Microsoft has finished supporting Azure BlockChain Service

　Microsoft has announced that it will end the support of the Azure Blockchain Service, which was deployed on its cloud computing service Azure.The company has already been unable to create or deploy new accounts, and will end all support on September 10.

　Azure Blockchain is a blockchain solution for enterprise, which was launched in 2015.It was one of the main services that established the new blockchain market called "Baas (Blockchain as a Service)" and played a major role in developing the dawn market.

　In order to develop applications on a blockchain, the hurdles of initial construction are extremely high, such as standing nodes or connecting to a virtual machine.If you use enterprise products such as Azure Blockchain, you will not only need this work, but also significantly reduce daily operating costs.

　Immediately after the launch of 2015, Microsoft has announced the Ethereum BlockChain as a Service (ebaaS) in collaboration with Ethereum's development company consensys.This is a service that can easily develop applications on Ethereum through Azure Blockchain, which has contributed significantly to expand the Ethereum Eco System immediately after the launch.

　With the end of this support, it is promoting the transition to QUORUM as an alternative service.QUORUM is one of the enterprise blockchain products developed by JPMORGAN, acquired by Consensys in 2020.

　Azure Blockchain has been forced to make a transition due to major companies such as GE, Singapore Airlines, and Starbucks.The history of the end of the support has not been disclosed.

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