Cloud Computing with Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure is the latest development software that allows developers to create applications for Cloud computing. Cloud computing is nowadays mostly used by many organizations in which they hire applications on rental basis and the applications are actually stored in a central location and owned by any other vendor which precisely deals in such services. Microsoft Azure is now one of the favorite languages for the developers as they can create Cloud applications easily and quickly as compared to other development languages. Moreover Tools and SDK offered by Microsoft integrate themselves with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and allows the developers to use Visual Studio interface to develop Cloud applications in even simpler manner and in offline mode. Examples of Cloud computing applications are the applications used to create and share documents (MS Word) tables (MS Excel) and presentations (MS PowerPoint).

Pros:

• Tools and SDK of Microsoft Azure can be downloaded free of cost from Microsoft's official website.
• It can tightly integrate itself with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
• Understanding Microsoft Azure concepts is a simple process and any developer with a little experience can get proficient in it quickly.

Cons:

• When documents are created and/or stored on the central location owned by third party vendor using Cloud computing applications the vendor reserves complete rights to modify or completely delete the documents as per the terms and conditions of the agreement.

Download Link: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/getstarted/