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The road to Office 365
Solution ·Mary-Jo Foley has written a nice series of articles on her blog:
- The road to Microsoft Office 365: The past
- The road to Office 365: The present
- The road to Office 365: The future
In the series she traces back the origin of Office 365 (BPOS) into what it is today...
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Windows Azure gets a facelift: cool all-Silverlight Windows Azure Control Panel
Solution ·You can find it at: https://windows.azure.com/
All-in-one easy to use Windows Azure Control Panel. Entirely made of Silverlight, it’s like using a Windows Application.
The new design is also much more ergonomic, making it very easy to find features, as opposed to the old version, which was all...
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Gartner on Windows Azure AppFabric: A Strategic Core of Microsoft's Cloud Platform
News ·Yesterday, I talked about Forrester report around SQL Azure. Today, I’m gona talk about a Gartner Report on Windows Azure AppFabric. The report can be read on:
Basically, the key elements:
- They acknowledge the fact that cloud computing is a strategic investment for Microsoft, comparing it...
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SQL Azure & ACID Transactions: back to 2001
Solution ·I meant to write about this since I read about it a little back in July, today is the day.
You know I love Microsoft SQL Azure.
The technology impressed me when it was released. Until then Azure contained only Azure storage. Azure Storage is a...
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Forrester: SQL Azure Raises The Bar On Cloud Databases
Solution ·November 2nd 2010, Forester Research published a report around Microsoft SQL Azure. The report can be found on Microsoft web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/itanalyst/docs/11-02-10SQLAzure.PDF
Basically, they interviewed 26 companies using the technology and concluded that:
- SQL Azure is reliable
- It delivers for small to medium scenarios ...