October 27, 2008

By Jennifer LeClaire

Microsoft has entered the cloud-computing arena with Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud-based service foundation underlying its Azure Services Platform. Windows Azure aims to help developers create apps that span from the cloud to the data center. Windows Azure will allow clients to deploy apps via the cloud or through on-premises servers.

For every developer who has been waiting with bated breath for Microsoft to spell out its cloud-computing strategy, the day has finally arrived.

During a keynote speech on Monday at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2008, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s chief software architect, announced Windows Azure. Azure is Microsoft’s cloud-based service foundation underlying its Azure Services Platform.

Ozzie highlighted Windows Azure’s role in delivering a software-plus-services approach to computing. As he describes it, the Azure Services Platform is Microsoft’s move to help developers build the next generation of applications that will span from the cloud to the enterprise data center and deliver compelling new experiences across the PC, Web and phone. He called it a turning point for Microsoft and the development community.

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