Microsoft Azure - Our cloud services platform

Today, during a keynote at the Professional Developers Conference 2008, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect, announced Windows® Azure™ the cloud-based service foundation underlying the Microsoft Azure™ Services Platform.

The Azure™ Services Platform is an industry leading move by Microsoft to help developers build the next generation of applications that will span from the cloud to the enterprise data center and deliver compelling new experiences across the PC, web and phone.

The Azure™ Services Platform is an internet-scale cloud computing and services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers.

The Azure Services Platform provides a range of functionality to build applications that span from consumer web to enterprise scenarios and includes a cloud operating system and a set of developer services.

On my lecture at Dev academy I am going to give an overview on Microsoft Azure platform and why to use it.

Enjoy

More information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/azure/default.mspx

Doron