Programming Microsoft's Clouds: Windows Azure and Office 365

  • 8h 33m
  • Thomas Rizzo, et al.
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2012

More and more companies are realizing the power and potential of Cloud computing as a viable way to save energy and money. This valuable book offers an in-depth look at a wide range of Cloud topics unlike any other book on the market. Examining how Cloud services allows users to pay as they go for exactly what they use, this guide explains how companies can easily scale their Cloud use up and down to fit their business requirements. After an introduction to Cloud computing, you'll discover how to prepare your environment for the Cloud and learn all about Office 365 and Azure.

  • Examines a diverse range of Cloud topics, with special emphasis placed on how Cloud computing can save businesses energy and money
  • Shows you how to prepare your environment for the Cloud
  • Addresses Office 365, including infrastructure services, SharePoint 2010 online, SharePoint online development, Exchange online development, and Lync online development
  • Discusses working with Azure, including setting it up, leveraging Blob storage, building Azure applications, programming, and debugging
  • Offers advice for deciding when to use Azure and when to use Office 365 and looks at hybrid solutions between Azure and Office 365

Tap into the potential of Azure and Office 365 with this helpful resource.

About the Authors

Thomas Rizzo is a Senior Director in the Office 365 team at Microsoft. Previously, he was the senior director on the SharePoint team and the SQL Server team.

Razi bin Rais is Microsoft SharePoint Services MVP, MCPD SharePoint 2010 Developer, and MCITP SharePoint Administrator 2010.

Michiel van Otegem is Senior Software Architect at Sogeti Netherlands.

Darrin Bishop is a speaker, author, and developer focusing on SharePoint since the release of SharePoint Portal Server 2001.

George Durzi is a principal consultant at Clarity Consulting, working with clients to implement solutions based on Microsoft tools and technologies.

Zoiner Tejada is the President and chief problem solver at TejadaNET, providing strategic guidance to enterprises and startups leveraging cutting-edge Microsoft technologies.

David Mann is a cofounder of Aptillon, a leading SharePoint-focused consulting company, and a five-time SharePoint MVP.

In this Book

  • Welcome to the Cloud
  • Getting Your Environment Ready for Office 365
  • Office 365 Identity Services
  • Introducing SharePoint Online
  • SharePoint Online Development
  • Exchange Online Development
  • Lync Online Development
  • Setting Up Azure
  • Identity in Azure
  • Leveraging Blob Storage
  • SQL Azure
  • An Azure Datamarket Overview
  • Service Bus
  • AppFabric: Access Control Service
  • Azure Connect
  • Azure Diagnostics and Debugging
  • When to Use Azure Versus Office 365
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