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Data Storage
You can store and access information in the Cloud. Explore the details of what the Cloud offers when it comes to your data.
Joseph Fultz maps Windows Azure caching capabilities, balancing the desire for fresh data with the desire for the best performance. ...more
Unlock business insights from all your structured and unstructured data, including large volumes of data not previously activated, with Microsoft's Big Data solution. ...more
IT Consultancy Saves up to 90 Percent on Relational Database Costs with Cloud Services ...more
Companies today are faced with ever-increasing amounts of data from numerous sources that need to be shared across a variety of devices. Meeting these needs requires constant investment in servers, operating systems, storage, and networking. Microsoft SQL Azure Database provides an improved way to respond to these challenges with enhanced manageability, scalability, and developer agility. This whitepaper provides an overview of the SQL Azure Database. It lays out the advantages for using a cloud-based relational database service, and also describes practical usage scenarios that help you understand how SQL Azure Database can be used to optimize business solutions. ...more
Few things have as much value in the digital age as good old data. Learn about the challenge of having data sitting on "intermittently maintained infrastructure" and how best to migrate to a cloud environment that is persistently up to date. ...more
SQL Server Migration Assistant for MySQL is the newest migration toolkit, others include Oracle, Sybase, Access, and an analyzer for PowerBuilder. ...more
Go through the step by step instructions for connection Microsoft Excel 2010 to a SQL Azure database. ...more
Trials and Tools

Building a Windows Phone Client to a RESTful WCF Service

Learn how to use Azure tables and a web role for a simple RESTful WCF service that returns JSON and is easily consumable by a Windows Phone client.

Scott Guthrie Discusses Windows Azure

Scott Guthrie talks about what he's been focused on with Windows Azure. Scott talks about the good, the bad, and the ugly, and also shows code along the way.

Deploying the Cloud Ready Packages for Devices

Discover how easy it is to deploy this package to Windows Azure regardless of your operating system (e.g. Windows 7 or OSX) and target device (e.g. Windows Phone 7, iOS, or Android).

Tankster and the Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games

Steve and Wade talk about the newly released Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games. The toolkit enables unique capabilities for social gaming…

An Introduction to Service Bus Topics

Discover how to build flexible messaging solutions with the Service Bus Topics within Windows Azure AppFabric.

Develop Applications for Impact

Windows Azure means that your developers can deliver a new kind of value to your business. Scott Guthrie talks about how to kick the tires on Azure today.

SQL Azure At a Glance

This walkthrough takes a high-level look at the numerous benefits and usage scenarios of SQL Azure. The video highlights the many ways SQL Azure services can be used to create and share cloud powered applications.