Windows Azure: Cloud Computing in Application Services

Posted By: Charles | Oct 27th, 2008 @ 10:23 AM | 59,367 Views | 12 Comments

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Technical Strategist Steve Marx sits down with us to discuss what Windows Azure means for developers. The basic idea is to make it really simple for developers to deploy web applications and services without having to worry about scaling, management. So, Windows Azure is an operating system in the sense that it abstracts away the infrastructure details of the cloud "machine". Steve takes us through the process of deploying web applications and services without having to worry about scaling or management using cloud computing in Windows Azure.

It's always great to chat with Steve. You'll enjoy this classic style C9 interview Wink

More info on Azure Services, Windows Azure and Cloud Computing:

Windows Azure website.

Cloud Computing Development

Cloud Computing Applications

Application Development Trends-Coming to Terms with Cloud Computing

Tags: Application Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Programming, Steve Marx, Windows Azure

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Eric Lin

It makes the programmable web a reality. let's start to get developer to write more and more reusable components on it.

CRPietschmann
Chris Pietschmann

I'm not sure I like the idea of having Microsoft host all of my "cloud" apps with Azure. Will I be able to host my own instance of the Azure platform in my own data center, if I want??

radekg

In reply to CRPietschmann

#Oct 27th, 2008 @ 1:35 PM

Not sure if you understand the idea of Azure but what is the point of having the cloud in your data center? You can deploy win2008 with whatever you need if you want OS in data center.

staceyw
Before C# there was darkness...

In reply to CRPietschmann

#Oct 27th, 2008 @ 1:35 PM

Based on http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/John-Shewchuk-and-Dennis-Pilarinos-Inside-NET-Services/
AFAICT, if you need your service hosted inside your own lan, you can use .Net services and leverage some of the other stuff like auth, but keep your code local. So you can pick and choose what you need.

staceyw
Before C# there was darkness...

Thanks Charles and Steve. Really cool stuff. As it happens, I am looking for hosting for my take on a *witter service with an Astoria backend and a smart client (and SL client in the works after I get better VS-SL support..hint Smiley Any chance a fellow 9'er with a new social service can get a "token" for the Azur ctp so I can host it?

getlostyoupest

why not linking his blog using the azure tech he mentions at the end of his speech?

http://blog.smarx.com/

the editors and posters of channel9 are really lazy basterdz. i kid you not.

BlackTiger
If you stumbled and fell down, it doesn't mean yet, that you're going in the wrong direction.

What do I need to smoke to understand "coolness of cloud"?... No, really.

EdSF

So why the "barrier" of requiring Vista and Win 2008 Srv just to get going with the SDK (including the tools for VS2008!)?

Can't understand why a "platform independent" solution has this barrier...on the dev side at that?

sigh...

sowmyan

Great information steve !

I am very much excited on this technology. I had registered in www.azure.com and I have installed azure SDK to work on some sample (ASP.NET Hello world sample) but whenever I try to create host service none of the services are availble there. I noticed the below message.

Register for Services*
*Due to pre-release CTP status, you may be temporarilyplaced on a waiting list for certain services.

Also I noticed that, under the "Account" section in the site, I need to put Resource Token ID and need to claim the token. But I haven't recieved any email with that information.

Any body know how I can get host services to work on some samples ?