Solutions for the education industry

Help your students take hold of their futures with Microsoft Azure, a platform that provides the tools to enable, elevate, and enhance remote learning. Azure services can connect teachers to students, help you create models of smart campus buildings, deploy virtual labs, and more.

Watch the following short video to get a sense of the breadth of the Azure offerings for education. It also shows how the Cloud Adoption Framework can help you get the necessary resources for education.

Architectures for education

The following articles provide detailed analysis of architectures created and recommended for the education industry.

Architecture Summary Technology focus
Build a telehealth system on Azure Learn how to use Azure services to build a system that connects teachers to remote students. Containers
Computer forensics chain of custody in Azure Create an infrastructure to ensure a valid digital-evidence chain of custody for computer forensics in Azure. Management
Create smart places by using Azure Digital Twins Use Azure Digital Twins to create models of smart buildings and campuses from IoT device data. View and control systems, environments, and experiences. IoT
Enhanced-security hybrid messaging — client access Learn how to enhance the security of your educational messaging infrastructure in a client access scenario by using Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication. Hybrid
Enhanced-security hybrid messaging — mobile access Learn how to enhance the security for your educational messaging infrastructure in a mobile access scenario by using Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication. Hybrid
Enhanced-security hybrid messaging — web access Learn how to enhance the security of your educational messaging infrastructure in a web access scenario by using Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication. Hybrid
Governance of Teams guest users Learn how to use Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Entra entitlement management to collaborate, while maintaining control over resource use. Identity
Moodle deployment with Azure NetApp Files Deploy the Moodle learning platform with Azure NetApp Files for a resilient solution that offers high-throughput, low-latency access to scalable shared storage. Storage
Secure research environment for regulated data Learn about an architecture created for higher education research institutions. It enables researchers to access sensitive data while providing a high level of control and data protection. Security

Solution ideas for education

The following are other ideas that you can use as a starting point for your education solution.