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PayPal makeover sparks developer charm offensive
News Khalidi said that Microsoft plans to offer a simple way to build PayPal's mechanism into hosted applications as part of Azure's full release later this year. Microsoft probably had an easier time... [24 Jul 2009]
All About Azure
White Paper Now is the time to get a handle on what Azure is and isn't -- and to gain a better understanding of what kinds of apps are best suited to being hosted via the Azure platform.... [17 Jul 2009]
Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates left
Comment One of the company's most intriguing new products in this area is cloud-based computing platform Windows Azure, which was announced in October 2008. He told silicon.com: "With the announcements around... [08 Jul 2009]
Microsoft mega datacentre heads to Dublin
News Both the new sites are intended to support Microsoft's online services, including its Azure hosted services and the recently introduced Bing search engine. Microsoft on Wednesday launched a new... [02 Jul 2009]
Let's talk money: Microsoft ready to lift the lid on Azure
News Microsoft plans to announce next month more of the business details behind its Windows Azure operating system. The company has said it will run Azure applications in its datacentres and will charge users... [16 Jun 2009]
Cheat sheet: Windows Azure
Cheat Sheet Microsoft is renowned for coming to internet services late but recently it's been punting out a number of hosted products aside from Azure. Azure: is that blue or purple? Like... [02 Jun 2009]
"Idea everything's going to the cloud is folly"
News With the development of its online operating system Azure and a range of other online business services, Redmond is ramping up its efforts in the cloud to keep up with rivals such as Google and Amazon. [26 Feb 2009]
Cloud computing for finance firms - is it compliant?
Comment At the end of October 2007, amid a blaze of publicity, Microsoft launched Azure, its cloud computing service. The technique of converting remote servers into shared resources is being applied by Merrill Lynch to create... [03 Feb 2009]
Microsoft's Muglia talks Windows Azure
Comment CNET News.com: Is this supposed to be a slow-motion rollout with Azure? Today it's very complex with virtual private networks and password management, and a whole nasty set of problems to deal with, and... [08 Jan 2009]
Gates, open source, Azure and the cloud
News Sticking with Microsoft it soon broke new ground when it announced its internet-hosted Windows operating system, Azure, in October. Microsoft's cloud has an Azure tinge Although there... [30 Dec 2008]
Is Salesforce.com sitting pretty for cloud wars?
Comment At Dreamforce Marc Benioff was quick to point out the shortcomings of his competitors, criticising Microsoft for only making its Azure cloud OS compatible with its own technology and SAP for delays to its Business... [12 Nov 2008]
Microsoft's cloud has an Azure tinge
News Dubbed Windows Azure, it's less a replacement for the operating system that runs on users own PCs than it is an alternative for developers, intended to let them write programs that live inside Microsoft's data centres as... [28 Oct 2008]