下列有幾個微軟研討會的投影片，其中說明了微軟對雲端的發展策略、產品發品現況及藍圖，供參考：
· 微軟雲端策略與發展 (pdf 檔 4.47MB)
· 微軟線上服務 (pdf 檔 8.9MB)
· Windows Azure Platform 概述 (pdf 檔 1.25MB) <= 若對 Windows Azure Platform 有趣興，一定要看一下這一份
· 搶先揭露微軟私有雲解決方案全貌 (pdf 檔 3.93MB)
· 微軟動態資料中心工具建置企業私有雲 (pdf 檔 1.95MB)
· 高彈性高安全性虛擬化桌面應用 (pdf 檔 2.04MB)
記得一年多前開始接觸 Windows Azure Platform 時，它才剛開始對外公開，經過一年多，它真的在各方面都進步很多，開發的 Product Team 也將大家提供的建議記錄下來並改進．給他們拍手一下．
This SDK includes API libraries and samples for building connected applications with the .NET platform. It spans the entire spectrum of today’s Internet applications – from rich connected applications with advanced connectivity requirements to Web-style applications that use simple protocols such as HTTP to communicate with the broadest possible range of clients.
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這一版加入了有關除錯及 Logging 及 直接管理 Virtual Machine 的功能。
Download them here.
New in the November 2009 SDK:
1. Windows Azure Service Runtime managed library: The latest version of the Service Hosting Runtime API includes support for enhanced communication between roles and for runtime notification of service configuration changes. Direct communication between role instances enables new application development scenarios, including applications that distribute state across role instances. Service configuration changes include an increase or decrease in the number of request role instances and changes to the values of configuration settings.
2. Windows Azure Diagnostics managed library: The new Diagnostics API enables logging using standard .NET APIs. The Diagnostics API provides built-in support for collecting standard logs and diagnostic information, including the Windows Azure logs, IIS 7.0 logs, Failed Request logs, crash dumps, Windows Event logs, performance counters, and custom logs.
3. Certificate Management: Enhanced support for SSL certificates in Windows Azure and in the Windows Azure SDK enables the secure automated deployment of certificates to services hosted on Windows Azure.
4. Variable-size Virtual Machines : Developers may now specify the size of the virtual machine to which they wish to deploy a role instance, based on the role's resource requirements. The size of the VM determines the number of CPU cores, the memory capacity, and the local file system size allocated to a running instance.
5. External endpoints for worker roles. A worker role may now define any number of external endpoints for HTTP, HTTPS, and TCP, and specify the desired port number for any external endpoint.
6. Persistent local resource storage: Developers can now choose to persist data written to a local storage resource at runtime when the role is recycled.
7. Windows Azure Storage Client managed library: The Storage Client library provides a .NET API for accessing the Windows Azure storage services.
8. Improved Development Storage: Development storage provides a high-fidelity simulation of the Windows Azure storage services in the cloud. Tables can now be created dynamically in the development storage Table service and are no longer required to be generated in advance.
9. Updated samples: The samples included with the Windows Azure SDK have been updated to demonstrate new features. The samples now include both C# and Visual Basic versions.
Enjoy.
其實它也發佈了一陣子了，只是一直沒有找時間擷畫面
個人覺得這版較之前的好看. ^^
主畫面
建立服務（Services）畫面
SQL Azure 主畫面
.NET Services 主畫面
Live Services 主畫面
待續…
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今天參加了微軟一年一度的技術盛會 Tech Days（以前叫 Tech Ed），先整理一下自己聽到的重點，等一下還要再連回公司趕進度。^^
早下的 KeyNote 中，由 Davis 開場後，便由開發工具推廣處的五虎將輪翻上陣，NC、Tom、Moli、Robert和旺旺大大。
用生活中最簡單的例子，來展示微軟在雲端運算的完整的解決方案，公有雲(Public Cloud)、私有雲(Private Cloud)結合各個裝置：手機、電腦、電視、XBOX等等
對於開發人員來說，個人覺得有一點很重要的是：應用程式可以在公有雲及私有雲間自由、任意的切換。微軟除了提供方便的開發工具及環境外，筆者這將會很重要的關鍵。
下午聽了三個課程
1. SQL Server 和虛擬化結合作資料庫整併
主要的內容可以參考下列的網址：
Running SQL Server 2008 in a Hyper-V Environment - Best Practices and Performance Recommendations
2. ASP.NET MVC 開發網站
ASP.NET MVC 提供我們另一個選擇，它與傳統的 Web Form 各有優缺點。
3. Windows 7 多點觸碰開發展
在 WPF 4.0 中已完全支援，許多控制項預設就有相關的屬性可以使用。長期來看，將成為主流。短期內，仍需要更多的應用及推廣。
Enjoy.
