The industries include Energy, Financial Services, Public Service, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, Media and Entertainment. And those professionals that make use of it are Public Servant, Accountant, Developers, Nurses, Doctors, Engineers, Film Directors and so on.

Microsoft provides a learning environment for students through Microsoft Learn. Microsoft Learn is a free, online learning platform that allows students to learn Azure technologies at their own pace. Learning Paths combine modules that enable students to start with the basics and then move to advanced methods that address real-world challenges.

For students, visit https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/ 

Azure offers students to build in the cloud for free and can be renewed every year. In addition, Azure for Students gets students started with USD100 in Azure credits to be used within the first 12 months, plus select free services as described (services subject to change) without requiring a credit card at sign-up. 

For more information, visit, https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students

Software provided by Microsoft Azure are Virtual Machines, Azure Virtual Desktop, Azure SQL, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and so on.

For more information, visit https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/ 

Hello Cloud Challenge: This is a competition that takes place every month. It is a competition to complete the activities given to the participants.

For more information, visit https://imaginecup.microsoft.com/en-us/category/6 

Microsoft Azure Developer League: this competition is for developers to pick any popular topics and continue to complete the module.

For more information, visit: https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/campaign/azuredeveloperleague/thankyou.aspx

Link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/ 

Fundamentals certification is a recommended start. Ideal for individuals just starting in technology or thinking about a career change. They have different fundamental certifications that students can explore.

For more information, visit https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/student-hub/.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/intro-to-azure-fundamentals/