Microsoft Azure (earlier Windows Azure) is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure, created by Microsoft, for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft managed data centers.
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It provides both PaaS(Platform as a service) and IaaS(Infrastructure as a service) services and supports many different programming languages, tools and frameworks, including both Microsoft specific and third party software and systems. Windows Azure was released on February 1, 2010
Related topics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Azure
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/
http://www.collegelib.com/t-cloud-computing-seminar-preparation.html
It provides both PaaS(Platform as a service) and IaaS(Infrastructure as a service) services and supports many different programming languages, tools and frameworks, including both Microsoft specific and third party software and systems. Windows Azure was released on February 1, 2010
Related topics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Azure
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/pricing/free-trial/
http://www.collegelib.com/t-cloud-computing-seminar-preparation.html