Thursday, December 2, 2010

Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Strategy

Windows Azure, a Platform as a Service offer, is Microsoft's cloud computing platform. It was announced at PDC 2008 where Microsoft announced some interesting improvements and additional features to its Windows Azure Platform. Microsoft is serious about its strategy on Windows Azure, as was demonstrated in the PDC keynote, which dedicated over one hour to Azure. But what exactly is Microsoft's cloud computing strategy? This article describes the new features that will be available soon on Windows Azure.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/1633303

10 Best Things Microsoft Did in 2010

When it comes to the enterprise, Microsoft hit the ball out of the park in 2010. Here's our favorite offerings.

It's been a successful year for Microsoft. The company took a lot of heat, but overall accomplished quite a bit -- especially for its enterprise customers. Here's their top tips for what Redmond got right in the past
year.

full report here