Earlier this week we published a whitepaper entitled Sharding with SQL Azure to the TechNet wiki. In the paper, Michael Heydt and Michael Thomassy discuss the best practices and patterns to select when using horizontal partitioning and sharding with your...

As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we talked to Kent McNall and Stephen Yu, co-founders of Quosal , about using Microsoft SQL Azure to open up a global market for their boutique quote and proposal software firm based in Woodinville, Washington...

The Windows Azure Platform Management Portal allows you to manage all your Windows Azure platform resources from a single location – including your SQL Azure database; for more information about see Zane Adam's blog post. One of the nuances of...