Editor’s note: Today’s post comes from Avilay Parekh , Sr. Program Manager for Windows Azure. This post provides a good overview of the new Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) related capabilities in the June 2012 release of the Windows Azure SDK...

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure . Here are the highlights for this week. Articles and Blog Posts MVC4, Git, (Windows) Azure...

We are happy to announce new service updates for the SQL Data Sync service which are now operational in all Windows Azure data centers. The past two service updates (June and August) have brought the following enhancements to the preview in addition to...

As we’ve talked about in the past , combining infrastructure and platform services provides flexibility to architect, develop, and deploy your applications and IT solutions in a way that works best for your business. Needless to say, we are excited...

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure . Here are the highlights for this week. Articles and Blog Posts Running Linux on Windows...

As part of the Real World Windows Azure series, I connected with Michael Meagher, President of Cogniciti to learn more about how the company used Windows Azure to build its online brain health assessment solution. Read Cogniciti’s success story...

The Node.js Developer Center is designed to provide you with the resources and tools you need so you can develop Node.js apps on Windows Azure . A new post by Windows Azure Program Manager Yavor Georgiev discusses the newly redesigned Node.js Developer...

The London Olympics were a massive orchestration of 302 gold medal events squeezed into just 19 days. Multiple heats or rounds, often happening simultaneously, across 32 sports, challenged content providers to deliver flexibility to viewers in just about...

Editor's Note: Today's post comes from Jamin Spitzer , Senior Director, Platform Strategy at Microsoft. Directions on Microsoft recently published a new report entitled “ What Windows Azure Means to Software ISVs ”. It represents an excellent...

As part of the Real World Windows Azure series, I connected with Roberta Kowalishin, Vice President of Web Technology at Hearst Newspapers to learn more about how the company used Windows Azure to quickly and cost-effectively build a mobile app to deliver...

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure . Here are the highlights for this week. Articles and Blog Posts Deploying Certificates...

Today we’re very excited to announce the Preview Release of Windows Azure Mobile Services! Mobile Services allow you to connect your Windows 8 apps to a cloud backend hosted in Windows Azure and easily store structured data, authenticate users,...

Editor’s Note : Today’s guest post comes from Nick Floyd , Senior Engineer at New Relic, which provides all-in-one web application performance tool that lets companies see performance from the end user experience, through servers, and down...

We are excited to announce the availability of BizTalk Server 2010 R2 CTP Release in Windows Azure Virtual Machines gallery! Setting up a new BizTalk Server environment typically involves procuring hardware, getting the dependencies in place, setting...

Windows Azure Camps are FREE, fun, no-fluff events for developers, by developers that help you learn the latest in developing cloud solutions on Windows Azure . Chances are there is one coming to a city near you; check the schedule below and get signed...

Editor’s note: Today’s post comes from Avilay Parekh , Sr. Program Manager for Windows Azure. This post provides a good overview of the new Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) related capabilities in the June 2012 release of the Windows Azure SDK...

We are happy to announce new service updates for the SQL Data Sync service which are now operational in all Windows Azure data centers. The past two service updates (June and August) have brought the following enhancements to the preview in addition to...

As we’ve talked about in the past , combining infrastructure and platform services provides flexibility to architect, develop, and deploy your applications and IT solutions in a way that works best for your business. Needless to say, we are excited...

Today we’re very excited to announce the Preview Release of Windows Azure Mobile Services! Mobile Services allow you to connect your Windows 8 apps to a cloud backend hosted in Windows Azure and easily store structured data, authenticate users,...

Editor’s Note : Today’s guest post comes from Nick Floyd , Senior Engineer at New Relic, which provides all-in-one web application performance tool that lets companies see performance from the end user experience, through servers, and down...

Windows Azure Camps are FREE, fun, no-fluff events for developers, by developers that help you learn the latest in developing cloud solutions on Windows Azure . Chances are there is one coming to a city near you; check the schedule below and get signed...

Have an awesome idea for an app on SharePoint or Office? If you live in the US, UK, Canada, Australia or India, build and submit your app and you could win big prizes in the Apps for Office and SharePoint Developer Contest just announced on the Apps for...

Editor's Note : Today's post comes from Kumar Vivek , Technical Writer in our Customer Experience team. This post provides an overview of the newly-introduced database-level firewall rules in Windows Azure SQL Database. Windows Azure SQL Database firewall...

Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from Gayana Bagdasaryan , Technical Writer in our Identity Federation team. In this post I will cover the basics of the Web Single Sign-on scenario that can be implemented with the help of Windows Azure...

Twilio just announced the winners of its Developer Contest, where developers built awesome Twilio apps running on Windows Azure . The contest, which was launched in concert with the “Meet Windows Azure” event June 7, awarded the winner up...

The London Olympics were a massive orchestration of 302 gold medal events squeezed into just 19 days. Multiple heats or rounds, often happening simultaneously, across 32 sports, challenged content providers to deliver flexibility to viewers in just about...

Editor's Note: Today's post comes from Jamin Spitzer , Senior Director, Platform Strategy at Microsoft. Directions on Microsoft recently published a new report entitled “ What Windows Azure Means to Software ISVs ”. It represents an excellent...

The London Olympics were a massive orchestration of 302 gold medal events squeezed into just 19 days. Multiple heats or rounds, often happening simultaneously, across 32 sports, challenged content providers to deliver flexibility to viewers in just about...

Editor's Note: Today's post comes from Jamin Spitzer , Senior Director, Platform Strategy at Microsoft. Directions on Microsoft recently published a new report entitled “ What Windows Azure Means to Software ISVs ”. It represents an excellent...

As we’ve talked about in the past , combining infrastructure and platform services provides flexibility to architect, develop, and deploy your applications and IT solutions in a way that works best for your business. Needless to say, we are excited...

The London Olympics were a massive orchestration of 302 gold medal events squeezed into just 19 days. Multiple heats or rounds, often happening simultaneously, across 32 sports, challenged content providers to deliver flexibility to viewers in just about...

Editor's Note: Today's post comes from Jamin Spitzer , Senior Director, Platform Strategy at Microsoft. Directions on Microsoft recently published a new report entitled “ What Windows Azure Means to Software ISVs ”. It represents an excellent...

Today we’re very excited to announce the Preview Release of Windows Azure Mobile Services! Mobile Services allow you to connect your Windows 8 apps to a cloud backend hosted in Windows Azure and easily store structured data, authenticate users,...

We are excited to announce the availability of BizTalk Server 2010 R2 CTP Release in Windows Azure Virtual Machines gallery! Setting up a new BizTalk Server environment typically involves procuring hardware, getting the dependencies in place, setting...

Last month we announced the Developer Preview of Windows Azure Active Directory (Windows Azure AD) which kicked off the process of opening up Windows Azure Active Directory to developers outside of Microsoft. You can read more about that initial release...

Twilio just announced the winners of its Developer Contest, where developers built awesome Twilio apps running on Windows Azure . The contest, which was launched in concert with the “Meet Windows Azure” event June 7, awarded the winner up...