Editor's Note: This post comes from Amy Frampton, Windows Azure Senior Marketing Manager. Successful Korean game designer Webzen faced a formidable task in determining the required capacity and performance of the IT infrastructure in preparation for...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Amy Frampton, Windows Azure Senior Marketing Manager. Initially funded in January 2009 and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, VisibleBrands has introduced technology built on Windows Azure Cloud Services that...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Mark Brown , Windows Azure Community Manager. Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. Here is...

We created Mobile Services to make it easier for developers to build engaging and dynamic mobile apps that scale. By using Mobile Services, developers are not only able to connect their applications to a scalable and secure backend hosted in Windows Azure...

I am excited to announce that we are welcoming cloud monitoring startup MetricsHub - a participant in the Microsoft Accelerator, powered by TechStars - to Windows Azure. As an innovator in Active Cloud Monitoring, a technology that automates cloud performance...

Howdy folks, Today I’m happy to be able share some more improvements we’ve made to the identity and access management capabilities in Windows Azure. These improvements build upon the work I’ve previously blogged about that we are...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Mark Brown , Windows Azure Community Manager. Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. Here is...

At 12:29 PM PST on February 22 nd , 2013 there was a service interruption in all regions that affected customers who were accessing Windows Azure Storage Blobs, Tables and Queues using HTTPS. Availability was restored worldwide by 00:09 AM PST on February...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Chris Lattner, Sr. Product Manager for Windows Azure Store. We are excited to announce the availability of four great new add-ons in the Windows Azure Store . If you have not experienced it yet, the Windows Azure...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Chris Lattner, Sr. Product Manager for Windows Azure Store. We are excited to announce that the Windows Azure Store is now available in 25 new markets, bringing the total count of supported markets to 36. The Windows...

Windows Azure Storage experienced a worldwide outage impacting HTTPS traffic due to an expired SSL certificate. HTTP traffic was unaffected but the event impacted a number of Windows Azure services that are dependent on Storage. We executed the repair...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Amy Frampton, Windows Azure Senior Marketing Manager. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Stat Health Services built the first Stat Doctors website in 2010 by using physical servers. The vision of its founder, emergency...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Mark Brown , Windows Azure Community Manager. Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. Here is...

Editor's Note: This post was co-written by Madhan Arumugam and Guy Bowerman from the SQL Server Cloud Infrastructure Team. Introduction Windows Azure gives you a choice in where to host your SQL data, with both SQL Server running in a VM (henceforth...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Mark Brown , Windows Azure Community Manager. Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. Here is...

There are many options for publishing your source code to Windows Azure Web Sites today. For example, you can publish from development tools like Visual Studio or Web Matrix, or push code from a local Git repository on your computer, or even set up continuous...

Editor’s Note: This post comes from Eron Kelly, General Manager for SQL Server Product Management. This is the first in our 5-part blogging series on HDInsight Service. Microsoft has been hard at work over the past year developing solutions that...

Today we released a number of great enhancements to Windows Azure. These new capabilities include: Mobile Services: HTML5/JS (CORS) Client Support and Windows Phone 7.5 Support Web Sites: Mercurial Source Control Support, DropBox Support HDInsight...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Mark Brown , Windows Azure Community Manager. Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. Here is...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Amy Frampton, Windows Azure Senior Marketing Manager. Initially funded in January 2009 and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, VisibleBrands has introduced technology built on Windows Azure Cloud Services that...

We created Mobile Services to make it easier for developers to build engaging and dynamic mobile apps that scale. By using Mobile Services, developers are not only able to connect their applications to a scalable and secure backend hosted in Windows Azure...

I am excited to announce that we are welcoming cloud monitoring startup MetricsHub - a participant in the Microsoft Accelerator, powered by TechStars - to Windows Azure. As an innovator in Active Cloud Monitoring, a technology that automates cloud performance...

Howdy folks, Today I’m happy to be able share some more improvements we’ve made to the identity and access management capabilities in Windows Azure. These improvements build upon the work I’ve previously blogged about that we are...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Mark Brown , Windows Azure Community Manager. Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure. Here is...

