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Microsoft's Muglia: No Azure in a box
News Windows Azure is not a good candidate to be sold as a standalone product, according to Microsoft Server and Tools division head Bob Muglia. Azure, the company's operating system for the cloud, only runs in Microsoft's datacentres, rather than being...
[July 15, 2009, 16:52]
Azure
Downloads Azure is a blog client. Azure is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It allows you to create and edit posts for your weblog. It runs on your PDA, so you can can now blog from...
[March 26, 2006, 8:00]
Microsoft rolls Windows 7, Azure into Eclipse platform
Blog Microsoft has announced the integration of Windows 7, Azure and Silverlight tools into the open source Eclipse development platform. The joint project with Canadian company Tasktop Technologies and French company Soyatec was unveiled at the Eclipse...
[October 28, 2009, 13:06]
Microsoft sets Azure pricing and service levels
News Microsoft has revealed cost and service-level details for its Azure cloud platform for the first time. On Tuesday, the software giant set out pricing options and service-level commitments for Azure, providing potential customers with their first...
[July 14, 2009, 14:30]
Microsoft unveils 'Azure' cloud OS
News Microsoft on Monday unveiled Windows Azure, the cloud operating system previously code-named 'Red Dog'. Windows Azure is part of a set of new and existing technologies behind the Azure Services Platform, a development and execution platform that...
[October 27, 2008, 17:15]
PayPal plugs in Azure, woos developers
News Khalidi said that Microsoft plans to offer a simple way to build PayPal's mechanism into hosted applications as part of Azure's full release later this year. One of those companies is Microsoft, which is tapping PayPal for online payments in the...
[July 24, 2009, 16:42]
Microsoft Azure evangelist tackles cloud doubts
News As Microsoft spells out the first service terms and pricing for its Azure development and hosting platform, ZDNet UK spoke to Mark Taylor, the company's director of developer and platform evangelism. What can you do to reassure people, especially...
[July 14, 2009, 15:36]
Muglia on the cloud, Azure and the economy
News Ina Fried of ZDNet UK's sister site, CNET News.com, had the chance to talk with Muglia about Windows Azure, the cloud in general, as well as the economy. Is this supposed to be a slow-motion rollout with Azure?
[January 16, 2009, 14:13]
Analysts give warm welcome to Microsoft's Azure
News Analysts and enthusiasts gave a largely positive reaction to Microsoft's announcement of Windows Azure on Monday, impressed at the scale of Microsoft's bet on the cloud. That very ambition also means that it will take a while before Azure is ready...
[October 28, 2008, 11:29]
Ozzie: Success of Azure comes down to trust
News Microsoft has to do more than just convince businesses that it has the right vision with Windows Azure, its burgeoning take on cloud computing, according to Ray Ozzie, the company's chief software architect.
[October 28, 2008, 8:36]
Microsoft updates Windows Azure tools
News Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has released an update to the developer kit for its Windows Azure cloud-based operating system. Microsoft unveiled Azure and offered up the first community technology preview version of its tools at the...
[January 15, 2009, 8:14]
Microsoft rolls out SQL Azure Database preview
News Microsoft has rolled out a free trial of its cloud-based relational database, SQL Azure Database. The community technology preview (CTP) was made available on Tuesday, along with a preview of a SQL Server driver for building PHP applications for...
[August 19, 2009, 14:22]
How Windows Azure avoided a HailStorm of criticism
News Microsoft's HailStorm prompted an avalanche of criticism when it was proposed seven years ago, but developers seem to have few qualms with Windows Azure, which incorporates many of the same notions. With Windows Azure, Microsoft not only controls...
[October 30, 2008, 12:10]
Microsoft details plans for Azure cloud
News Microsoft is making strides in its cloud strategy, officially releasing Windows Azure and announcing new capabilities that better integrate the experience of on-premise and cloud environments, Microsoft's senior executives said on Tuesday.
[November 18, 2009, 7:34]
More Azure details come out, many more questions remain.
Blog Microsoft has revealed more details of its Azure cloud service, including availability and how - although not how much - it will charge. In an FAQ document on its website, the company says that Azure will be available in the second half of 2009.
[October 31, 2008, 16:05]
Micro Focus signs with Microsoft's Azure
Blog Micro Focus has said that applications developed using its implementation of COBOL will be able to work with the Microsoft Azure Service Platform. The announcement by Micro Focus is one of the first announcements of new software that is built to...
[October 28, 2008, 12:33]
All About Azure
White Papers Azure, Microsoft's cloud-computing platform, is still a mystery to many Microsoft developers, customers, partners (and even competitors). The final version of Azure is going to launch this fall -- with pricing, SLA terms and other details coming...
[July 17, 2009, 8:12]
MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: Windows Azure Storage Services With John Croft (Level 200)
White Papers Windows Azure is a cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting, and service management environment for the Azure Services Platform. The presenter of this webcast covers the data storage options provided by...
[May 28, 2009, 0:00]
SplendidCRM also on Azure
Talkback SplendidCRM is also available for Azure. But as a native C# .NET application, you might be able to leverage SplendidCRM to get a free Azure account when you signup for Microsoft BizSpark.
[December 4, 2009, 3:08]
Microsoft promises Azure business plan in July
News Microsoft plans to announce in July more of the business details behind its Windows Azure operating system. The company has said it will run Azure applications in its datacentres and will charge users based on the computing resources they need.
[June 16, 2009, 8:36]
