Introducing Windows Azure, by Henry Li provides all the information developers need to get started with Microsoft’s next-generation cloud-computing operating system and apply it across a range of situations. Presented in a clear, concise manner, this book provides a carefully measured learning curve for surmounting the architectural and coding challenges that need to be faced when building a well-balanced Windows Azure service.
Understand the critical concepts of Azure, such as data storage and retrieval, .NET Services, and SQL Azure
Learn to write Azure code and architect cloud-based solutions
Gain a comprehensive understanding of cloud computing and how the hosted architecture will impact the way organizations host, deploy, and maintain their solutions
Integrate .NET Services and SQL Azure into existing applications to increase their functionality
Understand how Azure can be leveraged to solve a variety of programming tasks through extensive exercises and recipes
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