Microsoft has released a toolkit for iOS developers to use in order to utilize Microsoft’s Cloud Based storage solution for developers to use to host and build applications. The toolkit is obviously also available for the Windows Phone platform, and Microsoft says that an Android version will be out next month. The iOS toolkit allows the creation of apps for iPhone and iPad using Objective-C and XCode, with Microsoft stating that they want to make it easier for developers to use their platforms.
Windows Azure
All you need to know about Windows Azure
PDC09, Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference is all set to kick off on 17th November. Among many exciting technologies, Windows Azure will be one of the highlights of the event. Windows Azure is a cloud based services operating system that provides developers on-demand computing environment, storage for hosting and scalability purposes and web application management. With Windows Azure, user’s web applications are hosted on Microsoft’s datacenters.
A dummies guide to Windows Azure – What it is and how it works
Steve Marx, a Microsoftie who works on Windows Azure, has created a video with narration called What is Windows Azure. Completely drawn by Steve, he starts with a very simple introduction to cloud computing and why we need it and then on to Windows Azure and its components. This video even helped me to get a better understanding of how cloud services work and how we can benefit from them.
Windows Azure Pricing revealed
Details for Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud computing service have been revealed. Many different plans have been announced with one that charges per consumption and one with discount rates on 6 month commitments.