A new end-to-end sample application called StockTrader 5.0 is now available for free download . This sample application illustrates the use of secure services to integrate private on-premises resources (business services and SQL Server) with the public...

Microsoft Research has just released a SDK preview download of its Windows Phone 7 + Cloud Services Software Development Kit. (SDK) This SDK is designed around developing Windows Phone 7 applications with services that are not available to the general...

The essence of High Performance Computing (HPC) is processing power, and Windows Azure’s ability to provide on-demand access to a vast pool of computing resources will put HPC at the fingertips of a broader set of users. With this in mind we're...

In this post, I will describe how to enable Client-side traces for AppFabric Caching Service. I will also touch upon some basic problems you might face while trying out the same. To configure the cache client to generate System.Diagnostic.Traces pertaining...

Don’t miss these two new Academy Live Sessions to learn more about how to monetize your solutions on Windows Azure and options for migrating to Windows Azure. Both FREE Academy Live sessions start at 8:00 a.m. PT and run 60 minutes. Click on the...

MSDN: Where did the idea for nioovo come from? Skowron-Moszkowicz : In July 2010, polish Internet company GPC Sp. z o.o. did a study that found that the average paper-based address book contains 137 entries, while electronic versions average 161 entries...

We announced several updates to Windows Azure at MIX11. One was a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Azure Traffic Manager, which allows you to load-balance traffic to multiple hosted services. Today we are pleased to announce that an updated...

The Adoption Program Insights series describes experiences of Microsoft Services consultants involved in the Windows Azure Technology Adoption Program assisting customers deploy solutions on the Windows Azure platform. This post is by Tom Hollander. ...

The June 2011 CTP (Community Technology Preview) of the Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java is now available for download. This plugin is intended to help Eclipse users create and configure deployment packages of their Java applications for the...

[This article was contributed by the AppFabric team.] The Windows Azure June CTP has only been released a few days ago , and we already have great samples built by our customers that show how to use the CTP capabilities. Alan Smith has created two...

[This article was contributed by the AppFabric team.] We are combining all Windows Azure platform related content into one place: the Windows Azure Platform Team Blog at www.WindowsAzureBlog.com . This will be the new destination for all product releases...

We are continually looking for ways to make it easier for you to stay on top of the latest product releases, resources, tools and news around Windows Azure & SQL Azure. Today, we’re happy to announce another step in that direction with the consolidation...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] In an effort to make it easier for you to stay on top of the latest product releases, resources, tools and news around the Windows Azure platform, today, we’re excited to announce that the SQL...

In an effort to make it easier for you to stay on top of the latest product releases, resources, tools and news around the Windows Azure platform, today, we’re excited to announce that the SQL Azure blog is moving into what will now be called the...

[This article was contributed by the AppFabric team.] In the Windows Azure AppFabric May 2011 CTP, we released enhancements to Service Bus including the new message-oriented middleware features around Queues and Topics. More details regarding these features...

A new end-to-end sample application called StockTrader 5.0 is now available for free download . This sample application illustrates the use of secure services to integrate private on-premises resources (business services and SQL Server) with the public...

The essence of High Performance Computing (HPC) is processing power, and Windows Azure’s ability to provide on-demand access to a vast pool of computing resources will put HPC at the fingertips of a broader set of users. With this in mind we're...

In this post, I will describe how to enable Client-side traces for AppFabric Caching Service. I will also touch upon some basic problems you might face while trying out the same. To configure the cache client to generate System.Diagnostic.Traces pertaining...

We announced several updates to Windows Azure at MIX11. One was a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Azure Traffic Manager, which allows you to load-balance traffic to multiple hosted services. Today we are pleased to announce that an updated...

The Adoption Program Insights series describes experiences of Microsoft Services consultants involved in the Windows Azure Technology Adoption Program assisting customers deploy solutions on the Windows Azure platform. This post is by Tom Hollander. ...

The June 2011 CTP (Community Technology Preview) of the Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java is now available for download. This plugin is intended to help Eclipse users create and configure deployment packages of their Java applications for the...

Looking for code samples? Have you visited the Windows Azure Code Samples page? We have been working hard to add and update the code samples based on customer feedback. Please visit the Code Samples page and let us know not just what you think but also...

Would you like to code your own player "bot" and test your skills online against other Windows Azure developers in the United States, Canada, China, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom for bragging rights AND a chance at $5,000? Then be...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] MSDN has created a Q&A article on Odata (Open Data Protocol). OData applies web technologies such as HTTP, Atom Publishing Protocol (AtomPub) and JSON to provide access to information from a variety...

As just announced on the AppFabric Team Blog, the Windows Azure AppFabric June CTP is now available. This CTP includes capabilities that make it easy for developers to build, deploy, manage and monitor multi-tier applications across web, business logic...

Jason Bloomberg is managing partner and senior analyst at the enterprise architecture advisory firm ZapThink LLC. He is a thought leader in the areas of enterprise architecture and service-oriented architecture, and he helps organizations around the...

Rob Gillen is researching cloud computing technology for the government at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He also works for Planet Technologies, which recently launched a new cloud practice to assist government and public sector organizations with cloud...

Olivier Mangelschots is Managing Director at Orbit One Internet Solutions , a systems integrator based in Belgium that is deeply involved in Microsoft technology. In this interview we cover: Identity management in hybrid environments ...

The essence of High Performance Computing (HPC) is processing power, and Windows Azure’s ability to provide on-demand access to a vast pool of computing resources will put HPC at the fingertips of a broader set of users. With this in mind we're...

We announced several updates to Windows Azure at MIX11. One was a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows Azure Traffic Manager, which allows you to load-balance traffic to multiple hosted services. Today we are pleased to announce that an updated...

[This article was contributed by the AppFabric team.] We are combining all Windows Azure platform related content into one place: the Windows Azure Platform Team Blog at www.WindowsAzureBlog.com . This will be the new destination for all product releases...

We are continually looking for ways to make it easier for you to stay on top of the latest product releases, resources, tools and news around Windows Azure & SQL Azure. Today, we’re happy to announce another step in that direction with the consolidation...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] In an effort to make it easier for you to stay on top of the latest product releases, resources, tools and news around the Windows Azure platform, today, we’re excited to announce that the SQL...

[This article was contributed by the AppFabric team.] In the Windows Azure AppFabric May 2011 CTP, we released enhancements to Service Bus including the new message-oriented middleware features around Queues and Topics. More details regarding these features...

Earlier this week the Windows Azure platform was named Best Cloud Service at the Cloud Computing World Forum in London. Now in its third year, the Cloud Computing World Series Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the IT market. This year’s...

Today we’re pleased to announce a change in pricing for the Windows Azure platform that will provide significant cost savings for customers whose cloud applications experience substantial inbound traffic, and customers interested in migrating large...

As announced today in the post, “ “Tribune Releases Mosaic App for Windows 7” , on the Windows Team Blog , Tribune Company today unveiled the final release of Mosaic by Tribune . Mosaic is a free, customizable application that offers...

[This article was contributed by the AppFabric team.] Today we are excited to announce the release of the Windows Azure AppFabric June CTP which includes capabilities that make it easy for developers to build, deploy, manage and monitor multi-tier applications...