Editor's Note: This post comes from Todd Holmquist-Sutherland , Principal Group Program Manager at Microsoft. Today I’m excited to share the news that we’ve reached the release milestone for Service Bus 1.0 and it is now available for download...

Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from Jason Roth , Principal Programming Writer. He provides an overview of a new whitepaper from our Customer Advisory Team, covering best practices for designing large-scale services on Windows Azure. ...

We are happy to announce the new October update for the SQL Data Sync service is now operational in all Windows Azure data centers. In this update, users can now create multiple Sync Servers under a single Windows Azure subscription. With this feature...

Today I am happy to announce the availability of StockTrader 6, a new end-to-end reference application for Windows Azure and Windows Azure SQL Database . The sample application with full source code and Visual Studio solutions can be downloaded and installed...

Today I am excited to announce that we have reached a definitive agreement to acquire StorSimple, a leader in an emerging category known as Cloud-integrated Storage (CiS). We know that many of you – our customers - are faced with an explosion...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Matt Winkler , Principal Program Manager at Microsoft. This morning we made some big announcements about delivering Hadoop for Windows Azure users. Windows Azure HDInsight Service is the easiest way to deploy, manage...

Today I am excited to announce that we are welcoming PhoneFactor to the Microsoft family. For those of you not familiar with PhoneFactor, they are an industry leader in phone-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) and their solutions bring a unique blend...

We are excited to share that we have released a number of enhancements to the new Windows Azure Management Portal. These new capabilities are all live now in production and available to use immediately. They include: Service Bus Management and Monitoring...

As announced on the Basho blog today, Riak is now available on Windows Azure as a fully supported and tested NoSQL database option. Riak brings a master-less, distributed database option to Windows Azure, allowing unlimited scale, built-in replication...

Yesterday we made some big updates to Windows Azure Mobile Services! The feature suite for Windows Store apps is growing and you can begin using Mobile Services to develop native iOS apps. This October update includes: Current iOS libraries added...

Making things easier and more efficient while helping you improve productivity, is the name of the game at the Windows Azure Marketplace . In this month’s release, the addition of Windows Azure Active Directory simplifies the user experience, while...

Editors Note: Today's post comes from Rick Anderson , ASP.NET MVC Programmer/Writer. He discusses using Trace in Windows Azure cloud apps. Most of the sample code for Windows Azure uses the Trace API. When you create a new Windows Azure Cloud application...

Today we announced the Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure program in Seattle. Ten startups have been selected to participate in the three-month intense hands-on mentor program powered by our partners at TechStars and Microsoft BizSpark program, where...

Editor's Note : Today's post comes from Microsoft Program Manager Mohamed Ahmed . This post provides an overview of the new user experience and features for Windows Azure Service Bus. We are excited to announce that the Windows Azure Service...

Today at //build we showed how easy it is to use Windows Azure as the cloud backend for developing modern apps, regardless of whether you’re developing mobile, client, web-based, or enterprise applications. You can check out some really great examples...

As announced on the Basho blog today, Riak is now available on Windows Azure as a fully supported and tested NoSQL database option. Riak brings a master-less, distributed database option to Windows Azure, allowing unlimited scale, built-in replication...

Yesterday we made some big updates to Windows Azure Mobile Services! The feature suite for Windows Store apps is growing and you can begin using Mobile Services to develop native iOS apps. This October update includes: Current iOS libraries added...

Today we announced the Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure program in Seattle. Ten startups have been selected to participate in the three-month intense hands-on mentor program powered by our partners at TechStars and Microsoft BizSpark program, where...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Todd Holmquist-Sutherland , Principal Group Program Manager at Microsoft. Today I’m excited to share the news that we’ve reached the release milestone for Service Bus 1.0 and it is now available for download...

We are happy to announce the new October update for the SQL Data Sync service is now operational in all Windows Azure data centers. In this update, users can now create multiple Sync Servers under a single Windows Azure subscription. With this feature...

Today I am excited to announce that we have reached a definitive agreement to acquire StorSimple, a leader in an emerging category known as Cloud-integrated Storage (CiS). We know that many of you – our customers - are faced with an explosion...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Matt Winkler , Principal Program Manager at Microsoft. This morning we made some big announcements about delivering Hadoop for Windows Azure users. Windows Azure HDInsight Service is the easiest way to deploy, manage...

Today I am excited to announce that we are welcoming PhoneFactor to the Microsoft family. For those of you not familiar with PhoneFactor, they are an industry leader in phone-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) and their solutions bring a unique blend...

We are excited to share that we have released a number of enhancements to the new Windows Azure Management Portal. These new capabilities are all live now in production and available to use immediately. They include: Service Bus Management and Monitoring...

As announced on the Basho blog today, Riak is now available on Windows Azure as a fully supported and tested NoSQL database option. Riak brings a master-less, distributed database option to Windows Azure, allowing unlimited scale, built-in replication...

Yesterday we made some big updates to Windows Azure Mobile Services! The feature suite for Windows Store apps is growing and you can begin using Mobile Services to develop native iOS apps. This October update includes: Current iOS libraries added...

Making things easier and more efficient while helping you improve productivity, is the name of the game at the Windows Azure Marketplace . In this month’s release, the addition of Windows Azure Active Directory simplifies the user experience, while...

Today we announced the Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure program in Seattle. Ten startups have been selected to participate in the three-month intense hands-on mentor program powered by our partners at TechStars and Microsoft BizSpark program, where...