Today (12/13/2010) the Windows Azure platform AppFabric has updated the IP Ranges on which the AppFabric nodes are hosted. If your firewall restricts outbound traffic, you will need to perform the additional step of opening your outbound TCP Ports and...

The Real World Windows Azure series spoke to Kevin Lam, the Founder and President of IMPACTA , about using the Windows Azure platform to deliver LOCKBOX SFT , a cloud-based, fully managed secure file transfer (SFT) service for the company's customers...

At Microsoft, we are committed to developing products that are accessible to everyone. We take a strategic approach to accessibility by focusing on integrating accessibility into product planning, research and development, product development, and testing...

DataMarket recently announced Section 508 compliance and the intent to secure certification for DataMarket to demonstrate compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). On Friday, we published the new DataMarket for Government...

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, here's an opportunity to dive into the Windows Azure platform and start building cloud applications. Join other Bay area .NET developers for this exciting, FREE Hackathon: Cloud Development with Windows Azure...

As part of the Real World Windows Azure series, we talked to John Gravely, Founder and CEO of ClickDimensions, about using Windows Azure for the company's marketing automation solution. Here's what he had to say: MSDN: Tell us about ClickDimensions...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Earlier this week we published a whitepaper entitled Sharding with SQL Azure to the TechNet wiki. In the paper, Michael Heydt and Michael Thomassy discuss the best practices and patterns to select...

Are you a game developer in the Northwest looking to find ways to be more competitive and agile? Then you'll want to join the Windows Azure team on December 15, 2010 at 5:30PM at the W Hotel in Seattle, WA for a two-hour session to learn about the...

As part of the Real World DataMarket series, we talked to Greg Kirkorsky, Senior Vice President for the Americas at STATS , about using DataMarket (a part of Windows Azure Marketplace) to support his company’s entry into the global consumer market. Here...

As part of the Real World DataMarket series, we talked to Dean Stoecker, President at Alteryx , about using DataMarket (part of the Windows Azure Marketplace ), to offer customers faster time-to-market, more flexibility, and less work when using Alteryx...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] The Windows Azure Platform Management Portal allows you to manage all your Windows Azure platform resources from a single location – including your SQL Azure database; for more information about...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we talked to Kent McNall and Stephen Yu, co-founders of Quosal , about using Microsoft SQL Azure to open up a global market for their boutique quote and...

To help you understand how to use the new Windows Azure features and enhancements, an updated version of the Windows Azure Platform training kit is now available. This version includes several new and updated hands-on labs (HOLs), demo scripts, and...

Are you in the US or Canada? How would you like the chance to win money and prizes for the Windows Azure platform applications you've created ? Then you'll want to check out #CloudDevComp , a new competition from Perficient . All competition entries...

Don't miss this FREE three-part series of webinars that cover the benefits, implications of - and best practices for - adopting Windows Azure . Click on the session title to register. The Business Case for Azure (Part 1) - January 12, 2011...

Maarten Balliauw is an Azure consultant, blogger, and speaker, as well as an ASP.NET MVP. He works as a technical consultant at RealDomen. Maarten is a project manager and developer for the PHPExcel project on CodePlex, as well as a board member for the...

Todd Papaioannou is currently at Yahoo!, in the role of vice president of cloud architecture for the cloud platform group. Before taking on that role, Todd was responsible for new product architecture and strategy at Teradata, including driving the...

Kate Keahey is a fellow at the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago and works as a scientist at Argonne National Laboratory Computation Institute. She is the creator of Nimbus, an open source toolkit for turning a cluster into an infrastructure...

Today we have some great news to announce as Transport for London (TfL) has taken to the cloud by moving their new Trackernet data feed - hosted within their Developers’ Area - to the Microsoft Windows Azure platform. This forms the first major...

Novell today announced they have joined the Microsoft Windows Azure Technology Adoption Program (TAP) to work together on pre-release non-commercial, internal testing and validation of Novell Cloud Security Service (NCSS) on Windows Azure. The goal...