Going Super-Compute with Windows Azure
Windows Azure team just revealed all the work they were doing in the HPC space or as they dub it “Big Compute”. The results were so impressive they have certified Windows Azure to be among Top 500...
View ArticleEU launches European Cloud Partnership steering board
EU steps up in the efforts to move to Cloud Computing by launching European Cloud Partnership steering board. The ECP will develop common computing procurement requirements for use by EU member states...
View ArticleNew MAP Toolkit Helps You with VM Migration to Windows Azure
A new MAP (Microsoft Assessment and Planning) Toolkit was just announced with a new GUI and some really great features that help you asses your IT environment. The one that I like the most is related...
View ArticleIDC Whitepaper: Technology Analysts Predict Widening Cloud Skills Gap for IT
This is a really interesting whitepaper on the topic of Cloud Computing related jobs and their growth in the next couple of years. Interestingly 40% of new jobs should be created in the emerging...
View ArticleWindows Azure SQL Database vs. SQL Server explained
A short while ago, a great whitepaper was published, that explains the differences between Windows Azure SQL Database service and SQL Server. The whitepaper can be obtained here and it drills into the...
View ArticleSQL Server in Windows Azure VM vs. Windows Azure SQL Database
I just came across this great blog post describing the differences between SQL Server in Windows Azure VM and Windows Azure SQL Database. If you are looking for a solution to host your data in the...
View ArticleNews: Microsoft Acquires MetricsHub
More information can be found on this blog post, but Microsoft acquired cloud monitoring startup MetricsHub - a participant in the Microsoft Accelerator, powered by TechStars. As an innovator in...
View ArticleWindows Azure Infrastructure Services, Virtual Machines and Virtual Network,...
Today is a major milestone for Windows Azure and all of Microsoft customers and partners. It was announced that Windows Azure Virtual Machines and Windows Azure Virtual Network now are generally...
View ArticleNice Guidance: Build Your Private Cloud in a Month with System Center 2012...
A really good (technical) blog post that describes the concepts around Private Cloud and how to build it and manage it with Windows Server and System Center and how to extend it to the Public Cloud...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Oracle announce Cloud Partnership
Great news for Windows Azure platform: Microsoft and Oracle announced partnership that will enable Oracle workloads on Windows Server Hyper-V and Windows Azure. Here is a quick excerpt from Satya...
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