In the first post we discussed the 3 main concepts that make up Windows Azure AppFabric: Middleware Services, Building Composite Applications, and Scale-out Application Infrastructure . In the second post we started discussing the Middleware Services...

The next maintenance to the Windows Azure AppFabric LABS environment is scheduled for February 28, 2011 (Monday). Users will have NO access to the AppFabric LABS portal and services during the scheduled maintenance down time. We apologize in advance...

Read this blog post by Vittorio Bertocci , one of our Windows Azure AppFabric evangelists, regarding the most recent updates to the Identity Developer Training Kit and the first release of the MSDN-hosted Identity Developer Training Course . If you are...

In the previous post we discussed the 3 main concepts that make up Windows Azure AppFabric: 1. Middleware Services - pre-built services that provide valuable capabilities developers can use when developing applications. This reduces the time...

Today we released the Windows Azure AppFabric CTP February release which introduces updates to the Caching service, and a new and improved Silverlight based portal experience. This release builds on the prior Caching CTP October release, and introduces...

We are starting a webcast series featuring ISVs that are using the Windows Azure Platform. Our first webcast “ Managing Your Website on the Azure Cloud: Benefits for IT & Business Leaders ” will feature SiteCore. SiteCore provides a content management...

To answer customers’ demand we have added a detailed FAQ page on our MSDN documentations in addition to the existing FAQs we have on our website. The current content is mainly focused on Service Bus pricing questions, but we will be updating this page...

The next update to the Windows Azure AppFabric LABS environment is scheduled for February 9, 2011 (Wednesday). Users will have NO access to the AppFabric LABS portal and services during the scheduled maintenance down time. When: START: February...

Read this blog post to learn about this new Windows Azure Platform free trial offer. This new offer includes various platform capabilities such as compute, storage, SQL Azure, as well as 2 AppFabric Service Bus Connections and 100K AppFabric Access Control...