DevOps/CloudTable-stakesAround since 2013

Azure Virtual Machines

Also written as Azure VMs

Azure's core service for renting virtual servers — Microsoft's direct equivalent to AWS's EC2.

Think of it like

Like renting a bare apartment unit from Microsoft's building instead of Amazon's — same idea, different landlord.

Junior or senior?

Junior sounds like

Is still managing raw VMs without questioning it.

Senior sounds like

Can explain what made them choose raw VMs over a managed option like Azure App Service, or when they moved away from it.

Ask them

“What made your team choose raw VMs over a managed option like Azure App Service?”