We recently published Developing a Windows Azure Data Application Using Code First and SQL Azure , a new tutorial that leverages several Microsoft technologies and shows you how to easily develop a data-driven application in Windows Azure . The tutorial...

Today Wade Wegner has released the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android , along with significant updates to the toolkits for Windows Phone and iOS. You can get the toolkits here: Windows Phone iOS (iPhone & iPad) Android The purpose...

Nathan Totten’s latest blog post, “Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games & Tankster Version 1.0” , announces the release of the latest version of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games and the Tankster game. This release adds...

Bytes by MSDN interviews offer a great way to learn from cloud experts and Microsoft developers as they talk about user-experience, the cloud, phone, and other topics they’re passionate about. This week's featured video is with Rob Gillen and Dave...

As the SQL Azure July 2011 Service Release is being rolled out, we want to advise you of an important consideration for your application logic. Some customers may be programmatically checking to determine if their application is connected to SQL Azure...

A recent survey of Australian IT organizations identified cloud computing as one of the most important technology trends right now. That’s why Tech-Ed Australia 2011 , which will take place August 30 – September 2, 2011 at the Gold Coast Convention...

If you’re a developer who wants to stay on top of the latest news, tips and tricks about developing open source applications and cloud services for mobile devices on Windows Azure , you should check out the new Windows Azure Silver Lining Blog ...

Check out these new videos to hear how customers Sogeti, Quosal and Paladin Systems have each tapped into the power of Windows Azure to cost-effectively grow their business and serve their customers. Sogeti Creates the Windows Azure Privilege Club...

We’ve heard from Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that the technical aspect of building a Windows Azure application is sometimes the easier part. Coming up with the business strategy and transitioning a traditional company to Software-as-a-Service...

Nathan Totten just unveiled the release of an update to the Windows Azure Accelerator for Web Roles in his post, “Windows Azure Accelerator for Web Roles Version 1.1” . This accelerator enables you to deploy websites to Windows Azure web roles...

If you’re looking for a deeper dive into the technical considerations for making a move to the cloud with Windows Azure you should check out these great books from Microsoft patterns & practices . Click on each title for more information. ...

Calling all race fans: Don’t miss the live chat, “Andretti Live & Global” on Ortsbo, powered by Windows Azure , with three generations of the legendary Andretti racing family – Mario, Michael and Marco – Saturday, August...

Beginning October 1, 2011, we will make two billing related updates to the Windows Azure Platform to increase flexibility and simplicity for our customers. First, the price of extra small compute will be reduced by 20 percent. Additionally, the compute...

MSDN: Tell us about General Mills. Alcocer: With more than 33,000 employees, General Mills is one of the world’s leading food companies. Our brands include Betty Crocker, Cheerios, Nature Valley and Pillsbury. MSDN: What led the company to...

Mario Kosmiskas just published two great new posts on the Distributed Development blog that walk through a couple of different ways to configure a service to allow for remote access to Windows Azure VMs. “Command Line Access to Azure VMs –...

We recently published Developing a Windows Azure Data Application Using Code First and SQL Azure , a new tutorial that leverages several Microsoft technologies and shows you how to easily develop a data-driven application in Windows Azure . The tutorial...

Today Wade Wegner has released the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android , along with significant updates to the toolkits for Windows Phone and iOS. You can get the toolkits here: Windows Phone iOS (iPhone & iPad) Android The purpose...

Nathan Totten’s latest blog post, “Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games & Tankster Version 1.0” , announces the release of the latest version of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games and the Tankster game. This release adds...

As the SQL Azure July 2011 Service Release is being rolled out, we want to advise you of an important consideration for your application logic. Some customers may be programmatically checking to determine if their application is connected to SQL Azure...

Nathan Totten just unveiled the release of an update to the Windows Azure Accelerator for Web Roles in his post, “Windows Azure Accelerator for Web Roles Version 1.1” . This accelerator enables you to deploy websites to Windows Azure web roles...

If you’re looking for a deeper dive into the technical considerations for making a move to the cloud with Windows Azure you should check out these great books from Microsoft patterns & practices . Click on each title for more information. ...

Mario Kosmiskas just published two great new posts on the Distributed Development blog that walk through a couple of different ways to configure a service to allow for remote access to Windows Azure VMs. “Command Line Access to Azure VMs –...

Do you want to be on the leading edge of innovation and get in on the ground floor of helping software vendors accelerate and revolutionize their business with cloud computing? If you are, this is your lucky day! We’re looking for individuals around...

We are excited to announce the release of Windows Azure Storage Analytics. This feature offers developers and operations the ability to track, analyze, and debug usage of Windows Azure Storage (Blobs, Tables and Queues). You can use this data to analyze...

We are very pleased to announce the August 2011 release of the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. You can download the tools here using the Web Platform Installer. New in this release: Profile applications running in Windows...

Today Wade Wegner has released the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android , along with significant updates to the toolkits for Windows Phone and iOS. You can get the toolkits here: Windows Phone iOS (iPhone & iPad) Android The purpose...

Beginning October 1, 2011, we will make two billing related updates to the Windows Azure Platform to increase flexibility and simplicity for our customers. First, the price of extra small compute will be reduced by 20 percent. Additionally, the compute...

MSDN: Tell us about General Mills. Alcocer: With more than 33,000 employees, General Mills is one of the world’s leading food companies. Our brands include Betty Crocker, Cheerios, Nature Valley and Pillsbury. MSDN: What led the company to...

Opportunities for developers in the cloud continue to multiply. Today Intuit provided yet another great example of this trend with the announcement that the company is increasing its investment to more tightly integrate the Intuit Partner Platform with...

For the past few months, we have offered the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching service free of charge for the promotional period that ends July 31, 2011. For all billing periods beginning on August 1, 2011 onward, we will begin charging at the following...