Azure

Windows Azure Infrastructure Services are Live

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I’m pleased to announce that Windows Azure fully supports Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). This new service now makes it possible for companies to move their existing servers and applications into the cloud.  We understand that customers don’t want to rip and replace their current infrastructure to benefit from the cloud; they want the strengths … Read more Windows Azure Infrastructure Services are Live

Ray Ozzie sees the Dawn of a New Day for Microsoft

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Ray Ozzie

Five years after Ray Ozzie penned The Internet Services Disruption, he reflects on Microsoft’s move to the cloud. While he’s most proud of Windows Azure and SQL Azure, he also gives our competitors their due by mentioning that they have out-executed us when it comes to mobile experiences.  He harps on the subject of how … Read more Ray Ozzie sees the Dawn of a New Day for Microsoft

Windows Phone 7 Line of Business App Dev :: Moving your WCF REST + JSON Service to Windows Azure

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Ever since my last blog post where I demonstrated how to create lightweight WCF REST + JSON services for consumption by Windows Phone 7, I’ve received many requests from folks wanting to know how to do the same thing from Windows Azure.  Using Visual Studio 2010, the Azure Development Fabric and SQL Server, I will … Read more Windows Phone 7 Line of Business App Dev :: Moving your WCF REST + JSON Service to Windows Azure