Ever wonder what happens to tweets after they disappear? Would you love a way to keep track of, analyze and even export tweets related to topics you care about? Enter The Archivist , a new lab/website from Mix Online built on Windows Azure that allows...

Microsoft SQL Azure provide for a suite of great relational-database-in-the-cloud features. In this video, join Hilton Giesenow, host of The Moss Show SharePoint Podcast, as he explores how to sign up and get started creating a Microsoft SQL Azure database...

Today in front of 13,000 attendees at the Worldwide Partner Conference Bob Muglia , corporate vice president of Server and Tools announced the Windows Azure Appliance among lots of cloud news at the conference. The new Windows Azure platform appliance...

As part of the Real World Windows Azure series, we talked to Steve Orenstein, Chief Executive Officer at Connect2Field, about using the Windows Azure platform to deliver the company's software-as-a-service application. Here's what he had to say: ...

As part of the Real World Windows Azure series, we talked to Pavel Bondarchuk, Vice President of Business Development at CloudBerry Lab, about using Windows Azure storage services to deliver the company's online backup solution. Here's what he had...

Steve Ballmer made big news yesterday at the company's annual Worldwide Partner Conference with the announcement for the Windows Azure Platform Appliance. Here is what the media is saying: Microsoft Lures Giant Partners With Windows Azure Appliance Microsoft...

Today at our Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Washington D.C., partners are showing their commitment to the cloud, with several companies making announcements about the solutions they've built on the Windows Azure platform. Here are some of the...

SQL Azure enables businesses to increase profitability, realize new revenue streams and expand segment reach. In this video Sudhir Hasbe talks about how SQL Azure enables first mover advantage by reducing the time required for you to build and deploy...

This wiki article provides guidelines on how to sign up for SQL Azure and how to get started creating SQL Azure servers and databases. Read the Wiki Article: Getting Started with SQL Azure

As part of the Real World Windows Azure series, we talked to Johannes Schick, CEO of höltl Retail Solutions, about using the Windows Azure platform to run the company's point-of-sale (POS) system. Here's what he had to say: MSDN: What service...

What if you could get all the benefits of distributed, on-premises application databases AND hosted cloud-based databases for a real Software + Services implementation? In this video, Hilton Giesenow, host of The MOSS Show SharePoint podcast ( http:/...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Currently, SQL Azure doesn’t support running SQL Server Agent in the cloud. If you need SQL Server Agent type functionality for SQL Azure, you can use a Windows Azure worker role and some custom code...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] SQL Azure has two types of access control: SQL Authentication logins and passwords and a server side firewall that restricts access by IP address. This blog post will discuss how to programmatically...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] As a DBA I have done a lot of work improving I/O performance for on-premise SQL Server installations. Usually it involves tweaking the storage system, balancing databases across RAID arrays, or expanding...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] While this might seem like a non-announcement, the data type hierarchyid has just been added as a supported data type with SQL Azure Service Update 3, announced here . The hierarchyid data type is...

Everyone loves a deal: here's one that should appeal to developers who've been exploring the possibilities of Windows Azure. A new book, "Windows Azure Platform: Articles from the Trenches Volume 1" is now available as a free PDF download . You...

As David Aiken recently mentioned on his blog , the Microsoft Patterns & Practices team has just released the Windows Azure Architecture Guide - Volume 1 . The first in a planned series about the Windows Azure platform, this book walks readers...

At the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Washington D.C. today, Bob Muglia outlined our vision for the cloud and explained how we're investing heavily in supporting both customers and partners as they shift to the cloud. For those customers who...

InformationWeek Mexico just named OCCMundial as the second most innovative company in Mexico in its annual "50 Most Innovative Companies" issue. OCCMundial developed the largest job-listing website in the Mexican employment market and has more than...