Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET, and the Azure Services Platform combine to simplify local development of data-intensive Web apps and automate their deployment in Microsoft data centers. The result: You get maximized availability and reliability with almost limitless on-demand scalability, while you pay only for resources consumed.
- By Roger Jennings
- 02/01/2009
Bob Muglia on Microsoft's new cloud programming model.
- By Kathleen Richards and Ed Scannell
- 01/01/2009
In this special interview, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Robert Wahbe discusses the Azure Services Platform and Software plus Services applications with 1105 Media's Jeffrey Schwartz and Michael Desmond.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz and Michael Desmond
- 01/01/2009
Microsoft's Model-View-Controller framework makes it possible to implement "a separation of concerns" in ASP.NET -- something that was difficult, if not impossible, previously. Learn how to take advantage of MVC to design better Web apps that separate their architectural elements -- the UI, business logic, and code -- properly, as well as how to review what you create with unit testing.
- By Steve Michelotti
- 01/01/2009
David DeWitt talks about building parallel processing into SQL Server.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 12/15/2008
Our hands-on review of the Windows 7 pre-beta reveals an operating system that is remarkably stable.
- By Sandro Villinger
- 12/01/2008
LINQ to SQL continues to be a top contender in the .NET object/relational mapping tool market despite Microsoft's promotion of the Entity Framework as one of the "Pillars of SQL Server 2008: Dynamic Development."
- By Roger Jennings
- 12/01/2008
Microsoft's Robert Wahbe on Azure and S+S applications.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz and Michael Desmond
- 12/01/2008
Microsoft Technical Fellow Dave Campbell on Windows Azure and SDS.
- By Kathleen Richards and Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/15/2008
Why Windows Azure and Windows 7 will change the way you work.
- By Kathleen Richards and Jeffrey Schwartz
- 11/15/2008
Microsoft's Brad Becker on Silverlight 2 and the enterprise market.
- By Michael Desmond
- 11/01/2008
Have Microsoft's new tools made you the part-time DBA?
- By Kathleen Richards
- 11/01/2008
SQL Server 2008 isn't revolutionary by any stretch, but it includes a slew of new features that probably make this a no-brainer upgrade for most developers who rely on previous versions of SQL Server.
A security flaw in Google's new Android operating system discovered recently by independent researchers further underscores the security debate between open source and proprietary software.
- By Jabulani Leffall
- 10/30/2008
Some key products won't get attention at the Professional Developers Conference. Here's a guide to what will remain under wraps at Microsoft's biggest developer showcase in years.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 10/15/2008
Former Redmond exec discusses the battle over the Internet.
- By Michael Desmond
- 10/15/2008
Hard-coded messages don't scale well, and .NET's inherent error messages are user-unfriendly. Learn how to create a more scalable and user-friendly data-driven messaging system.
- By Paul D. Sheriff
- 10/01/2008
Computer Zen's Scott Hanselman enlightens developers.
- By Kathleen Richards
- 10/01/2008
Google advances its JavaScript-centric Web dev strategy.
- By Michael Desmond
- 10/01/2008
Why software development as a repeatable business process may work for you.
- By John K. Waters
- 09/15/2008