Windows Azure Data Storage

Make tools for storage accessible from Azure apps and any Internet connected app

In Windows Azure Data Storage, Simon Hart of Microsoft’s Windows Azure Center of Excellence Team gives you all the tools you need to provide storage that is accessible both from Windows Azure applications and any application connected to the Internet. The book starts with an overview of the fundamental concepts, and then quickly dives in to configuring, scenario mapping, security, backup, recovery, and maintenance of the various data storage options.

Contents include:

• Data Storage Options
• Local Storage
• Blob Storage
• Queue Storage
• Windows Azure Service Bus
• Table Storage
• Windows Azure SQL Database
• Migrating Data
• SQL Data Sync

Windows Azure Data Storage is ideal for professionals looking to quickly utilize one of the data storage mechanisms in Azure.

About the Author

Bruce Johnson is a partner at ObjectSharp Consulting and a 30-year veteran of the computer industry. The first third of his career was spent doing "real work," otherwise known as coding in the UNIX world. For almost 20 years, he has been working on projects that are at the leading edge of Windows technology, from C++ through Visual Basic to C#, and from thick client applications to websites to services.

As well as having fun with building systems, Bruce has spoken hundreds of times at conferences and user groups throughout North America. He has been a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) for the past four years and he is a co-president of the Metro Toronto .NET User Group. He has written columns and articles for numerous magazines. While the quantity of the posts on his blog have decreased recently, the activity on his Twitter account has shown a corresponding increase. For all of this activity (or, perhaps, in spite of it), Bruce has had the privilege to be recognized as a Microsoft MVP for the past seven years.