Howdy folks, I’ve got more cool news to share with you today about Windows Azure Active Directory (AD). We’ve been hard at work over the last 6 weeks improving the service and today we’re sharing the news about three major enhancements...

A little over three weeks ago, we debuted Windows Azure Mobile Services—a turnkey backend solution for your Windows Store app. As part of our continuing commitment to open source, we are happy to announce today that the Mobile Services SDK will...

We are excited to announce that we have recently deployed new Service Updates to Windows Azure SQL Database that provide additional functionality. Specifically, the following new features are now available: SQL Server support for Linked Server...

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 Windows Azure Mobile Services...

Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from Gabe Moothart , Software Engineer at SendGrid . SendGrid provides businesses with a cloud-based email service, relieving businesses of the cost and complexity of maintaining custom email systems. Did...

Today we are making updates to Windows Azure Web Sites (Preview) including new features and enhancements of existing capabilities. Changes include the introduction of a Paid-Shared site mode with custom domain name support, updated usage quotas and, FastCGI...

The Microsoft Imagine Cup , the world’s premier student technology competition, brings the brightest young minds together to take on the world's toughest problems using technology. Over the past ten years, more than 1.65 million students from more...

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 Role Instance Restarts...

Customers tell us that the only thing they know for sure is that their needs will change over time. As they tune and grow their applications they find they need more of one thing and less of another. Current commitment offers in the market tempt customers...

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 TechNet Radio: Virtually...

Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from Sridhar Nanjundeswaran , Software Engineer at 10gen . 10gen develops MongoDB, and offers production support, training, and consulting for the open source database. We at 10gen are excited about our...

As part of the Real World Windows Azure series, we connected with Craig Knighton, Vice President of Product Development and Technology Operations at LiquidSpace to learn more about how the company avoided $750,000 in first-year costs and minimized IT...

The Windows Azure cloud presents many new opportunities for database developers seeking to build next-generation, cloud-connected applications. As a new cloud paradigm, Windows Azure provides two core relational database technologies for applications...

Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from App Man , APM Crusader at AppDynamics . AppDynamics is a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service application performance management (APM) solutions. Let me guess: you’re probably expecting...

Today’s launch of Windows Server 2012 delivers the cornerstone of the Cloud OS, as explained in a blog post today by Satya Nadella, President, Server & Tools Business at Microsoft. “With Windows Server 2012 and Windows Azure at its core...

A little over three weeks ago, we debuted Windows Azure Mobile Services—a turnkey backend solution for your Windows Store app. As part of our continuing commitment to open source, we are happy to announce today that the Mobile Services SDK will...

Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from Sridhar Nanjundeswaran , Software Engineer at 10gen . 10gen develops MongoDB, and offers production support, training, and consulting for the open source database. We at 10gen are excited about our...

Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from App Man , APM Crusader at AppDynamics . AppDynamics is a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service application performance management (APM) solutions. Let me guess: you’re probably expecting...

A little over three weeks ago, we debuted Windows Azure Mobile Services—a turnkey backend solution for your Windows Store app. As part of our continuing commitment to open source, we are happy to announce today that the Mobile Services SDK will...

Customers tell us that the only thing they know for sure is that their needs will change over time. As they tune and grow their applications they find they need more of one thing and less of another. Current commitment offers in the market tempt customers...

Today’s launch of Windows Server 2012 delivers the cornerstone of the Cloud OS, as explained in a blog post today by Satya Nadella, President, Server & Tools Business at Microsoft. “With Windows Server 2012 and Windows Azure at its core...

You may remember this blog post about WebMatrix, Windows Azure Web Sites and PHP back in June. Well, we’re excited that WebMatrix 2 just shipped! This post covers a quick highlight of the top features, especially the integration with Windows Azure...

It’s sometimes easier to think about cloud computing in all or nothing terms – move everything into the cloud or leave everything as-is, on-premises. But, as most know, the emerging reality is more of a hybrid approach, combining both cloud...

Today we are making updates to Windows Azure Web Sites (Preview) including new features and enhancements of existing capabilities. Changes include the introduction of a Paid-Shared site mode with custom domain name support, updated usage quotas and, FastCGI...