Editor's Note: This post comes from Chris Lattner, Sr. Product Manager for Windows Azure Store. We are excited to announce the availability of four great new add-ons in the Windows Azure Store . If you have not experienced it yet, the Windows Azure...

Don’t miss these FREE upcoming Academy Live sessions to learn more about partner solutions that can help you build and monetize your applications and keep your website secure on the Windows Azure platform. Click on each title to learn more...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Real World SQL Azure: Interview with Kai Boo Lee, Business Development Director, aZaaS As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we recently talked to Kai Boo Lee, Business Development Director...

ISV’s considering building SaaS apps on Windows Azure should check out the Windows Azure ISV Business Economics Package . Included in this package are case studies, reports, and white papers to help you understand estimated costs, analyst projections...

We’re introducing a new section in the Windows Azure technical library called Real World Windows Azure Guidance , which features articles written by MVPs and other members of the community. The articles provide useful information based on real...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we talked to John Dennehy, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at HRLocker, about using Microsoft SQL Azure for the company's cloud-based human resources...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we talked to Robert Johnston, Founder and Vice President of Paladin Data Systems, about moving to SQL Azure to easily and cost-effectively serve both larger...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we talked to Gregory Kim, Chief Technology Officer at Accumulus, about using SQL Azure to extend its subscription management service with rich business intelligence...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] Real World SQL Azure: Interview with Alexandru Lapusan, Chief Executive Officer at Zitec As part of the Real World SQL Azure series, we talked to Alexandru Lapusan, Chief Executive Officer at Zitec...

[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.] MSDN just recently performed an interview with Milind Tavshikar of QuantumID. Take a look at the interview below and learn more how our partners use SQL Azure to land strategic wins. Real World...

Cloud technologies can provide businesses with many benefits, such as access from anywhere, faster deployment, lower hardware costs and flexible payment options. If you're wondering if the Cloud is right for your business, join the free webcast, "Running...

Randy Bias is a cloud computing pioneer and recognized expert in the field. He has driven innovations in infrastructure, IT, Operations, and 24×7 service delivery since 1990. He was the technical visionary on the executive team of GoGrid, a major...

Aron Pilhofer acts as editor of interactive news technologies at The New York Times , overseeing a news-focused team of journalist/developers who build dynamic, data-driven applications to enhance the Times' reporting online. He joined The Times in...

Chris Auld is a Microsoft MVP , the CTO at Intergen Limited and a director of Locum Jobs Startup MedRecruit . Trained as an attorney, Chris chose to pursue a career with emerging technologies instead of practicing law. He is widely known for his...

Barton George joined Dell in 2009 as the company's cloud computing evangelist. He acts as Dell's ambassador to the cloud computing community and works with analysts and the press. He is responsible for messaging as well as blogging and tweeting...

Maarten Balliauw is an Azure consultant, blogger, and speaker, as well as an ASP.NET MVP. He works as a technical consultant at RealDomen. Maarten is a project manager and developer for the PHPExcel project on CodePlex, as well as a board member for the...

Todd Papaioannou is currently at Yahoo!, in the role of vice president of cloud architecture for the cloud platform group. Before taking on that role, Todd was responsible for new product architecture and strategy at Teradata, including driving the...

Kate Keahey is a fellow at the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago and works as a scientist at Argonne National Laboratory Computation Institute. She is the creator of Nimbus, an open source toolkit for turning a cluster into an infrastructure...

Roger Jennings is the owner of OakLeaf Systems , a software consulting firm in northern California. He is also a prolific blogger and author , including a book on Windows Azure. Roger is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. In this...

Jonathan Ellis chairs the Cassandra project at the Apache Software Foundation and is the co-founder of Riptano, a commercial entity that provides software, support, and training for Cassandra. Prior to the founding of Riptano in the spring of 2010, Jonathan...

Charlton Barreto is an accomplished and visionary cloud, Web, and distributed computing expert. He is currently a Technology Strategist in cloud technologies at Intel, where he has worked since 2008. His previous role was with Adobe as a Technology Evangelist...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

As announced on the Interoperability @ Microsoft blog today, MediaWiki and phpBB are now available in the Windows Azure Web Applications Gallery . MediaWiki is the open source software that powers Wikipedia and other large-scale wiki projects and phpBB...

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...

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...

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...