Category Archives: Windows Azure

Windows Azure IaaS Takes Aim At Amazon Web Services Via Price, Functionality And Service

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

This was the week where Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service. More than a simple declaration of production-grade availability, Microsoft’s announcement about its IaaS platform delivered the strongest possible elaboration of its intent to … Continue reading →

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Can Google’s Compute Engine Dethrone Amazon Web Services?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

In June 2012, Google introduced its IaaS offering, Google Compute Engine (GCE). GCE allows users to deploy Linux Virtual Machines on the same infrastructure that powers Google’s world-class data centers and IT infrastructure. GCE complements Google’s related cloud offerings such … Continue reading →

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Understanding the December 2012 Windows Azure Outage

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

From December 28 to December 30, Microsoft’s Windows Azure platform experienced an outage for its South Central US Region that arrived head upon heels after the Amazon Web Services Christmas eve outage that became famous for incapacitating Netflix. The outage … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Launches Startup Accelerator In Israel To Promote Azure Adoption

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

As reported on TechCrunch, Microsoft launched its first startup accelerator on Tuesday. The program is intended to foster innovation for “early stage startups doing big things in cloud, web and mobile” and to indirectly promote adoption of Windows Azure. Participating … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Azure Leap Year Outage Caused By Transfer Certificate Date Malfunction

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Microsoft has provided details of the outage that affected the Azure platform on February 29. The outage was caused by a transfer certificate used to guarantee encryption of the connection between the “host agent” (HA) and the “guest agent” (GA) … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s BizSpark Plus Offers Startups $60,000 In Windows Azure Funding Through Accelerators Such As TechStars

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Microsoft’s BizSpark Plus, a program designed to accelerate the success of technology startups, expanded its range of startup services by announcing $60,000 in free Windows Azure compute and storage over a period of 24 months for select startup accelerators. Specifically, … Continue reading →

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Report: Microsoft To Support Linux and Persistent Virtual Machines On Windows Azure

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Unconfirmed reports from the All About Microsoft blog by ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley suggest that Microsoft is gearing up to support Linux on its Windows Azure cloud platform in 2012. The blog claims that Microsoft will launch a persistent virtual machine … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Announces Updates to Windows Azure

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Microsoft today announced a set of updates to Windows Azure, its Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud computing offering that was launched in February 2010. Microsoft grouped the updates into the categories of Ease of Use, Interoperability and Overall Value. … Continue reading →

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