Microsoft announced the shutdown of its Azure Blockchain service later this year, allowing users to migrate their accounting data by September 10, 2021. Blockchain is the technology popularized for its use in cryptocurrencies. However, its rugged, distributed, and virtually tamper-proof nature makes it attractive to all kinds of industries. Microsoft has made several attempts to successfully deliver Blockchain-as-a-Service through its Azure cloud computing platform dating back to 2015. In its latest incarnation, the Azure Blockchain service was intended to simplify the formation, management, and governance of the network consortium blockchain, freeing enterprises to focus instead on workflow logic and application development. While the service lists GE, JP Morgan, Singapore Airlines, Starbucks and Xbox as clients, ZDNet says it hasn't gotten much attention from Microsoft lately.