|
Home / News / Tags / Windows Azure
|
|
30
Stories about: Windows Azure |
|
|
More: next 50 >>
One of the major concerns customers have when it comes down to transitioning from on-premise solution to hosted services is availability. Let’s be clear on this, not even on-premise solutions have 100% uptime. But running all solutions on local servers or in their own database gives customers a stronger feeling... |
23 November 2009
08:35 GMT |
 |
|
Becoming a Martian while never leaving this planet might not have the same appeal or deliver the adrenaline levels that setting an actual foot on the soil of Mars would, but then again, exploring is not what it used to be. And don’t think for a minute that the comfort of an Earth home and exploring the alien, d... |
18 November 2009
09:43 GMT |
|
|
One year after Microsoft first unveiled its Cloud operating system to the world, Windows Azure has been officially launched. The Professional Developers Conference 2009 in Los Angeles acted as the stage for the Redmond company to release, what it referred to as critical pieces of its Cloud services strategy, namely t... |
18 November 2009
07:09 GMT |
|
|
Users of Microsoft’s first ever Cloud operating system will undoubtedly welcome an application designed to enhance the platform, especially to simplify the management of blobs. Windows Azure testers and early adopters can now sign up for the first Beta test of the CloudBerry Explorer for Azure Blob Storage. The... |
26 October 2009
09:43 GMT |
|
|
The Microsoft Silverlight Streaming service will never make it to its third anniversary. The Redmond company is working on discontinuing Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live Beta and has announced that it will eventually shut down the service entirely. No specific deadline for the death of Silverlight Streaming was ... |
19 October 2009
08:49 GMT |
|
|
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are not the only operating systems that Microsoft is readying for general availability. Soon after the launch of Vista’s successor, the Redmond company will also make its first example of a Cloud operating system available for customers. In mid-November, Microsoft will launc... |
5 October 2009
03:41 GMT |
|
|
Companies that are looking for solutions to easily migrate legacy Visual Basic 6.0 applications into the Cloud should have a look at what ArtinSoft and Gizmox have to offer. The two companies announced a partnership designed to put together a range of migration services designed to help customers upgrade Visual Basic... |
8 September 2009
10:12 GMT |
|
|
There isn’t much time left, so if you really want to win the prizes for a Windows Azure application building contest, you’ll have to move quick. Microsoft has partnered with Twilio in order to bring developers looking to leverage its Cloud platform, as well as the Twilio application programming interface,... |
3 September 2009
06:51 GMT |
|
|
Customers already testing Microsoft’s upcoming Cloud operating system, or testers interested in giving the platform a spin in the final stages before finalization can now download an updated version of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit. The August update of the Training Kit for Windows Azure is available ... |
18 August 2009
05:24 GMT |
|
|
The release of version 1 of Microsoft’s first Cloud operating system is approaching fast and will be available to customers in November 2009. In this regard, companies that are looking to jump aboard the Windows Azure wagon now have available a reference application. Project Riviera can be accessed through the ... |
14 August 2009
04:24 GMT |
|
|
The Windows Azure Blob features that allow customers to manipulate files as large as 50 GB have been updated. Brad Calder, from Windows Azure Storage, revealed that the new additions to Microsoft’s Cloud operating system went live on August 11, 2009. Testers currently leveraging the Community Technology Preview... |
13 August 2009
08:01 GMT |
|
|
MySynths is a Cloud application designed to no less than bridge Facebook and Microsoft Photosynth. Essentially, the app allows users of the social networking website to integrate content created with Photosynth into Facebook profile pages. “MySynth” was developed by speakTech with CEO Aaron Sloman present... |
12 August 2009
09:43 GMT |
|
|
Concomitantly with updating the software development kit for its Cloud operating system, Microsoft has also refreshed the resources made available for developers working with Visual Studio. In this regard, the Redmond company has kicked up a notch the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio. At the start of t... |
21 July 2009
09:58 GMT |
|
|
Developers building applications designed for Microsoft’s Cloud operating system now have available for download a fresh release of the Windows Azure software development kit. As of July 20, 2009, the Microsoft Download Center is offering an updated Community Technology Preview of the Windows Azure SDK. The res... |
21 July 2009
07:33 GMT |
|
|
Earlier this week Microsoft announced that its Cloud operating system would be launched in November 2009 at the Professional Developer Conference 2009. This puts the official availability deadline of Windows Azure at one year after the platform was introduced at PDC08. The Redmond company explained that it would init... |
17 July 2009
05:36 GMT |
|
|
An integral part of the evolution from the Microsoft Partner Program to the Microsoft Partner Network was to deliver additional opportunities for companies working with Microsoft technologies. In this regard, the Redmond company detailed the pricing model for Windows Azure as well as the extended opportunities associ... |
15 July 2009
10:08 GMT |
|
|
At the end of October 2008, Microsoft announced its first Cloud-based operating system, labeled Windows Azure. At that time the Redmond company indicated that the new platform was planned to go live in the second half of 2009. With the release deadline set for Professional Developer Conference 2009 in November approa... |
