Introduction

Cloud Computing is not just hype anymore. It has graduated to the early stages of maturity where companies have started betting their existing businesses and embarking on new business ventures. The cloud provides opportunity to quickly turn vision into reality, because of the very low acquisition costs. You can open an account with a credit card and start using any public cloud platform in minutes. Architecting Windows Azure solutions is my full-time job, and I have tried to share my experiences in this book. The book covers most of the fundamental concepts in cloud computing through the Windows Azure platform. The Windows Azure platform is a fully functional cloud platform with Compute, Storage, Management, and Middleware services ...

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