When Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s former Chief Software Architect announced Windows Azure at PDC 2008, no one could assess the impact that this software platform would have on the company and the industry.

In the past year, customers and developers testing Windows Azure have been running primarily brand-new (and largely Web 2.0 style) apps on Microsoft's cloud operating system. But when will Azure be ...

Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform celebrates its first birthday today, though the idea and its availability to developers goes back to 2008. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now ...

The FINANCIAL — On July 12 at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference, Dell and Microsoft Corp. announced a strategic partnership in which Dell intends to use the Windows Azure platform appliance, ...

NEW ORLEANS — July 14, 2009 — Today, during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2009, Bob Muglia, president of the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft Corp., announced the business and ...

Windows Azure, Microsoft’s public cloud computing platform, became generally available in 21 countries on Monday, Microsoft bloggers said. SQL Azure, offering cloud-based relational database ...

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SplendidCRM Software, Inc., a pioneering provider of Microsoft-centric Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions for open-source use, has entered the cloud with ...

“Windows Azure's cloud scalability, speed, and economics make it a compelling option for our customers that want to take advantage of the cloud while continuing to use their on-premises infrastructure ...

Microsoft has struck new partnerships that will see its Windows Azure cloud platform appear as a private cloud offering. The Azure cloud platform - which provides scalable computing power and storage, ...

Microsoft has connected the services with tools in the Azure platform so that you can create, for instance, a “mobile service” just like you’re booting up a virtual server. While the other clouds are ...

Company details strategy and road map for developers to move, enhance and transform applications for the cloud. LOS ANGELES - Nov. 17, 2009 - Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of the ...

Windows Azure is an internet-scale cloud services platform hosted through Microsoft data centers, and it includes a set of rich developer services. Businesses benefit from Windows Azure by automating ...