TechNet has written an article which provides an overview of the security features of SQL Azure. Getting a clear understanding of security in the cloud, is something that we cannot encourage learning enough about. Click here for the article. We...

The flexibility of SQL Azure database allows you to work with a myriad of applications from familiar Microsoft products to other programming languages such including PHP and Java . MSDN has written an article on some of the consideration guidelines that...

Just like SQL Server, SQL Azure fully supports local transactions. TechNet has released an interesting wiki article more about how SQL Azure handles transactions, as well as describing some of the basics. I would suggest taking a look, just to get more...

Yet another great MIX event happened last week on April 12-14 and it was a fantastic opportunity to have personal conversations with web developers about how they're using Microsoft development tools and the Windows Azure platform. For me, MIX was also...

Lynn Langit, a Senior Developer Evangelist, has developed a comprehensive video presentation on migration to SQL Azure. This presentation includes demos using the following tools: SQL Azure Migration Wizard Access to SQL Azure Migration Wizard...

Two weeks ago, we talked about an update to SQL Azure Data Sync . One of the topics surrounding Data Sync that comes up often amongst developers is synchronizing SQL Server to SQL Azure. TechNet has a great wiki article that discusses the considerations...

WCF Data Services (formerly known as ADO.NET Data Services) enables you to create data services that are based on representational state transfer (REST) and that are accessible through .NET Framework client applications. MSDN has written an article which...

Developers are always interested in how to get the best performance out of applications that connect to SQL Azure. This TechNet wiki article provides a detailed introduction of SQL Azure and its network topology. It goes deeper by explaining some of the...

TechNet has written an article which provides an overview of the security features of SQL Azure. It provides a great overview of security considerations for SQL Azure and you should definitely take a look as you start putting your data into SQL Azure...

We have always sought feedback from the community for various aspects of our services, ranging from product feature requests, input through forums and comments through social media and blogs. Today, we would like some quick feedback from you about the...

For developers creating an application using PHP, you can connect to Microsoft SQL Azure Database. MSDN has written a walkthrough article on how to do this. Check out the link below to see you how you can do this. The great thing about this is that you...

Today, at the MIX 2011 keynote, Scott Guthrie will be announcing the first release of Windows Azure AppFabric Caching service and a release of a new version of the Access Control service. ( Press Release ) The new version of the Windows Azure AppFabric...

As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we talked to John Dennehy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at HRLocker, about using Microsoft SQL Azure for the company's cloud-based human resources management solution. Here's what he had to say: MSDN...

SQL Azure Firewall provides users with security in the cloud, by allowing you to specify which computers have permission to access data. TechNet has released an interesting wiki article, describing SQL Azure Firewall and how to configure it using the...

This week I decided to take on an interesting challenge and see what commonly available applications I could get running on SQL Azure and the Windows Azure platform. I remembered a while ago that WordPress had started making significant investments in...

As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we talked to Robert Johnston, Founder and Vice President of Paladin Data Systems, about moving to SQL Azure to easily and cost-effectively serve both larger customers and small civic governments and local jurisdictions...

As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we talked to Gregory Kim, Chief Technology Officer at Accumulus, about using SQL Azure to extend its subscription management service with rich business intelligence capabilities to the cloud. Here's what he...

When we updated the Windows Azure developer portal last November, we added a lightweight in-browser database manager for designing tables and querying SQL Azure databases. Our engineering teams are hard at work planning on enhancements and would love...

Real World SQL Azure: Interview with Alexandru Lapusan, Chief Executive Officer at Zitec As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we talked to Alexandru Lapusan, Chief Executive Officer at Zitec, about using Microsoft SQL Azure for its hotel-review...

MSDN has written an article on how to troubleshoot some of the connection codes that may appear while connecting to a SQL Azure Database. It's important to know how to properly troubleshoot connection losses, so I suggest that everyone take a look at...

On Wednesday March 9th, I had the opportunity to talk at Cloud Connect about cloud computing, the Windows Azure platform - and I also took some time to talk about what the public cloud is along with some growing trends that will affect and shape the future...