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December 17, 2008

Microsoft Windows Azure CTP review

Microsoft's Community Technology Preview reveals in the Windows Azure Services Platform a thoughtfully designed cloud-computing architecture where seasoned .Net developers will feel at home.

System requirements

Development supported on Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008; .Net Framework 3.5 SP1, IIS 7.0 with ASP.Net and WCF HTTP Activation, Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 or 2008, and optionally Windows PowerShell and Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Microsoft Windows Azure CTP

Verdict

The Windows Azure Services Platform is a Windows-like cloud computing architecture that is programmed using the .Net Framework. We don't yet know what it will cost, and it has no track record for reliability at this point. What we do know now is that it's a well-thought-out architecture that should be easy to learn for existing ASP.Net developers.

Martin Heller

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  • www.microsoft.co.uk
  • 0870 60 10 100
  • Microsoft
  • Community Technology Preview is free
  • Final pricing not yet available

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