14 July 2009
10:56 GMT |
|
|
Say goodbye to the Microsoft SQL Services and hello to SQL Azure. No, not the services themselves, just the brands. The Redmond company announced that it had rebranded SQL Services as SQL Azure. At the same time, in line with SQL Services being transitioned under the Azure umbrella brand, the SQL Data Services have a... |
9 July 2009
06:04 GMT |
|
|
Developers playing around with Microsoft's Cloud operating system and with the associated services platform are now able to access evolved .NET Services and the .NET Services Portal. Both were taken down and unavailable for a short time on June 7, as Microsoft introduced an update. The .NET Services Scheduled Ma... |
8 July 2009
04:23 GMT |
|
|
Come next week, Microsoft will make available a new release of .NET Services. On July 7, 2009, the delivery of the Community Technology Preview cut off access to resources associated with the .NET Services including the .NET Services portal. According to Philippe Destoop, the enterprise architect for the Belgian and ... |
1 July 2009
04:42 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft announced the move since earlier this month, but we thought a reminder was in order. At the start of July 2009, the company will shut down Windows Azure’s .NET Workflow Service. Developers that are currently relying on the service in order to run workflows in Microsoft's Cloud operating system ha... |
26 June 2009
09:07 GMT |
|
|
As it is getting closer to the first year since it announced its Cloud operating system, Microsoft is gearing up to make public the business plan that will help it monetize Windows Azure. According to Bruce Kyle, Microsoft ISV architect evangelist, the Redmond company will deliver the Windows Azure business details a... |
17 June 2009
06:24 GMT |
|
|
Bing Maps World Tour is a new tool introduced by Microsoft following the rebranding of Live Search Maps to Bing Maps and Virtual Earth to Bing Maps for Enterprise. The tool is designed to allow end users to keep up with the changes introduced to Microsoft’s mapping, location and search platform each month. The ... |
9 June 2009
09:54 GMT |
|
|
The addition of new features for Windows Azure Storage is the latest step in the evolution of Microsoft's Cloud operating system. Starting with the end of the past month, Azure testers can enjoy Entity Group Transactions for Windows Azure Table, Copy Blob for Windows Azure Blob, Get Block List for Windows Azure ... |
1 June 2009
05:03 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft has taken the development tools associated with its Cloud operating system to the next level. In this regard, developers are able to download new Community Technology Preview releases of the Windows Azure software development kit and the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio. The two CTP builds we... |
29 May 2009
09:33 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft has made available for download the Windows Azure Management Tool (MMC) designed to streamline the management process associated with storage accounts in the Redmond company's Cloud operating system. Essentially the solution will simplify various tasks such as creating, but also debugging, and explorin... |
18 May 2009
03:05 GMT |
|
|
The PHP SDK for Windows Azure fits perfectly in Microsoft's vision of driving interoperability between its proprietary technologies and open-source solutions, and especially in tailoring PHP to its Windows Server operating system. At the same time, the Redmond company is looking to take interoperability one step... |
14 May 2009
05:32 GMT |
|
|
Built on pillars such as transparency, choice and interoperability, Microsoft's vision of Open Government evolved today with the unveiling of the Open Government Data Initiative. The Redmond-based company's declared goal for OGDI is to catalyze transparency and collaboration among governmental organizations... |
7 May 2009
11:25 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft's Cloud operating system now sports geo-location capabilities. As promised in March 2009 at MIX09, the Redmond company has launched the additional geo-location functionality for Windows Azure. The feature is designed to allow Azure customers to effectively choose the location for their Cloud applicatio... |
7 May 2009
07:36 GMT |
|
|
As it is building its first example of a Cloud operating system, Microsoft has introduced a challenge designed to provide incentives for developers to build .NET and PHP applications on top of Windows Azure. Opened exclusively to US developers, the new CloudApp() challenge promises to give the winning participants ex... |
5 May 2009
07:18 GMT |
|
|
Moving forward, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Chief Software Architect, sees cloud computing positioned as the backend for three main types of devices that will continue to define the digital lives of end users. The man that inherited the title of CSA from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is currently architecting a new strate... |
4 May 2009
11:55 GMT |
|
|
With the added flexibility it provides, congruently with cost reductions and the management simplification, Cloud adoption is accelerating among enterprises. The general trend is to rely increasingly on applications, operating systems, and additional software solutions as services served online rather than on-premise... |
29 April 2009
05:45 GMT |
|
|
DeepZoomPix is nothing short of a “very tasty” cocktail of Microsoft technologies. Labeled a technology demonstration, DeepZoomPix went live today, April 16, 2009, and is designed to permit users to explore digital images stored in the Cloud in a new way, but also deliver a new model for sharing pictures ... |
16 April 2009
