While Microsoft's Windows Azure public cloud has lots of promise, most channel partners haven't had much experience using it. But after Microsoft unveiled a fusillade of 44 new Azure features and ...

Windows Azure Platform is the cloud offering from Microsoft that encompasses many independent services for compute, storage, networking, monitoring and reporting among others. IT professionals ...

Cloud computing relieves some of the security burden, but you still have an active role in managing access, securing communications and ensuring data protection. Cloud computing is the closest thing ...

Microsoft today previewed its new Azure Portal, which will replace its current Azure management portal over time. This is more than just a redesign. It’s meant to make life for developers quite a bit ...

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Windows Azure, Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, got a handful of upgrades this week, including a preview of AutoScale, which automatically boosts capacity in high-load situations. Most of the ...

Microsoft this week has released a "preview" of two group management capabilities in Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD). WAAD is a free service that Microsoft initially released in April, but parts ...

Microsoft announced a bunch of Windows Azure management improvements on Thursday. Some of the improvements are still at the "preview" stage, but they're all currently available for use by Windows ...