又到了夜深人靜的時候，今天來分享一下雲端運算(Cloud Computing) 與 外包 (Outsourcing)。
這兩個東東有關連嗎？請先看完以下的實例：
在台灣有許多的中小型企業，有很多都是沒有專職的資訊管理員，各軟體廠商也都推出方便使用及管理的軟體給這群中小企業的客群。
如微軟即將自家的 Windows Server 加上 Exchange + SQL + ISA Server 等包裝成一個 Small Businse Server。
但這些中小企業主還是會遇到一些問題，但又不想花費用請一個專職的管理人員來維護，所以有些老闆就找約聘人員，
或是找 SOHO，每個月固定給幾千元，SOHO 則每個星期找一天到公司檢查伺服器的情況，或是協助解決一些有關電腦方面。
這樣應該比請一個專職的人便宜了吧，是的。但有便宜的方式嗎？
若您是一家要自行開公司的老闆，這是必定會遇到的問題。
想一想。如果今天微軟提供 Windows Server 或 Windows 7 的租用服務，讓使用者可以自行決定要啟用幾個服務 ，租多久就負多少錢，不要用立即停止服務。
老闆就可以購買很便宜的電腦，這些電腦一開機，就以遠端連線或是瀏覽器來使用這些服務。
如此一來可以省下硬體投資成本、硬體更新及管理費用，人員離職立刻將服務停止，有新人來再啟用一個新的服務。聽起來不錯吧。
等於幾乎把整個 IT 的管理外包給一家廠商，它直接提供運算能力及軟體服務。
這只是其中的一個例子，筆者也有看到有公司已經有推出這樣的解決方案。
在雲端中還有許多的商業模式，等下次夜深的時候再與大家分享。
Enjoy.
Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio extend Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 to enable the creation, building, debugging, running and packaging of scalable web applications and services on Windows Azure.
Please note that this is a CTP release and should not be used on production systems. Please see the EULA for more details.
New for the July 2009 CTP:
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The Windows Azure platform is an internet-scale cloud computing services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers. The Windows Azure platform, which provides a range of functionality to build applications that span from consumer Web to enterprise scenarios, includes a cloud services operating system and a set of developer services. Windows Azure, Microsoft SQL Azure and Microsoft .NET Services are the key components of the Windows Azure platform. Windows Azure provides developers on-demand compute and storage capabilities to host, scale, and manage web applications on the internet through Microsoft data centers.
Windows Azure is elastic, flexible, and interoperable. With Windows Azure developers can achieve high levels of service availability and application interoperability while maintaining freedom of choice.
The Windows Azure SDK provides developers with the tools and APIs needed to develop, deploy, and manage scalable services in Windows Azure.
New in the July 2009 CTP
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微軟於 7/14 公佈了 Windows Azure 的收費方式
Windows Azure 的收費方式 - 每一小時 $0.12 美元, 每天為 2.88 美元, 每個月為 86.4 美元, 每年為 1036.8 美元（這是還沒有任何折扣的價格）
目前Azure平台處於社群技術預覽版(CTP)階段，可免費提供服務，但微軟預計趁今年11月舉行的專業開發人員會議上宣布展開收費。
Windows Azure:
· Compute = $0.12 / hour
· Storage = $0.15 / GB stored / month
· Storage Transactions = $0.01 / 10K
· Bandwidth = $0.10 in / $0.15 out / GB
SQL Azure:
· Web Edition – Up to 1 GB relational database = $9.99 / month
· Business Edition – Up to 10 GB relational database = $99.99 / month
· Bandwidth = $0.10 in / $0.15 out / GB
.Net Services:
· Messages = $0.15/100K message operations , including Service Bus messages and Access Control tokens
· Bandwidth = $0.10 in / $0.15 out / GB
詳細說明可以參考：
http://www.microsoft.com/azure/pricing.mspx
Enjoy.
This SDK includes API libraries, tools, samples, and documentation for building connected applications with the .NET platform. It spans the entire spectrum of today’s Internet applications – from rich connected applications with advanced connectivity requirements to Web-style applications that use simple protocols such as HTTP and Atom to communicate with the broadest possible range of clients.
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