Azure in Action

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Chapter 1. Getting to know Windows Azure

Figure 1.1. The parts that make up the Windows Azure platform include the Windows Azure operating system, SQL Azure, and AppFabric.

Figure 1.2. A typical representation of an operating system interacting with applications and resources. Notice that applications don’t directly interact with CPU, memory, or I/O devices.

Figure 1.3. Windows Azure–type applications running in a traditional OS. Azure applications function in an OS the same way that traditional applications do.

Figure 1.4. Applications split across many VMs in a Windows Azure data center

Figure 1.5. A logical representation of the VM that hosts your web application

Figure 1.6. The Cloud Service template in the New Project dialog ...