Part 1 begins by 1) defining the term cloud computing and contrasting it with application hosting, 2) comparing Azure to earlier (competitive) horizontal implementations, the Google App Engine, and others, hosted .NET-centric business applications, and
Introduction.
Part I: Introducing the Windows Azure Platform.
· Chapter 1: Surveying the Role of Cloud Computing.
· Chapter 2: Understanding Windows Azure Platform Architecture.
· Chapter 3: Analyzing the Windows Azure Operating System.
· Chapter 4: Scali
Roger Jennings is the principal consultant of OakLeaf Systems and the author of 30+ books on Microsoft operating systems (Windows NT and 2000 Server), databases (SQL Server and Access), .NET data access, Web services and InfoPath 2003. The books have more
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