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Its a busy month for Windows Azure & SQL Azure, with lots of new announcements at TechEd 2010 in New Orleans. You can find the details of the Windows Azure updates here , and the SQL Azure updates here . There is also a June update to the excellent...

I recently had the chance to talk with Exceedra at the end of an intense 3 week Windows Azure “Proof of Concept” activity at the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in the UK. They talked about their motivation for moving to Windows Azure, they describe...

Obviously I am supporting ENG-GER-LAND to win the world cup, but whoever you support, follow their progress through this great web site http://www.theworldcupmap.com/   The World Cup Map” site shows the new stadiums that South Africa have built for...

The slides and videos are now available for the recent “ Migrating Business to the Cloud ” event Microsoft Cloud Services – Mark Taylor, Director of DPE, Microsoft UK Cloud” as one of the biggest opportunities in decades and five dimensions of the Cloud...

Just a quick reminder about some of the projects that folks have built using the Windows Azure platform and why they have chosen it, and what design decisions they have taken.

As a follow-up from the “Migrating Business to the Cloud” event in London earlier this month our team will be hosting a session titled “Migrating Business to the Cloud”, please see below for details, The event is aimed at CTOs, senior technical architects...

Eric has just published his new ebook “ Windows Azure Platform: Articles from the Trenches Volume 1 ” : Developers have been exploring the possibilities opened up by the Windows Azure Platform for Cloud Computing. This book pulls together great articles...

For those who attended our recent Windows Azure briefing and wanted the slide deck I created, here is it: Understanding the Windows Azure platform - june View more presentations from DavidGristwood .