Windows Azure

The new service infrastructure from Microsoft to compete against other Cloud and SaaS offers has been recently announced.

See for instance:

• http://www.microsoft.com/azure/windowsazure.mspx
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Azure
• http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/103008-microsoft-azure-shipping.html
• http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/1532161/windows_azure_why_microsoft_better_get_it_right.html
• http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.docommand=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9118681&intsrc=hm_list
• http://blogs.msdn.com/webnext/archive/2008/10/27/windows-azure.aspx
• http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/Manuvir-Das-Introducing-Windows-Azure/

and millions of other articles, news and blog entries related to this product launch.

Let's see how data access will be addressed in this upcoming offer... First answers in Pablo Castro's blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/pablo/archive/2008/11/01/ado-net-data-services-in-windows-azure-pushing-scalability-to-the-next-level.aspx and http://blogs.msdn.com/pablo/archive/2008/10/28/now-you-know-it-s-windows-azure.aspx