We are excited to add Microsoft SQL Server Availability Group Listeners to our AlwaysOn technology. SQL Server AlwaysOn is one of the most important and popular capabilities available in SQL Server 2012. Until now, client applications wanting to connect to the primary replica of an…
Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication, previously offered in preview under the name Active Authentication, helps secure access to both on-premises and cloud applications. Convenient phone-based authentication methods address user demand for easy, anywhere access while also meeting your organization’s security and compliance needs. Additional support for…
Using new Windows Azure Cache, you can easily deploy dedicated, high-performance, distributed caches that you can use with your Windows Azure applications to store data in memory and dramatically improve scalability and performance. You can use a dedicated instance of the Windows Azure Cache Service…
We are pleased to announce the expansion of Microsoft Professional Direct Support to all regions where Windows Azure is available. This technical support is now provided in local languages including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese during local business hours….
License-included virtual machine images of Oracle Database, Oracle WebLogic Server, and the Java development environment are now available, in preview, in the Windows Azure Image Gallery. During the preview period, you pay only for the Windows Azure compute and storage resources your Virtual Machine consumes,…