04:13 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft is making headway with its Cloud operating system. In this regard, the Redmond company is introducing not only updates to Windows Azure itself, but also to the resources accompanying the platform. The Azure Services Training Kit – April Update went live on April 9, 2009, and is currently up for grabs ... |
10 April 2009
10:07 GMT |
|
|
At the end of October 2008 Microsoft introduced the Windows Azure operating system, inviting developers to start building applications and services designed to run in the Cloud. Developers could turn to a variety of tools in order to tailor code to the Redmond company's Cloud platform, including Windows Azure SD... |
8 April 2009
07:20 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft confirmed that a bug affecting its Windows Azure operating system rendered some applications running in the Cloud inaccessible between 1:15pm PDT and 9:00pm today. The Redmond company identified the issue and already resolved the problem at the time of this article. Windows Azure testers should be able to s... |
3 April 2009
04:39 GMT |
|
|
Windows Azure is a new direction in Microsoft's approach to building platforms not only because of its exclusive focus on the Cloud, but also because it will introduce a new licensing model compared to the company's client and server operating systems. In this regard, Windows Azure will never leave Microsof... |
24 March 2009
06:45 GMT |
|
|
On the first day of MIX09, Microsoft announced the evolution of its Cloud operating system. Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president, .NET Developer Platform, pointed out that Windows Azure developers testing the OS would be able to take advantage of new features including FastCGI, NET Full Trust and Geo-location, all... |
20 March 2009
06:38 GMT |
|
|
Developers already test driving the Azure Services Platform will be able to leverage new features, as Microsoft's Cloud operating system evolved with the introduction of new capabilities of the Customer Technology Preview development milestone. According to the Redmond company, the enhancements introduced to the... |
19 March 2009
08:02 GMT |
|
|
The past weekend Microsoft's Cloud operating system suffered an extensive outage lasting approximately 22 hours. Microsoft fessed up to the malfunction, which lasted from Friday until Saturday, and which had the potential of affecting all Windows Azure Community Technology Preview (CTP) participants. In fact, so... |
18 March 2009
06:31 GMT |
|
|
SQL Data Services, based on Microsoft's SQL Server technology, are designed as highly-scalable distributed Cloud database services, planned to be a critical piece of the Windows Azure platform. Moving onward with the development process of its hosted database service, the software giant announced that, in accord... |
11 March 2009
07:33 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft's latest move related to its cloud operating system is designed to position the platform as a global service. In this regard, the Redmond company announced that Windows Azure would be migrated to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The Cloud platform that the software giant introduced at the end of Octob... |
26 February 2009
05:34 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft is moving onward not only with the evolution of its Windows client operating systems, Windows 7 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2, but also with its cloud platform introduced in the fall of 2008. At the same time, keeping up the pace with the development of Windows Azure, the Redmond company is aiming to ens... |
12 February 2009
06:25 GMT |
|
|
For developers shifting their focus away from the desktop and onto the Cloud, Microsoft has centralized the resources it is offering for Azure and the Live Framework in a single location. Microsoft Cloud Computing Tools on MSDN is designed as the starting place for developers to access tools, SDKs, and information th... |
3 February 2009
05:54 GMT |
|
|
Using the global economic downturn as argument, Microsoft revealed that it had interrupted the construction of new data centers, even though the company needed to evolve its infrastructure in order to be on par with its Cloud vision. One of the projects that was postponed indefinitely was the $500 million data center... |
26 January 2009
04:49 GMT |
|
|
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista. Microsoft has already ripped default components in older Windows releases from the fabric of the operating system and made them available through Windows Live. B... |
16 January 2009
11:45 GMT |
|
|
Microsoft has made available for download a new release of its software development kit for the Windows Azure Cloud operating system. The Windows Azure Software Development Kit (January 2009 Customer Technology Preview) is set up as a collection of application programming interfaces, but also documentation and sample... |
15 January 2009
06:50 GMT |
|
|
The MeshMobile, a pet project of Ori Amiga, principal group program manager of Microsoft’s Live Mesh, is an illustration of the still-untapped potential of the company's cloud platform. Live Mesh, which continues to be in Beta stage, is designed as a synchronization, sharing and remote connectivity service... |
5 December 2008
06:10 GMT |
|
|
In Microsoft's perspective, there is a close correspondence between what the .Net Framework is for the Windows operating systems, and the connection between .NET Services and the Windows Azure Cloud operating system. In this context, the software giant indicated that the .NET Services were nothing more than an i... |
2 December 2008
07:10 GMT |
|
|
How can you explain a cloud operating system in just 145 seconds? Microsoft has the perfect answer to this, and you will be able to find the video embedded at the bottom of this article. Moreover, the Redmond company also managed to add comic value to its inhouse developed video explanation of Windows Azure, codename... |
24 November 2008
13:03 GMT |
|
More: next 50 >> |
|
|
