Component |
Purpose |
For more information |
Local Development Environment |
The Windows azure SDK provides tools and resources that you can use to package, test and deploy your application. Windows azure tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual Studio to enable the creation, building, debugging, running and packaging of scalable Web applications and services on Windows azure. |
- To learn about the windows azure SDK tools: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg433055.aspx
- To learn about the windows azure tools for Visual Studio: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405484.aspx
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Windows azure compute |
provides Web roles, worker roles, and Vm roles. A Windows azure application must define one or more role types.
- Web role -a web role runs in a virtual machine and is customized for Web application programming. it supports IIS 7 and ASP. net.
- worker role -a worker role runs in a virtual machine and is useful for generalized development. use it to perform background processing for a Web role.
- VM role -a VM role enables you want to define the configuration and updates of the operating system for the virtual machine. while a web role and a worker role run in a virtual machine, the VM role is the virtual machine, which gives you full control of operations.
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- To learn about using role types: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg432976.aspx
- To learn about managing applications: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg433038.aspx
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Windows azure Storage |
The Windows azure storage services provide storage for binary and text data, messages, and structured data in Windows azure. |
- To learn about storing and accessing data: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg433040.aspx
- To learn about the data storage offerings: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/data-storage-offerings-on-the-windows-azure-platform.aspx
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Microsoft SQL azure |
Microsoft SQL azure offers a relational database service. using SQL Azure, you can easily provision and deploy relational database solutions. benefits include manageability, high availability, scalability, a familiar development model, and a relational data model. |
- to learn about Microsoft SQL azure Database: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee336230.aspx
- to learn about the data storage offerings: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/data-storage-offerings-on-the-windows-azure-platform.aspx
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Windows azure connect |
with Windows azure connect, you can use a simple user interface to configure IPSec protected connections between computers or virtual machines (VMS) in your organization's network, and roles running in Windows azure. |
- to learn about Windows azure CONNECT: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg432997.aspx
- to learn how to set up windows azure CONNECT: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg508836.aspx
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Windows azure appfabric Service Bus |
the Windows azure appfabric service bus provides a hosted, secure, and widely available infrastructure for widespread communication, large-scale event distribution, naming, and service publishing. appfabric service bus provides connectivity options for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and other service endpoints, which provided des rest endpoints. |
- to learn about Windows azure appfabric: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee922714.aspx
- to learn about the windows azure appfabric Service Bus: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee732537.aspx
- to learn how to create a Windows appfabric Service Bus Application: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee706736.aspx
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Windows azure appfabric caching |
Windows azure appfabric caching enables you to easily provision a cache in the cloud to be used from any applications or services that cocould benefit from caching. this includes des a very common scenario of session state and output caching in ASP. net. caching increases performance by temporarily storing information from other backend sources. |
- to learn about Windows azure appfabric Caching: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg983488.aspx
- to get started with Windows azure appfabric Caching: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg278356.aspx
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Windows azure appfabric Access Control |
Windows azure appfabric Access Control Service (ACS) is a cloud-based service that provides an easy way of authenticating and authorizing users to gain access to your web applications and services while allowing the features of authentication and authorization to be factored out of your code. |
- to learn about Windows appfabric Access Control: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg429788.aspx
- to get started with Windows appfabric Access Control: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg429775.aspx
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Windows azure Content Delivery Network |
the Windows azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) caches windows azure blobs and the static content output of compute instances at strategically placed locations to provide maximum bandwidth for delivering content to users. |
- to learn about the windows azure CDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff919703.aspx
- to get started with Windows azure CDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff919705.aspx
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Windows azure marketplace datamarket |
the Windows azure marketplace datamarket is an information marketplace that simplifies publishing and consuming data of all types. the datamarket enables developers and information workers to easily discover, purchase, and manage premium data subscriptions. |
- to learn about Windows azure marketplace datamarket: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff717668.aspx
- to get started with Windows azure marketplace datamarket: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff717658.aspx
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Windows azure Management Portal |
the Windows azure platform management portal provides access to service deployment and management tasks as well as at-a-glance status information that lets you know the overall health of your deployments and accounts. the Management Portal organizes the components of your windows azure deployments with constantly refreshed information that's easy to discover and understand. |
- to learn about the windows azure Management Portal: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg441576.aspx
- to learn about managing hosted services: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg433038.aspx
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