VRX Studios has been in the business of providing photography and content services to the global hotel industry for more than 10 years and we currently work with more than 10,000 hotels around the world. With this many customers who are so widely dispersed...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Microsoft SQL Azure Reporting is a cloud-based reporting platform that provides comprehensive reporting functionality for a variety of data sources. SQL Azure Reporting includes a complete set of tools...

Over the past year, since the release of SQL Azure, we’ve been focused on delivering the highest quality database in the cloud. SQL Azure builds on the already strong SQL Server platform, but delivers a multi-tenant cloud based relational database, which...

Microsoft SQL Azure Reporting is a cloud-based reporting platform that provides comprehensive reporting functionality for a variety of data sources. SQL Azure Reporting includes a complete set of tools for you to create, manage, and deliver reports, and...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] In the November 2010 issue of MSDN Magazine, Lynn Langit has written an informative article titled: “ Getting Started with SQL Azure Development ”. This article provides a good walk-through of creating...

In the November 2010 issue of MSDN Magazine, Lynn Langit has written an informative article titled: “ Getting Started with SQL Azure Development ”. This article provides a good walk-through of creating a SQL Azure database, and outlining some of the differences...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] A new article about developing a SQL Azure Backup and Restore Strategy has been posted in the wiki section of TechNet. This article discusses how to port your existing backup and restore strategy to...

Today at Supercomputing 2010 in New Orleans, Microsoft announced the release of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) BLAST on Windows Azure , a new application that enables a broader community of scientists to combine desktop resources...

A new article about developing a SQL Azure Backup and Restore Strategy has been posted in the wiki section of TechNet. This article discusses how to port your existing backup and restore strategy to SQL Azure to cover against hardware failure, force majeure...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] In this demo-intensive and video , David Robinson shows how to build Web applications quickly with SQL Azure Databases and familiar Web technologies. He also demonstrate several new enhancements Microsoft...

In this demo-intensive and video , David Robinson shows how to build Web applications quickly with SQL Azure Databases and familiar Web technologies. He also demonstrate several new enhancements Microsoft has added to SQL Azure, including the new SQL...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Julie Lerman writing for MSDN Magazine has written an article titled, “ Using the Entity Framework to Reduce Network Latency to SQL Azure .” This article examines mitigation strategies for addressing...

Julie Lerman writing for MSDN Magazine has written an article titled, “ Using the Entity Framework to Reduce Network Latency to SQL Azure .” This article examines mitigation strategies for addressing network latency with SQL Azure Database when connecting...

Jonathan Ellis chairs the Cassandra project at the Apache Software Foundation and is the co-founder of Riptano, a commercial entity that provides software, support, and training for Cassandra. Prior to the founding of Riptano in the spring of 2010, Jonathan...

The Microsoft Corporate Strategy Group has just released a new whitepaper, "The Economics of the Cloud" , which details underlying the economics driving IT's shift towards the cloud. This paper, written by Rolf Harms, director of the Corporate Strategy...

The Microsoft Corporate Strategy Group has just released a new whitepaper, "The Economics of the Cloud" , which details underlying the economics driving IT's shift towards the cloud. This paper, written by Rolf Harms, director of the Corporate Strategy...

Cloud platforms are a new world, and they open new possibilities. Reflecting this, the Windows Azure programming model helps developers create applications that are easier to administer, more available, and more scalable than those built using traditional...

Roger Jennings is the owner of OakLeaf Systems , a software consulting firm in northern California. He is also a prolific blogger and author , including a book on Windows Azure. Roger is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. In this...

Jonathan Ellis chairs the Cassandra project at the Apache Software Foundation and is the co-founder of Riptano, a commercial entity that provides software, support, and training for Cassandra. Prior to the founding of Riptano in the spring of 2010, Jonathan...

Charlton Barreto is an accomplished and visionary cloud, Web, and distributed computing expert. He is currently a Technology Strategist in cloud technologies at Intel, where he has worked since 2008. His previous role was with Adobe as a Technology Evangelist...

Chris C. Kemp is CTO of NASA, a position he has held since March of 2010. Before that appointment, he was NASA's CIO and was in charge of the Ames Research Center, the Security Operations Center, and various other facilities. Chris started with NASA as...

At PDC10 last month, we announced a host of enhancements for Windows Azure designed to make it easier for customers to run existing Windows applications on Windows Azure, enable more affordable platform access and improve the Windows Azure developer and...

Today at Supercomputing 2010 in New Orleans, Microsoft announced the release of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) BLAST on Windows Azure , a new application that enables a broader community of scientists to combine desktop resources...

Last week at SIBOS 2010 in Amsterdam, Misys announced a new strategic alliance with Microsoft that will deliver Misys' banking and capital markets applications via the Windows Azure platform. As Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft...