Differences between Azure App Services and Cloud Services

Question

I\'ve started learning about Microsoft Azure last year and one of the services provided was the Cloud Services. The way I understand Cloud Services is that it is a service m

Answer 1

Use a Web App for web portal, public API and WCF services (xx.azurewebsites.net)

On the other hand, consider using cloud services (xx.cloudapp.net) when you have a long running background job. Its like developing a windows service with OnStart() and OnStop() events and host it inside a virtual machine. But here on azure, you can do that without the hassle of managing a virtual machine.

Hope the above is clear.