MSDN just recently performed an interview with Milind Tavshikar of QuantumID. Take a look at the interview below and learn more how our partners use SQL Azure to land strategic wins. Real World SQL Azure: Interview with Milind Tavshikar, CEO, QuantumID...

Volvo Cars is a premium global car manufacturer recognized for its innovative safety systems and unique designs. Volvo was written into the original books that became the Twilight franchise, so there was a natural marketing partnership for movie releases...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Next week we have a webcast coming up that I encourage you to take advantage of. Doug Johnson (VP Marketing and Business Development for Acumatica), Ali Jani (VP Product Management for Acumatica) and...

Next week we have a webcast coming up that I encourage you to take advantage of. Doug Johnson (VP Marketing and Business Development for Acumatica), Ali Jani (VP Product Management for Acumatica) and Sudhir Hasbe (Senior Product Manager ; SQL Azure and...

How's this for an innovative use of technology to aid scientific discovery? Researchers at the University of Southampton recently launched a Windows Phone 7 with a digital camera 60,000 feet into the stratosphere to help study air pollution. According...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] We've talked to many customers and partners who have started using SQL Azure to migrate departmental and desktop application data to the cloud to take advantage of the managed database services of...

We've talked to many customers and partners who have started using SQL Azure to migrate departmental and desktop application data to the cloud to take advantage of the managed database services of SQL Azure for high availability and reliability, and as...

If you want to learn more about the new and upcoming features of the Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) , don't miss the free Academy Live Webinar this Thursday, March 17 at 8:00 AM PDT, "Windows Azure CDN - New Features." Hosted by Windows...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] We created a quick 10 minute video that provides an overview of the pricing meters and billing associated with using SQL Azure. The pricing model for SQL Azure is one of the most straightforward in...

We created a quick 10 minute video that provides an overview of the pricing meters and billing associated with using SQL Azure. The pricing model for SQL Azure is one of the most straightforward in the industry - it's basically just a function of database...

Cloud technologies can provide businesses with many benefits, such as access from anywhere, faster deployment, lower hardware costs and flexible payment options. If you're wondering if the Cloud is right for your business, join the free webcast, "Running...

As part of the Real World Windows Azure series, we talked to Glen Knowles, Cofounder of Kelly Street Digital , about using the Windows Azure platform to deliver the Campaign Taxi platform in the cloud. Here's what he had to say: MSDN: Tell us...

In the previous posts in this series we covered the challenges that Windows Azure AppFabric is trying to solve , and started discussing the Middleware Services in this post regarding Service Bus and Access Control , and this post regarding Caching . In...

Srinivasan Sundara Rajan works at Hewlett Packard as a Senior Solution Architect. His primary focus is on enabling service-oriented architecture (SOA) through legacy modernization for automobile industries. He worked as a consultant for Compuware,...

We're pleased to announce that new versions of the Windows Azure Software Development Kit (SDK) and Windows Azure Management Portal are now available to developers. The 1.4 version of the Windows Azure SDK includes new features for both Windows Azure...

Join a free webinar Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 8:00 am PT with Gizmox VP of Research and Development, Itzik Spitzen, to learn how new migration and modernization tools are empowering businesses to transform their existing client/server applications ...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] MSDN just recently performed an interview with Milind Tavshikar of QuantumID. Take a look at the interview below and learn more how our partners use SQL Azure to land strategic wins. Real World...

Cloud technologies can provide businesses with many benefits, such as access from anywhere, faster deployment, lower hardware costs and flexible payment options. If you're wondering if the Cloud is right for your business, join the free webcast, "Running...

David Pallmann , one of our Windows Azure MVPs , has just published a great new book, "The Windows Azure Handbook, Volume 1: Strategy & Planning" . According to David's post , this book has a two-fold mission: to make a case that cloud computing...

Join a free webinar Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 8:00 am PT with Gizmox VP of Research and Development, Itzik Spitzen, to learn how new migration and modernization tools are empowering businesses to transform their existing client/server applications ...

A new white paper, "The Global Conference is Real: The Success of the PDC10 Player and Application" , is now available for download. This white paper outlines how Microsoft transformed its Professional Developer Conference (PDC) into an unprecedented...

Jonathan Boutelle is cofounder and CTO of Slideshare, a site for the online social sharing of slideshows. A software engineer by training, his interests lie at the intersection of technology, business, and customer experience. He studied computer science...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Visual Studio LightSwitch Beta 2 was released earlier this week and is now available for public download . L ightSwitch applications utilize Silverlight that can be run in the browser or on the desktop...

Srinivasan Sundara Rajan works at Hewlett Packard as a Senior Solution Architect. His primary focus is on enabling service-oriented architecture (SOA) through legacy modernization for automobile industries. He worked as a consultant for Compuware,...

Erica Brescia is the CEO of BitRock , a provider of multiplatform software deployment automation. Through the BitNami.org portal, it has simplified native, virtual, and cloud installations of popular open source software. Since joining the company...

Yesterday during the "Cloud Computing in Retail Breakfast" at the Euroshop Retail Design Conference in Dusseldorf, Germany, Microsoft partner BEDIN Shop Systems announced that their Windows Azure -based aKite Vers.2.0 software services suite has gained...