> Is this the Azure equivalent of AWS Lambda? Yes. > What factors other than some specific affinity to Microsoft makes a company choose Azure over AWS? Azure

> Is this the Azure equivalent of AWS Lambda? Yes. > What factors other than some specific affinity to Microsoft makes a company choose Azure over AWS? Azure has a decent offering even if you don't have any "specific affinity to Microsoft". You can use Azure to develop products that don't use any Microsoft technologies. Although from my own experience, Azure tends to be a bit rough around the edges especially when used with non-Microsoft tools and languages. See marketing page: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/azure-vs-aws/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/azure-vs-aws/