All Windows Azure sessions from the BUILD Conference are now available for on-demand replay. Below is a list of sessions, including the Day 2 keynote with Server & Tools Business president Satya Nadella. For more information about any of the Windows...

The Future of Web Apps (FOWA) is a three-day conference that brings together web visionaries to discuss the technologies, platforms and business models that will launch the next generation of web, mobile and social applications. The following Windows...

Earlier this month we released an updated version of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit. The September 2011 update of the training kit includes updated hands-on labs for the Windows Azure SDK/Tools version 1.5 (September 2011.) The September update...

At Sibos , last week in Toronto, Numerix , leading independent analytics provider for derivatives and structured products, highlighted how clients Sumitomo Trust, Banking Co. and Samsung Securities and others are leveraging Windows Azure in their Numerix...

An updated version of the SharePoint and Windows Azure Developer Training Kit is now available for developers who want to explore how SharePoint and Windows Azure come together. The blog post “SharePoint and Windows Azure Developer Training Kit...

Folks, we’ve traditionally bylined our blog posts as “Windows Azure Team”. This has kept the team creating these blog posts behind the curtains. However, we think it would be valuable for our readers to get to know the Windows Azure...

Game hero Serious Sam is among the first ambassadors for Danish start-up Roozz.com and its software, which allows users to run games and applications in any PC browser. Designed to enable businesses to avoid paying for expensive software they may only...

As part of the Real World Windows Azure series, we talked to Dan Scarfe, Chief Executive Officer at Dot Net Solutions , about how the company is using Windows Azure to expand business opportunities, explore new revenue models, and help customers reduce...

Windows Azure Platform PowerShell Cmdlets 2.0 are now available for download on CodePlex . Designed to make deploying and managing your Windows Azure applications simpler, the new Windows Azure Platform PowerShell Cmdlets have been updated to improve...

Here’s a great way to get two days of technical content and one-on-one assistance from Windows Azure experts. Sign up for the Seattle Interactive Conference (SIC), to be held November 2-3, 2011 at The Conference Center of the Washington State Convention...

As announced at BUILD this week, the Service Bus September 2011 Release is now available. This is the biggest feature update in the production environment since the service launched in January 2010. The Service Bus provides secure connectivity and...

During the BUILD Day two keynote, we announced the release of geo-replication and a new version of the REST API to enable functionality improvements for Windows Azure Blobs, Tables, and Queues. At this time we are now geo-replicating all Windows Azure...

Yesterday at BUILD , Microsoft Server and Tools Business President, Satya Nadella made two announcements around the Windows Azure Marketplace and shared details on how Ford Motor Company and eBay are using the Marketplace to add further value to their...

During yesterday’s Day two keynote at the BUILD , Microsoft announced the availability of the Windows Azure SDK 1.5 and Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. You can download the tools here using the Web Platform Installer. All three...

The Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 is designed to make it easier for developers to create a Windows Metro style application that can harness the power of Windows Azure Compute and Storage. It includes a Windows 8 Cloud Application project template...

Earlier this month we released an updated version of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit. The September 2011 update of the training kit includes updated hands-on labs for the Windows Azure SDK/Tools version 1.5 (September 2011.) The September update...

An updated version of the SharePoint and Windows Azure Developer Training Kit is now available for developers who want to explore how SharePoint and Windows Azure come together. The blog post “SharePoint and Windows Azure Developer Training Kit...

Windows Azure Platform PowerShell Cmdlets 2.0 are now available for download on CodePlex . Designed to make deploying and managing your Windows Azure applications simpler, the new Windows Azure Platform PowerShell Cmdlets have been updated to improve...

Here’s a great way to get two days of technical content and one-on-one assistance from Windows Azure experts. Sign up for the Seattle Interactive Conference (SIC), to be held November 2-3, 2011 at The Conference Center of the Washington State Convention...

This post, which is the second part of a two-part series on SQL Azure, focuses on the features and functionality in the new SQL Azure Management Portal. Click here to read Part I. (Updated on 13 September 2011 with additional informatio n on pre-requisites...

This post, which is the first part of a two-part series on SQL Azure, focuses on the new features and functionality in the SQL Azure Q2 2011 Service Release. Today we are excited to announce that we have finished the rollout of the Q2 2011 Service...

We've recently introduced new pages to the Windows Azure web site to help you find information about a variety of technical subjects. The cornerstone of the new pages is the Windows Azure Learn page , which acts as an information hub for accessing pages...

We’re excited to announce that the Workflow Foundation (WF) Activity Pack for Windows Azure has just been released! Please refer to our CodePlex page for the download information. The package is also available via NuGet , you can type “Install...

Windows Azure has increased the maximum number of roles allowed in a deployment from 5 to 25. This change allows customers to deploy up to 25 distinct roles, which can be a mixture of Web Roles, Worker Roles, and Virtual Machine Roles , as part of a single...

Here’s a great way to get two days of technical content and one-on-one assistance from Windows Azure experts. Sign up for the Seattle Interactive Conference (SIC), to be held November 2-3, 2011 at The Conference Center of the Washington State Convention...

Microsoft IT Showcase delivers the best practices and experiences from Microsoft IT to provide an inside view into how the organization plans for, deploys, and manages its own enterprise solutions. The goal of sharing these best practices and cost saving...

Windows Azure Developer Evangelist David Gristwood , spotlights several UK customers who have had great success on Windows Azure in his most recent post, “Who Else is Using Windows Azure…?” The post also includes videos taken during...

Folks, we’ve traditionally bylined our blog posts as “Windows Azure Team”. This has kept the team creating these blog posts behind the curtains. However, we think it would be valuable for our readers to get to know the Windows Azure...

As announced at BUILD this week, the Service Bus September 2011 Release is now available. This is the biggest feature update in the production environment since the service launched in January 2010. The Service Bus provides secure connectivity and...

During the BUILD Day two keynote, we announced the release of geo-replication and a new version of the REST API to enable functionality improvements for Windows Azure Blobs, Tables, and Queues. At this time we are now geo-replicating all Windows Azure...

Yesterday at BUILD , Microsoft Server and Tools Business President, Satya Nadella made two announcements around the Windows Azure Marketplace and shared details on how Ford Motor Company and eBay are using the Marketplace to add further value to their...

During yesterday’s Day two keynote at the BUILD , Microsoft announced the availability of the Windows Azure SDK 1.5 and Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. You can download the tools here using the Web Platform Installer. All three...

The Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 is designed to make it easier for developers to create a Windows Metro style application that can harness the power of Windows Azure Compute and Storage. It includes a Windows 8 Cloud Application project template...

NOTE: This post was updated Wednesday, September 21, 2011 to include updated information about the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8. NOTE: This post was updated Friday, September 16, 2011 to include links to related blog posts about each of the...