Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing (RTM). Developers will be able to download the final version of Windows 8 via your MSDN subscriptions on August 15. “Release to Manufacturing” means product development and testing of the product is complete and have started handing off the...

Abstract This article is about scalability and interoperability, two characteristics that are required in architectures to support the diversity of today’s popular mobile platforms, which potentially have millions of users. Figure 1 depicts this diversity, a common—yet challenging—scenario...

If you are an existing Visual Studio Professional, Premium or Ultimate with MSDN subscriber, you get free access to Windows Azure each month, and up to $3,700.00 in annual Windows Azure benefits at no charge. This offer provides a base level of Compute, Storage, SQL Azure database, Access Control...

The December release of Windows Azure has unveiled a new Windows Azure site and sign-up experience. In the past, one of the biggest concerns and roadblocks was that you could overspend on your free trial. The new Windows Azure Trial accounts and MSDN Accounts are now completely risk-free given the...

A number of updates and improvements have been unveiled today for Windows Azure that will help you to more easily access Azure and unlock the value of cloud computing as a development platform. Join us tomorrow when senior Microsoft leaders will how easy it is for developers to get started with Windows...

Steven Sinofsky , President of Windows and Windows Live Division, has penned the first posting on a new Building Windows 8 blog. He writes, “Windows 8 reimagines Windows for a new generation of computing devices, and will be the very best operating system for hundreds of millions of PCs, new and...

A new set of tutorial shows you how to get started with Windows Azure . The tutorial begin with explaining how to get the latest tools and how to deploy your first sample application, build an application with ASP.NET MVC, and how to build a code first data application with SQL Azure. Sections show...

Office 365 also provides developers and ISVs a platform for building cloud-based collaboration and communication solutions for the cloud. Office 365 Training Course for Public Beta helps developers make the transition to building solutions for the cloud with Office 365. The kit includes 7 sessions...

Three offers to ISVs made it easier to get started and to continue your development efforts on Windows Azure : Windows Introductory Special is offered at no charge through the end of September. MSDN Ultimate and Premium Benefits increased Cloud Essentials Pack offers Announcements were...

The new service pack to Visual Studio will be available today to MSDN subscribers from their subscriber downloads . If you're not an MSDN subscriber, you can get the update on Thursday, March 10. New features improve several areas, including IntelliTrace, unit testing, and Silverlight profiling. ...

Check out the January Issue of MSDN Magazine where James Henry shows how you can build a data-driven Website in five minutes. In the article Build a Data-Driven Enterprise Web Site in 5 Minutes , James provides the keys to building a database application that Creates, Reads, Updates and Deletes (CRUD...

Cloud Roadmap Announced for Windows Azure Platform At the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) , Microsoft is announcing a host of new enhancements and services that make it easier to move to platform as a service, to enhance current applications and workloads, and to transform applications to...

The Windows Azure Platform benefits offered as part your MSDN subscription have been extended from 8 months to 16 months. In addition new Azure benefits have been announced. Benefits are available under BizSpark , Ultimate, and Premium MSDN Subsciptions. Not all subscriptions qualify. For Windows...

One issue customers have had in the past is that they would exceed their predefined limits on Windows Azure Platform without notification (especially when using MSDN offerings and such). Now we have a way to notify you. We are now sending customers emails notifications when their compute hour usage...

The benefits for MSDN subscribers have now doubled the initial Windows Azure benefits by extending the offer from eight months to 16 months. Premium, Ultimate, and BizSpark subscribers get 750/hours per month of compute time, 10 GB storage, and a million transactions per month. Also included are AppFabric...

A new beta shows off new Home & Hub pages for MSDN . The focus is to build a better developer on-ramps for each platform with several important realizations in mind. Microsoft offers too many choices and making the right choice is daunting. Wherever possible, the new MSDN will simplify the...

New Windows Server 2008 R2 Developer Training Kit are available on MSDN Code Gallery as hands-on-labs specializes in parallel computing. Sample are now available on MSDN Code Gallery (hands-on-labs): Introducing Parallel LINQ Introducing .NET 4 Parallel Extensions Introducing the C++ Concurrency...

Here's three short and useful videos about signing up for Windows Azure as an MSDN Premium subscriber. Part 1: What you get for Windows Azure development with your MSDN benefits How to sign up for Windows Azure using MSDN benefits Tips on using your MSDN Windows Azure account frugally and training resources...

Visual Studio 2010 launched today. You can get the new version in your MSDN subscription. Download from: MSDN Subscriber Downloads Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) Download test drive editions Visual Studio is available in four versions: Professional Premium Ultimate...

A new article in MSDN Magazine explores how to create, develop, and deploy a Windows Azure application in Visual Studio 2010. The article, Developing and Deploying Windows Azure Apps in Visual Studio 2010 , describes the steps you’ll take to get your application up and running in the cloud. Here’s a...

The release candidate for Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 is available for download. The downloadable release candidate was offered to MSDN subscribers on Monday. Non-members can get it on Wednesday. The RC includes a go-live license for people who want to deploy in their production environment...

Come join in a 15-city tour of Windows Azure events for developers and IT Pros. Join your local MSDN Events team as we take a deep dive into cloud computing and the Windows Azure Platform. For more details and for other events in your area, see MSDN Live Events for Developers . Windows Azure...

The MSDN Events and TechNet Events landing pages will now incorporate all US technical audience events. You can get a comprehensive view of local and national event offerings in their community. New to the sites’ functionality are zip code search pulling in all events in a 300 mile radius; Keyword/topic...

The release date for Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 has been set as April 12 according to a one-line post on a Developer Division’s Marketing and Communications Manager Rob Caron’s blog . Visual Studio 2010 features built-in tools for Windows 7 and Microsoft SharePoint 2010, new drag-and-drop...

Parallel Computing Developer Center on MSDN is now live. The new site provides a more guided experience, helping developers to find content appropriate to your needs. You’ll find sections on Getting Started with Parallel Computing and a code gallery at Updated .NET Parallel Programming Samples and links...