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My team manages a set of technologies that span Web, Server and Cloud. I’ll use this space to talk about technologies like Silverlight, IIS, .NET, Oslo, Dublin and Azure as well as the evolving landscape of Software + Services. Follow me on Twitter - stevemar_msft

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I talked about the results of a benchmarking study performed by Greg Leake a couple months back on my blog. Greg took a hard look at Windows Server 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 in comparison to IBM’s Power6 and WebSphere 7 from both a cost and performance Read More...
Microsoft Keynoting at JavaOne...That Just Happened!
While the idea of Microsoft giving a keynote address at JavaOne – the Java community’s biggest conference of the year – has probably raised a few eyebrows, it really shouldn’t come as that big of a surprise at this point. Not only have we been involved Read More...
Azure Dev Challenge Questions Tackled
Last month Microsoft announced its first-ever Azure Developer Challenge . Since then, we’ve received strong interest and several questions about the competition. The question I most frequently receive is, “Why is the Azure Dev Challenge open to US residents Read More...
TechEd USA 2009 wrap up
Friday concluded this year’s TechED: North America . We were delighted to have thousands of developers, IT professionals and technology decision makers in attendance, gaining insights into how to make their applications, infrastructures and businesses Read More...
A Spirited Debate...
As everyone knows, there is no shortage of passion in the tech industry. Naturally, there are many viewpoints out there, which leads to another thing I always enjoy….a spirited debate. Just so happens that I’m having one right here as a result of the Read More...
The Web Platform
At MIX we unveiled the Web Platform Installer (PI) 2.0 Beta. The WebPI combined with the work we have done on the Web App Gallery is a significant step forward in helping customers build and deploy Web applications and sites. For developers, this means Read More...
Azure Developer Challenge – Judged by Om Malik and Michael Cote
As you know, I’m always up for a little friendly competition… I’m excited to announce that today, we are kicking off the first Azure Services Platform Developer Challenge . Over the next two months, developers will have the opportunity to show off what Read More...
...And we'll prove it!
Yesterday I blogged about some recent findings regarding both system cost and performance when comparing Windows Server 2008 on an HP Blade Server against AIX on a POWER 570/POWER6 based server. As I stated, the tests showed that WebSphere loved running Read More...
WebSphere Loves Windows…Who Knew?
For years I’ve heard people say that Microsoft technology is great for mid range solutions. I can’t tell you how many CIOs have told me things like “we use WinTel for department level applications but the big iron apps run on Unix.” There’s a general Read More...
Two flavors of cloud computing – Public and Private
Six years ago we announced a multi-year, multi-product vision for the Enterprise which we called Dynamic IT. The principles were simple - virtualization, model driven, services oriented and user centric. Shortly thereafter, we began to conceptualize a Read More...
Walking the Walk – the Cloud and Standards
Earlier today, the DMTF announced the creation of the “ Open Standards Cloud Incubator ” group which will specifically focus on developing a set of informational specifications for cloud resource management. This is one of what will probably be a number Read More...
The "Benefits" of Singularity... Thoughts on the Events of the Week
Even before the events of early this week, we were fielding questions about a homogenous hardware / software approach. Apple being the obvious example - clearly there is a segment that is willing to pay significantly more for a closed hardware / software Read More...
.NET Services - Cloud Interoperability
Speaking of standards - I’m thrilled to report that we will release the “M5” (Milestone 5) CTP ( C ommunity T echnology P review – think Beta) for .NET Services (part of the Azure Services Platform) tomorrow! For those who aren’t familiar with this effort, Read More...
Moving beyond the “Manifesto”
As you might expect, several of us spent most of Thursday and Friday last week in conversations with developers, standards body members and other vendors regarding open standards for cloud computing and how we get there collaboratively. Being in this Read More...
Moving Toward an Open Process on Cloud Computing Interoperability
Moving Toward an Open Process on Cloud Computing Interoperability From the moment we kicked off our cloud computing effort, openness and interop stood at the forefront. As those who are using it will tell you, the Azure Services Platform is an open and Read More...
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