Windows Azure Platform: April 27th Links

Slalom Consultant Joel Forman specializes in cloud computing and the Windows Azure Platform.

It has been almost a month since my last post in my Windows Azure link-listing series. Wow, has there been a lot of developments in the past several weeks! Here are some of the things that have caught my attention….

MIX 2011 was held in Las Vegas, NV in mid-April and there were announcements and great Windows Azure sessions:

• Windows Azure Platform News from MIX
• Windows Azure MIX sessions on Channel9

There have been a variety of articles describing how Windows Azure is or will be used my major companies in major initiatives:

• Microsoft and Toyota Announce Strategic Azure Partnership
• NewsGator Aggregates Millions of Blog Posts on Windows Azure
• Microsoft and Media Entertainment Partners to Develop Digital Supply Chain Solutions on Azure
• Microsoft SXP serves millions of rich media experiences daily on Azure

On the technical side, here are some interesting materials now available:

• Blog Post: Windows Azure Traffic Manager:  Windows Azure Traffic Manager is a new CTP offering that can help with geo-distributed solutions.  For detailed information on Traffic Manager, click here (Word doc).
• Easy VPN with Windows Azure Connect:  I didn’t realize that you could use Windows Azure Connect for simple VPN scenarios.
• Import/Export with SQL Azure: A CTP is available for import and export in SQL Azure.
• MSDN Article on AppFabric Caching:  A great in-depth article from MSDN Magazine about the Windows Azure AppFabric Caching Service.
• Understanding CDN Billing:  A good explanation on how Content Delivery Network usage is billed.
• Cool Hands-On-Lab: Access Control Service with WP7 and OData: This is a great lab around using the ACS for authentication scenarios for mobile applications (not just WP7).
• Windows Azure Migration Scanner: A new tool that scans your code for potential Azure migration issues.

Happy reading….

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