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Today, Microsoft made available for download the Codename Trust Services SDK and Management Tool, for those interested in offering increased protection for sensitive data. With this utility, you should be able to easily encrypt stored content.
Offering support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the new tool... |
3 February 2012
10:13 GMT |
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Developers and professionals interested in learning more on autoscaling, transient fault handling and logging in Windows Azure can now download a set of Hands-on Labs to get started. We’re referring here to the set of Hands-on Labs for Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0 Integration Pack for Windows Azure that ... |
2 February 2012
10:31 GMT |
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Support for Linux is coming to Windows Azure, and the latest job listing found on Microsoft’s website points exactly in this direction. The Redmond-based company is currently hiring a SR Software Development Engineer to help ensure “interoperability between Windows and Linux in Microsoft virtual and cl... |
26 January 2012
10:49 GMT |
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Microsoft has just announced the opening of registration for the 2012 edition of the Windows Azure BootCamp (powered by Tech.Days UK).
Two such events are planned for next month, one in London on Friday, February 3, and another one in Bristol, on February 10.
At these events, participants can learn some more info... |
9 January 2012
10:02 GMT |
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Windows Azure is expected to gain an appealing new feature in the near future, namely support for a new persistent virtual machine that will enable support for Linux. Through this new feature, the Redmond-based company will provide customers with the possibility to run Windows or Linux in VM on its Azure platform wi... |
3 January 2012
11:29 GMT |
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Following the release of the first flavor of Windows Azure SDK for Node.js earlier this month, Microsoft has just announced the availability of an updated version to enhance the developer experience. The new release packs a variety of enhancements based on the feedback that was received from the community after the ... |
29 December 2011
10:00 GMT |
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The latest Steven Spielberg film, War Horse, has hit theaters in the United States and is expected to kick off in Europe in January.
The film’s action takes place during the World War I and aims at offering the story of a horse’s journey to the battlefields of Flanders.
To promote it, Shropshire-based ... |
28 December 2011
09:36 GMT |
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Cloud is the future, it seems, and Microsoft is set to take full advantage of it. Web applications represent one way to go, but there are also a series of other cloud offerings that its customers can benefit from.
Lately, the Redmond-based company has been focused on moving its applications and infrastructure to t... |
27 December 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Microsoft has just made available for download a new Windows command line application aimed at enabling customers to easily migrate Windows Azure Access Control Service 1.0 namespaces to the newer Access Control Service 2.0.
The tool is very simple to use, and was made available for download with compatibility with... |
21 December 2011
08:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has been very busy the past few days with delivering a variety of updates and enhancements for Windows Azure, including making available the SQL Azure Q4 2011 Service Release, which, among other features, came with SQL Azure Federation.
With SQL Azure Q4 2011 Service Release, Microsoft put in place new p... |
14 December 2011
16:41 GMT |
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In addition to announcing a series of changes performed to the Windows Azure website, complemented by the availability of new developer tools, Microsoft also announced the availability of the SQL Azure Q4 Service Release.
Officially introduced back in October at the PASS Summit, the SQL Azure Q4 Service Release br... |
13 December 2011
16:21 GMT |
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Following the revamp of its Windows Azure website, Microsoft has made available for download a new set of tools for developers interested in getting started with the building of applications for the platform.
The company made available for download an updated Windows Azure Training Kit, which packs comprehensive c... |
13 December 2011
15:41 GMT |
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On Monday, Microsoft announced a series of changes to its Windows Azure site, all aimed at making the navigation experience better than before, and at providing additional features for developers. At the same time, the Redmond-based company announced plans to kick off new training sessions for application developer... |
13 December 2011
04:19 GMT |
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Today, Microsoft announced the availability of an updated version of its Windows Azure website, which was complemented by a series of changes performed “under the hood.” For starters, we should note that the new Windows Azure website sports a clearer and easier to use interface, with more intuitive navi... |
12 December 2011
09:23 GMT |
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Today, Microsoft and Nissan announced a partnership aimed at the building of the next-generation dealer management system on the foundation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
The two companies will work together for creating a solution aimed at putting together dealer and customer relationship management, as well as socia... |
12 December 2011
08:26 GMT |
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Another month, and customers can download a fresh update to the training kit that Microsoft offers for its Cloud platform. As usual, the content is available through the Microsoft Download Center, free of charge, regardless of its growing size. The latest refresh, Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - November 2011 U... |
15 November 2011
04:55 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Cloud offers plenty of computing power for customers with super-computing needs to take advantage of.
According to the software giant, applications can be deployed in a high-performance computing infrastructure in the Microsoft Cloud.
