The design of applications for cloud computing platforms requires writing code that optimizes resources to the fullest. This is a great article explaining different factors to keep in mind when deploying solutions to Windows Azure.
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Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) Explained
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Microsoft shares video tour of its Cloud Datacenters
The Microsoft Datacenters team just released a video tour that includes four of our global locations. This is a great way of understanding the IT infrastructure behind Windows Live, Hotmail, Bing, MSN… and obviously Windows Azure. Enjoy! Full Article here…
Azure AppFabric ACS v2.0 High Level Architecture
I always get questions about the Azure AppFabric Access Control Service (ACS), and how to use it. This blog entry from Alik Levin explains its architecture, and a simple example on how it can be used for external authentication. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alikl/archive/2010…
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Great news for developers using the Sync Framework. The new 4.0 version CTP now supports OData natively. No need to install the Sync Framework client anymore, offering clients like Silverlight, Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile, and even the iPhone to consume and synchronize data with SQL Server/SQL Azure. Click here to open link…
Using the Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse with PHP
Note from the "Architects Rule!" blog on an update for the Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse, as well as a link to a tutorial on how to use PHP with Azure. Click here to open link…