As part of our continuous innovation on , today we are excited to announce the of Windows Azure Service Bus EAI & EDI Labs release. The first labs release was done in Dec 2011 and you can read more about it . As with former labs releases, we are sharing some early thinking on possible feature additions to Windows Azure and are committed to gaining .. more »

Windows Azure ISV blog series is to highlight some of the accomplishments from the ISVs we’ve worked with during their application development and deployment. Today’s post, written by Founder Hessel van Oorschot, describes how Windows Azure powers the Tribe of Noise PRO online music community. Tribe of Noise is a social networking community for musi.. more »

As part of the Real World Windows Azure interview series, I talked to Jan Kopmels, Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer at to provide on-demand processing power for its ad-placement application. Read the . Here’s what he had to say. Some online advertising companies provide user-based ad matching, placing ads on web pages based on visitor pr.. more »

Import-Csv –path C:\NameChange.csv | Update- My user’s UPN, primary SMTP address, and SIP address are now updated to Christine@fineartschool.net. The old SMTP address Chris@fineartschool.net is still an alternate email address because the Update-MSOnlineUserAddresses cmdlet does not remove or replace SMTP addresses. That means Christine will stil.. more »

Import-Csv –path C:\CASmailboxes.csv | Set-MSOnlineCASMailbox -Credential $companyAdminCred Please note that the Set-MSOnlineCASMailbox cmdlet does not modify or remove the ActiveSync policy currently assigned to a user’s mailbox. If an ActiveSync policy has been assigned to a user mailbox and ActiveSync is then disabled, the same policy will be a.. more »

Mobile usage in Japan is among the highest in the world, with over 90% of the population using mobile devices. More than 90% of these users have mobile data plans, which are commonly 3G-enabled. And while 75% of these mobile internet users are tapping into “social networking” sites from their phones, the top app being used isn’t Facebook, Twitte.. more »

If you plan to attend next week in Sandusky, Ohio, don’t miss the full-day pre-compiler session, Building Social Games using HTML5 with Windows 8, Windows Azure, and .NET cover the development of social games and feature In the morning, Nathan Totten along with members of the Windows Azure engineering and evangelism teams will be delivering short pr.. more »

Windows Azure ISV blog series is to highlight some of the accomplishments from the ISVs we’ve worked with during their application development and deployment. Today’s post, written by Windows Azure Architect Evangelist is using Windows Azure to deliver their online shopping service. Digital Folio is an Internet browser plug-in that allows end user.. more »

Earlier this month, we released our first preview of Windows Azure SDK for Node.js . So far the community has been positive and feedback is starting to trickle in with feature requests, bugs, etc. We’re listening and really appreciate the feedback, so keep it coming. Staying true to our commitment to release early and often and in keeping with th.. more »

The community technology preview (CTP) of Apache Hadoop-based Services for Windows Azure (or Hadoop on Azure) is now available, according to the blog post, “Availability of Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Hadoop based Service on Windows Azure” And according to the blog post, “Helping make Hadoop Easier By Going Metro” on the Microsoft SQL Serv.. more »

As part of the Real World Windows Azure interview series, I talked to Ernest Kwong, director of technology solutions at for its interactive karaoke application. Here’s what he had to say. Designercity was founded in the United Kingdom in 1995 as a web consulting firm. In 2000, we reestablished our headquarters in Hong Kong, China and began foc.. more »

Windows Azure ISV blog series is to highlight some of the accomplishments from the ISVs we’ve worked with during their application development and deployment. Today’s post is about Windows Azure ISV and how they’re using Windows Azure to deliver their online service. BrainCredits provides a system to help people track all their informal learni.. more »

Written by Divya Gunasekaran, Microsoft Online Services PM Updates to two existing PowerShell cmdlets are now available to use with Microsoft Online Services. The updates to give admins more visibility into password and alternate recipient settings, and more control over password expiration. : This cmdlet can be used to retrieve the properties of a .. more »

ServiceBus. After this follow the steps mentioned (for XML One-Way Bridge) or (for XML Request-Reply Bridge) to configure and deploy a bridge. The below snapshot shows a one way bridge (bridge1) connected to a Service Bus queue (Queue1), a Service Bus relay (OneWayRelay1) and a one way service hosted in Cloud (OneWayExternalService1). A message .. more »

Below are three important announcements related to the Access Control Service: Extension of the promotional period of Access Control Service to December 1, 2012 As result of the great feedback we have received from customers regarding the Access Control Service, we are excited to announce that we have decided to extend the promotional period for .. more »

certification for its core services following a successful audit by the (BSI). You can view details of the ISO certificate , which lists the scope as: “The Information Security Management System for Microsoft Windows Azure including development, operations and support for the compute, storage (XStore), virtual network and virtual machine se.. more »

This is the second of a two part series on the recently upgraded SQL Azure Management Portal. Click to view Part I. You can also view a short video demonstration of the upgraded portal . This blog post will cover the new Administration and Design Workspaces in detail including: added support for larger databases. The largest database that you can .. more »

As part of our continuous innovation on , today we are excited to announce the Windows Azure Service Bus EAI & EDI Labs release. As with former labs releases, we are sharing some early thinking on possible feature additions to Windows Azure and are committed to gaining your feedback right from the beginning. The capabilities showcased in this .. more »

finalized the rollout of the SQL Azure Q4 2011 Service Release , and with this rollout we have significantly upgraded the SQL Azure Management Portal. The upgraded portal is an extension to the Windows Azure Management Portal, and is used to manage your SQL Azure logical servers and physical databases via a new Metro-style user interface. In this .. more »

is an exciting platform that has been increasing in popularity for the past two years. It offers a server side JavaScript programming model ideal for building highly scalable and performant network applications whether on premise or in the cloud. One of its flagship qualities is that it leads you down a path of writing code that is using .. more »