Windows Azure: Microsoft’s Big Bet

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Published: January 10, 2010Posted in: Business Intelligence, Cloud Intelligence, Cloud Technologies, Clouds, Microsoft Azure, Opinions & ExplanationsTags:
Windows Azure: Microsoft’s Big Bet
Windows 7 has put the swagger back into Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT)’s stride. But with Windows Azure, the cloud computing platform that will debut as a paid service on Feb. 1, Microsoft faces a new type of challenge: showing the industry that its deep software expertise can translate into success in the Wild West frontier of cloud computing.
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Microsoft, aware that virtualization is the first step many companies are taking into cloud computing, has focused on virtual machine support in Azure so that businesses can leverage existing on premise applications in the cloud.

Windows 7 has put the swagger back into Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT)’s stride. But with Windows Azure, the cloud computing platform that will debut as a paid service on Feb. 1, Microsoft faces a new type of challenge: showing the industry that its deep software expertise can translate into success in the Wild West frontier of cloud computing.

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Microsoft, aware that virtualization is the first step many companies are taking into cloud computing, has focused on virtual machine support in Azure so that businesses can leverage existing on premise applications in the cloud.

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