New Service Alert: Windows Azure ExpressRoute

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Sangram Rath | Comments(2)

Currently in public preview & available only in the US, Windows Azure ExpressRoute is a service that provides a dedicated fast private connection between your on-premise datacenter and Azure datacenter.

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Sample Questions for Exam 70-583: Designing and Developing Windows Azure Applications

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Sangram Rath | Comments(5)

This is in continuation to my previous blog where I shared my experience and general information about Microsoft’s Designing and Developing Windows Azure Applications Exam. Here are some Sample Questions* to give you a look & feel about the exam. Answers with explanations are at the bottom.

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Preparing for Microsoft’s PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Azure Applications Exam 70-583

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Sangram Rath | Comments(1)

I recently appeared for and cleared the Microsoft PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Azure Applications Exam & would like to share my experience and insight about the exam for all aspiring candidates.

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Windows Azure New Service Alert: Read Access Geo Redundant Storage (RA-GRS)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Sangram Rath | Comments(0)

On December 12th Microsoft announced the preview of it newest service targeted at providing durability to business critical data, the Read Access Geo Redundant Storage or RA-GRS for short.

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Gartner IaaS Magic Quadrant comparison from 2010 and 2013

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(2)

I am sure anyone interested in Cloud Computing will have seen the Gartner Iaas Magic Quadrant by this time. What was interesting to me was comparing the 2010 quadrant to 2013 quadrant. Check the quadrants below.

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New Windows Azure Service: Import/Export for Blob Storage

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Sangram Rath | Comments(0)

If you have large amount of data that you would like to move to or download from Windows Azure Blob Storage but are held up by internet speed and bandwidth restrictions, then Windows Azure now has a solution for you. Windows Azure provides a cost effective and easy option to transfer large volumes of data using the new Windows Azure Import/Export Service.

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“Open, Flexible and Solid” Cloud Offering from Microsoft – Windows Azure

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Sangram Rath | Comments(0)

Cloud Computing has been a ‘HOT’ topic of the IT industry for quite a few years now. And Microsoft is no new player in this category. Microsoft’s cloud history dates back to October 2008 when it announced the first CTP of Windows Azure.

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Intel is getting ready to join the cloud computing race?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

I have long said publicly that Intel will have to enter the public cloud market. The reasons are quite simple. There was a time when majority of the hardware was bought by individuals, or smaller and medium size companies. As these entities had limited bargaining power, Intel was able to get high margin for their hardware products.

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Coming Soon!!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

Hold tight. We are putting new content soon!!

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