February 2010
Beginner
400 pages
11h 13m
English
Content preview from Introducing .NET 4.0: with Visual Studio 2010
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Chapter 16. Windows Azure
The research company Gartner defines cloud computing as follows:
"A style of computing where massively scalable IT-related capabilities are provided as a service"
www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=707508
Windows Azure is Microsoft's entry into the cloud computing arena and competes with offerings from established heavyweights such as Amazon and Google. Windows Azure applications are created using standard .NET technologies, and developers will be glad they will not need to learn many additional techniques to get up and running.
The complexity of the Azure infrastructure is hidden from the developer and managed by Microsoft, allowing you to concentrate on developing your application without having to worry about maintaining ...