Memory support is expanded in the Standard edition, responding to feedback.
A 99.5 percent service level agreement is promised.
Community involvement is an often overlooked -- but increasingly important -- part of what it means to be a developer.
- By Ondrej Balas
- 03/21/2014
The library is available via NuGet, and includes AdSense, Blogger and YouTube functionality.
The technology was developed by a company founded by two ex-Microsoft executives.
The deadline was moved back from March 14 to May 7, at which time early adopters will be automatically enrolled as regular users.
Windows Azure is Microsoft's stack of cloud computing resources that lets you build Web apps and services based on the Windows, Microsoft .NET Framework, Visual Studio and SQL Server tools with which you're already familiar. Here's a collection of tools and information that will get you writing apps for Windows Azure today.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 02/28/2014
TypeScript 1.0 is nearing reality.
The enhancements include integration with the ASP.NET Web API.
Microsoft needs fixing. Here's a list of the first things the new CEO should consider taking on.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 02/11/2014
Former head of the .NET platform is promoted in the wake of Satya Nadella's ascension to CEO.
Microsoft announced updates to several Big Data-related services on its Azure cloud platform with preview of Azure HDInsight, Storm on HDInsight, Azure Machine Learning.
The first release is an open source Chassis Manager software specification, which outlines power supply and fan details.
The cuts will be in the areas of block blob storage and disk/page blob storage pricing, and are scheduled to take effect on March 13.
Microsoft dropped offering its own version of Hadoop for on-premises deployments.
Nick Randolph connects a Windows Phone application to the cloud to save and retrieve data, then uses a local SQLite database to cache data for offline use.
- By Nick Randolph
- 12/03/2013
At its official Visual Studio 2013 launch today, Redmond moved its flagship integrated development environment further into Windows Azure.
The company also releases SDKs for .NET and iOS.
Hortwonworks Data Platform 2.0 for Windows will be available next month.
Remote debugging is another welcome update.