The Redmond company is even offering a software development k... |
14 November 2011
08:42 GMT |
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The latest refresh to the training content for Microsoft’s Cloud platform is now available for download.
The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - October Update went live on the Microsoft Download Center on October 27, 2011, and is up for grabs free of charge, just as it was the case for all its predecessors... |
28 October 2011
10:09 GMT |
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In a move to make its Cloud platform even more appealing to customers worldwide, Microsoft announced that it’s reducing the price of Windows Azure Storage.
At the same time, the software giant introduced a discount system designed to cut costs for high-volume customers.
The new pricing strategy for Windows ... |
28 October 2011
04:29 GMT |
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By 2015, more embedded devices will ship worldwide than the combined shipments of phones, PCs and servers, according to Microsoft, citing data from IDC. The explosive growth of the Intelligent Systems market will be driven by the decreasing costs of microprocessors. With prices dropping and their power increasing, CP... |
27 October 2011
10:59 GMT |
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After early adopters have had the possibility of testing a preview of the Windows Azure Autoscaling Block, dubbed WASABi, they can now download and take out for a spin the Beta development milestone of the resource.
Microsoft is offering the Windows Azure Autoscaling Block as a part of the Windows Azure Integratio... |
14 October 2011
06:32 GMT |
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Microsoft is building on its current investments designed to bridge its own technologies with Apache Hadoop. Specifically, the Redmond company is working to offer customers leveraging Windows Server and Windows Azure Hadoop-based distributions designed to expand existing business intelligence (BI) capabilities.
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13 October 2011
12:21 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Cloud bazaar, that streamlines the selling of Windows Azure applications and services, as well as additional offerings, is now available to more customers than even before.
The Windows Azure Marketplace has expanded to no less than 26 countries around the world, according to the Redmond company.... |
7 October 2011
05:58 GMT |
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Microsoft has updated the tools that enable Visual Studio 2010 developers to build projects targeting Windows Azure.
Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 1.5 (September 2011) are now available for download from the software giant, free of charge, just as has always been the case. Of course, with ... |
30 September 2011
06:32 GMT |
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Microsoft has refreshed a collection of training content for its Cloud platform, offering customers a new release of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit for download.
The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit September 2011 Update is available through the company’s Download Center, free of charge, just a... |
29 September 2011
06:18 GMT |
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A new free resource from Microsoft makes it easy for developers to leverage the company’s Cloud platform right in their new Windows 8 Metro apps. The software giant provided the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 in tandem with the Windows Developer Preview at BUILD last week. The toolkit is available f... |
22 September 2011
08:41 GMT |
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Microsoft has introduced new pages to the Windows Azure site designed to help customers better find technical resources. The Windows Azure website is just one example of how the Redmond company integrates deeply training, guidance, technical content, etc. into the web portals set up for its products. In this partic... |
8 September 2011
07:41 GMT |
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Microsoft is working to fix issues that MSDN subscribers came across when downloading software from the company’s dev portal. The software giant confirmed officially that users with MSDN subscriptions were having problems getting the products listed on the site. It appears that poor download performance w... |
8 September 2011
07:21 GMT |
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Microsoft IT is sharing the best practices and experiences associated with leveraging the company’s own technologies with the world via a Showcase website on TechNet.
IT professionals that want to get insight into how the software giant plans for, deploys, and manages its own enterprise solutions need to c... |
7 September 2011
08:56 GMT |
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A new project built on top of Microsoft’s Cloud platform can put users right on the runway next to a Boeing Next-Generation 737. Close enough to “touch” the aircraft. The “Boeing 737 Explained” Cloud experience running on Windows Azure was built by Microsoft and Wire Stone, a Microsoft ... |
6 September 2011
10:59 GMT |
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Microsoft offers comprehensive support services for customers leveraging Windows Azure, and just to make sure that they’re aware of just what’s available, the company published a document designed to provide insight into the support channels and associated documentation for its Cloud platform.
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5 September 2011
04:27 GMT |
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Microsoft has added yet another item on the list of resources that it shares through the Windows Workflow Foundation site on CodePlex, namely a taste of the Activity Pack for Windows Azure.
Workflow Foundation Activity Pack for Windows Azure is currently available as a pre-release Build, with the software giant ... |
2 September 2011
07:23 GMT |
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There are limits to Windows Azure, although less advertised than the platform’s scalability, and customers embracing Microsoft’s Cloud are undoubtedly aware of some of them, such as the maximum number of CPU cores across Hosted Service Projects, of storage accounts or of Hosted Service Projects.
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2 September 2011
05:01 GMT |
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With the availability of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android, it’s now easier than ever for developers to stretch their mobile applications into Microsoft’s Cloud, regardless of whether the apps run on iOS, Windows Phone, or Google’s open source mobile platform.
