Did you know you could use a Windows Azure worker role and custom code to create SQL Server Agent type functionality for SQL Azure ? Want to know how? Then you should read the blog post series on the SQL Azure blog, "I Miss You SQL Server Agent" ...

Since I wrote this post in 2010, Microsoft has come out with an offically supported version of ASP.NET sessions that run on SQL Azure. The ASP.NET Universal Providers extend Session, Membership, Roles and Profile support to SQL Compact Edition and SQL...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Lubor Kollar and George Varghese have published a blog post discussing the performance of various tools when migrating data to SQL Azure. Read Loading data to SQL Azure the Fast Way .

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Brian Swan has just blogged about how to consuming SQL Azure data via SQL Azure OData Service using the OData SDK for PHP . Read: Consuming SQL Azure Data with the OData SDK for PHP .

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Currently, SQL Azure doesn’t have the concept of a SQL Server Agent. In this blog series we are attempting to create a light-weight substitute using a Windows Azure worker role. In the first blog post...

Lubor Kollar and George Varghese have published a blog post discussing the performance of various tools when migrating data to SQL Azure. Read Loading data to SQL Azure the Fast Way .

Brian Swan has just blogged about how to consuming SQL Azure data via SQL Azure OData Service using the OData SDK for PHP . Read: Consuming SQL Azure Data with the OData SDK for PHP .

Currently, SQL Azure doesn’t have the concept of a SQL Server Agent. In this blog series we are attempting to create a light-weight substitute using a Windows Azure worker role. In the first blog post of the series, I covered how the Windows Azure worker...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Currently, SQL Azure doesn’t have the concept of a SQL Server Agent. In this blog series we are attempting to create a light-weight substitute using a Windows Azure Worker role. In the first blog post...

Steve Marx just posted a great overview about how to use Windows Azure Blobs and the Windows Azure CDN to deliver adaptive streaming video content in a format compatible with Silverlight 's Smooth Streaming player. For those of you unfamiliar with...

Currently, SQL Azure doesn’t have the concept of a SQL Server Agent. In this blog series we are attempting to create a light-weight substitute using a Windows Azure Worker role. In the first blog post of the series, I covered how the Windows Azure worker...

A wide variety of resources are available to help you understand and leverage the security features available in Windows Azure . If you're looking for a way to stay on top of the content that's available, you'll want to check out "Security Resources...

If you're looking for tips on monitoring and working with production level Windows Azure applications in the cloud, you should check out the recent video interview with Windows Azure Evangelist Ryan Dunn on Bytes by MSDN . During his conversation with...

You may have seen a letter in USA Today this morning suggesting that customers evaluating a licensing agreement with VMWare talk to Microsoft to learn more about how products and services such as the Windows Azure platform can enable a complete cloud...

Windows Azure must provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability of customer data, while also enabling transparent accountability. To help customers better understand the array of security controls implemented within Windows Azure from both...

State and local governments evaluating a move to the cloud should have a central location where they can find partners and solutions with the right cloud-based solutions to meet their business needs. To meet this need, the Public Sector team just announced...