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The Azure Services Platform is a key part of Microsoft’s Services Platform. Here’s the first of a comprehensive set of HDI’s (“How Do I …?”) on the entire Azure Services Platform. See my previous Azure and Cloud related posts here for background.
Here are some of the HDI’s you will find there:
How Do I: Get Started Developing on Windows Azure?
How Do I: deploy a Windows Azure Application?
How Do I: Store Blobs in Windows Azure Storage?
How Do I: Leverage Queues in Windows Azure?
How Do I: Get Started with .NET Services?
How Do I: Get Started with the Live Framework?
Visit the Azure Services Platform Videos site on MSDN and subscribe so that you can be notified when new HDIs are posted!
PDC has arrived, and with it, we unveiled our cloud services platform (in CTP – Community Technology Preview) to the world! Windows Azure.
The Azure™ Services Platform is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, which provides an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together. Azure’s flexible and interoperable platform can be used to build new applications to run from the cloud or enhance existing applications with cloud-based capabilities.
The Windows Azure compute service is based, of course, on the Windows platform. For the CTP, Microsoft allows Windows Azure to run only applications built on the .NET Framework. However, we have also announced plans to support unmanaged code as well, i.e., applications that aren’t built on the .NET Framework, on Windows Azure in 2009. For example, Windows Azure will support third party tools and languages such as Eclipse, Ruby, PHP, and Python.
As you can see from the diagram, there are several building block services in the Windows Azure Services Platform. These include Live Services, .NET Services, SQL Services, SharePoint Services, and Dynamics CRM Services.
Here are some resources for more detail about Windows Azure:
Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) – You can watch video of the sessions and keynotes.
Cloud computing is a disruptive force that has the potential to change everything, but how do we take advantage of it? At Microsoft, cloud computing is a major component of our technology strategy and platform, and you will hear more about Microsoft’s cloud platform at PDC. Join us for a discussion (after the PDC) on how Microsoft’s platform can be leveraged to create a new class of applications that are more connected, dynamic, and can extend existing IT investments towards cloud computing.
Facilitated by Microsoft, the premise of this group is to provide an open forum where architects can meet to discuss technologies with their peers. This forum will provide first-hand experience and best practices that will enable its members to learn from each other and transfer knowledge. Please join us for this great opportunity to learn, share and network with your peers and other company leaders.
EVENT SUMMARY
Microsoft and Cloud Computing – Cloud computing represents the new wave of innovation that will significantly transform many aspects of computing as we know today. During this session, we will discuss Microsoft’s outlook and strategy in moving towards cloud computing; providing the next-generation cloud-based platform for building services in the cloud.
Microsoft Cloud Services Platform – Discussion on key components of the new Microsoft Cloud Services platform with an overview of .NET Services, SQL Server Data Services, and Foundational Services. A key component in cloud computing is the ability to compose multiple cloud-based services from different organizations into a logical unit to serve a specific purpose. However, connecting, orchestrating, and managing services in the cloud still require a level of sophistication similar to enterprise SOA implementations. We will take a look at an implementation of multiple-enterprise business applications utilizing Microsoft Cloud Services to facilitate cloud-based transactions that connect and span heterogeneous organizations.
Live Services Platform – Discussion on Microsoft’s Live Mesh platform, a platform designed combine the world of the web and the world of digital devices. You will learn about the underlying service architecture behind this mass-scale cloud service and client platform, including services such as: FeedSync-based synchronization, accounts and security, P2P communications, pub-sub infrastructure, and the Mesh Operating Environment (MOE).
AGENDA
11:45 AM Arrival
12:00 PM Lunch and announcements
01:00 PM Microsoft and Cloud Computing
02:30 PM Microsoft Cloud Services Platform
04:00 PM Live Services Platform
05:15 PM Raffle and close
REGISTER
Register for a date and location near you! To register, please click on the link below or call 1.877.MSEVENT (1.877.673.8368).
November 18, 2008 | Mountain View, CA
Microsoft Corporation
1065 La Avenida, Building 1
Mountain View, CA 94043
Main: 650.693.4000
Registration Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5D-BC-15-14-81-B7-05-DA-F3-EE-3A-14-5E-8B-0D-10&Culture=en-US
Event ID: 1032393291
December 18, 2008 | San Francisco, CA
Microsoft Corporation
835 Market Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94103
Main: 415.972.6400
Registration Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=5D-BC-15-14-81-B7-05-DA-9F-C0-E7-E4-23-88-67-BE&Culture=en-US
Event ID: 1032393296
LineRider, a Silverlight 2-based casual game, was released recently. It also integrates Windows Live Messenger and ID. More significantly, this new release represented a conversion from the previous Flash-based implementation to Silverlight 2.
In his post, David Chou (one of my Microsoft colleagues) discusses the game, the project, and aspects of the Flash-to-Silverlight conversion.