Announced back in May 2011, th... |
1 September 2011
05:29 GMT |
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Version 1.0 of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games has been released to manufacturing with the RTM bits now available for download via CodePlex. I first told you about the Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games in the second half of July 2011, at which point the resource had yet to be finalized. But on Augus... |
27 August 2011
01:45 GMT |
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The newly-launched Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform website is designed to be an one-stop destination for customers building private Cloud using the company’s server technologies. However, in addition to a range of resources on private Clouds, the new site also offers information, guidance and products nece... |
26 August 2011
05:52 GMT |
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Microsoft continues to offer customers the option to try out Windows Azure free of charge before committing to the Cloud platform, but as of this week, the Introductory Special was upgraded to offer no less than 750 Small Compute hours.Those already familiar with the Windows Azure Introductory Special know that the ... |
19 August 2011
11:21 GMT |
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Customers looking to streamline and expedite the deployment of websites to Microsoft’s Cloud platform can take advantage of Windows Azure Accelerator for Web Roles. Created by Nathan Totten, the accelerator is designed to simplify the creation of a Windows Azure web role intended to host one or multiple sites.... |
18 August 2011
05:07 GMT |
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System Center Monitoring Pack for Windows Azure Applications has been released to manufacturing and is now available for download from Microsoft. I first told you about the solution designed to provide monitoring capabilities for Windows Azure applications back in October 2010 when the software giant offered the Rel... |
17 August 2011
04:54 GMT |
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Come October 1st, 2011, Windows Azure Cloud Essentials will offer customers no less than 1,125 extra small compute hours, up from 750 today. At the start of October 2011 Microsoft plans to update billing for its Cloud platform. The changes are designed to boost flexibility and simplicity, the Redmond company noted. ... |
16 August 2011
06:18 GMT |
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The integration between Windows Azure and the Intuit Partner Platform will evolve to the next level as Microsoft and Intuit plan to kick up a notch the developer resources they’ve built to bridge their respective Cloud platforms. Version 2.0 of the Windows Azure software development kit for Intuit Partner Plat... |
11 August 2011
06:36 GMT |
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Customers leveraging Microsoft’s Cloud platform are now able to take advantage of Logs and Metrics, namely Analytics data designed to provide insight into Windows Azure usage Storage. According to Microsoft, the new enhancements introduced will simplify a variety of tasks, including tracking, analyzing, and de... |
4 August 2011
09:41 GMT |
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Microsoft has updated the collection of Visual Studio 2010 tools designed for version 1.4 of Windows Azure. Developers building projects for the software giant’s Cloud platform can head over to the Download Center and grab Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 1.4 (August 2011). As was the case... |
4 August 2011
08:22 GMT |
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Microsoft has released an updated version of a collection of resources designed to provide free training for the company’s Cloud platform.The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - August 2011 Update is now available from the Microsoft Download Center, introducing refreshed content. In all fairness, the August... |
4 August 2011
06:41 GMT |
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The Windows Azure AppFabric Caching service free ride is over. Microsoft has announced that as of August 2011, it has started charging customers leveraging the service. Some Microsoft Cloud customers are bound to be among those that used the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching service for the past few months without pay... |
2 August 2011
08:31 GMT |
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Business customers looking to migrate Java and COBOL applications to Windows Azure can now leverage one of four new middleware products from Fujitsu designed for Microsoft’s Cloud platform.
Developers must already know by now that they can take advantage of a range of programming languages when working wit... |
30 July 2011
05:43 GMT |
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Developers building services and applications on top of Microsoft’s Cloud leveraging PHP or Java can now access a collection of new code samples offered free of charge by the Redmond company. A set of fresh Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus samples for PHP and Java are now up for grabs via Microsoft CodePlex... |
29 July 2011
06:41 GMT |
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Windows Azure is just one of the offerings from Microsoft for which the company is providing a complex collection of training resources, and the content designed to help customers get started using the Cloud platform has just been updated. Customers looking to start getting up-and-running quickly with Windows Azure ... |
28 July 2011
04:23 GMT |
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Customers using Windows Azure AppFabric are now able to leverage a range of enhancements recently introduced by Microsoft.Both the Windows Azure AppFabric Management Portal and the Access Control service have been kicked up a notch, the software giant revealed. No less than three updates to ACS 2.0 namespaces are b... |
26 July 2011
06:27 GMT |
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Microsoft has updated the Windows Azure Marketplace, simplifying the publishing process for customers looking to take advantage of the company’s “one-stop shop for premium data and applications.”The latest update introduced to the Windows Azure Marketplace focuses on providing comprehensive guidanc... |
26 July 2011
05:45 GMT |
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