What Is Azure Portal?

• The Azure portal is a web-based, GUI (graphical user interface) for creating and managing Azure resources
• It is an unified console that provides an alternative to command-line tools
• With the Azure portal, you can:
  • Build, manage and monitor everything in Azure
  • Create custom dashboards for an organized view of resources
  • etc.
• The Azure portal maintains a presence in every Azure datacenter
• Azure portal updates continuously and requires no downtime for maintenance activities
• Link: https://portal.azure.com/#home

What is Azure Marketplace?

• An online marketplace for resources, services and solutions targeted for Azure Cloud
• Azure Marketplace helps connect users with Microsoft partners, independent software vendors, and startups that are offering their solutions and services, which are optimized to run on Azure
• All solutions and services are certified to run on Azure
• Azure Marketplace is designed for IT pros and cloud developers interested in commercial and IT software
• Link: https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-US/