybrid cloud data platform for always-on applications. Examples are given of Microsoft Office 365, Komatsu, and IHS Markit using this solution to power use cases and gain benefits like increased performance, scalability, and cost savings.