Tutorial – Going Live with your First Application on Windows Azure – Part I

Feb. 16, 2012 03:55 AM

Windows Azure is the Platform as a Service offering from Microsoft. Though it started as the preferred Cloud platform for .NET developers, it has come a long way to become a true polyglot PaaS. Windows Azure supports running .NET, Java, PHP, Node.js and even PERL, Ruby, Python and other applications. Its tighter integration with Visual Studio and Eclipse makes it productive for the developers to design, develop, test and deploy applications on Windows Azure.

In this series, we will see how to develop and deploy your first application on Windows Azure. Since the objective of this tutorial is to make you familiar with the life cycle of a Cloud application development, the application in itself is kept simple. We will focus on the key concepts and steps involved in going live with your first application.

For the big picture of Windows Azure, take a look at the detailed analysis covered on CloudStory.in.

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About Janakiram MSV
Janakiram MSV is the Principal Consultant of Janakiram & Associates . Through his speaking, writing and consulting, he helps businesses take advantage of the emerging technologies. Founder and driving force of an initiative called GetCloudReady.com, he enables Architects, Developers and IT Professionals to be ready for the Cloud. As the Cloud Specialist at GetCloudReady.com, he offers strategic training and consulting on Cloud Computing platforms including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Windows Azure. Janakiram is one of the first few Microsoft Certified Professionals on Windows Azure in India. He is the Chief Editor of a popular portal on Cloud called CloudStory.in where he analyzes the latest trends from the world of Cloud Computing.

As a passionate speaker, he has chaired the Cloud Computing track at premier events in India. Janakiram has been the keynote speaker at many premier conferences, and his seminars are attended by thousands of architects, developers and IT professionals. His sessions are rated among the best in every conference he participates.

Janakiram has worked at world-class product companies including Microsoft Corporation, Amazon Web Services and Alcatel-Lucent. His last role was with Amazon Web Services as the Technology Evangelist where he joined as the first employee in India. Prior to that, Janakiram spent 10 years at Microsoft Corporation where he was involved in selling, marketing and evangelizing the Microsoft Application Platform and Tools. At the time of leaving Microsoft, he was a Technical Architect, Cloud focusing on Windows Azure.

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