The new Windows Azure pricing calculator lets you pick compute, database, storage, bandwidth, CDN and Service Bus capacity based on your needs. Along with predicting your expected monthly costs, the pricing calculator then recommends the most cost effective offer for you to purchase Windows Azure platform services. You can access the pricing calculator here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/pricing-calculator/
Different options and scenarios on how to integrate on-premise components with Windows Azure roles or SQL Azure databases. Click here to open link…
One of the big benefits of deploying applications to Windows Azure is being able to scale them on demand. What if you could automate this process based on traffic or number of requests? This article explains the different approaches that can be taken to achieve this… Click here to open link…
The design of applications for cloud computing platforms requires writing code that optimizes resources to the fullest. This is a great article explaining different factors to keep in mind when deploying solutions to Windows Azure. Click here to open link…
Very helpful blog entry from Andy Cross, explaining how to enable Azure Diagnostics using version 1.3 of the Azure SDK. Click here to open link…
Excellent blog entry from David Chou explaining the differences between an Enterprise Service Bus and and an Interent Service Bus, and how to take advantage of the latter when designing architectures for the cloud. Click here to open link…
More details about the Windows Azure XS instance, which is a great option for prototyping or roles that require little CPU processing power. Click here to open link…
