Windows Azure Round-up and Cloud Scenarios
Below is a collection of a number of white papers on cloud-related to the Windows Azure Services:
- A Developer’s Guide to Service Bus for the Windows Azure Platform AppFabric
- Alinean TCO Case Study – Whitepaper
- An Introduction to Windows Azure Platform AppFabric for Developers
- Cloud Economics
- Cloud Optimization – Expanding Capabilities, while Aligning Computing and Business Needs – A Framework for Making Business Decisions About Cloud Computing
- Cloud Platform for Business Leaders
- Custom E-Commerce (Elasticity Focus) Application Migration Scenario
- Customer Web (Rapid Scaling Focus) Application Migration Scenario
- Cloud Optimization – Expanding Capabilities, while Aligning Computing and Business Needs – A Framework for Making Business Decisions About Cloud Computing
- Introducing Windows Azure
- Introducing the Windows Azure Platform
- IT as a Service
- Security Best Practices for Developing Windows Azure Applications
- System Integrator Whitepaper
- The Windows Azure Programming Model
- Windows Azure AppFabric Overview
- Windows Azure Blob – Programming Blob Storage
- Windows Azure Drive Whitepaper – Using a Durable Drive for Your NTSFS Cloud Applications
- Windows Azure: How Four Groups at Microsoft Developed Scalable, Efficient Applications That Unleashed Competitive Differentiators and Delivered High Value to Customers
- Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket
- Windows Azure Queue – Programming Queue Storage
- Windows Azure Security Overview
- Windows HPC Server and Windows Azure
For more whitepapers, see the Windows Azure Home at https://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/whitepapers/default.aspx
Cloud Scenarios
If your considering the use of the cloud then there is nothing better to help develop your ideas or possibilities, case studies and scenarios are a great way to bring together a problem and a solution in context, while pulling together all the relevant guidance.
Here’s a quick tour of the scenarios that Microsoft Technet have so far …
Public Cloud Scenarios
- How To Build and Manage a Business Database Application on SQL Azure
- How To Collaborate Securely with Business Partners Through SharePoint Online
- How To Grow Your Business in a New Region with Exchange Online
- How To Grow Your Business in a New Region with SharePoint Online
- How To Manage Server Costs with Windows Azure
- How You Can Avoid Outgrowing Your Email Infrastructure and IT Budget
- Implementing Windows-Based Applications for Burst Demand with Windows Azure
See the Public Cloud Scenarios Hub.
Private Cloud Scenarios
- Cut Costs, Carbon Emissions and On-site Support Complexity with Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
- Deploy a private cloud infrastructure for supporting customized applications using Virtualization
- How To Grow Your Business in a New Region with Exchange
- How To Save on Power Consumption b Consolidating Servers Using Virtualization
- Increase Server Availability and Support Burst Demand with Virtualization
- How To Improve Server Utilization and Reduce Infrastructure Costs
- How To Support a New Location with SharePoint Virtualization
- Manage Storage Migration with Virtualization
- Planning for Disaster Recovery Using Virtualization
- Use Virtual Clustering to Deliver High Availability Applications
See the Private Cloud Scenarios Hub.