What's new in Windows Azure

InfoWorld Technology: Microsoft: December 14, 2011 =============================================================== What's new in Windows Azure This week, Microsoft announced enhancements to its Windows Azure cloud platform that affect what developers can do with the PaaS offering, as well as the scalability options and costs for using Azure to provision the apps developed on it. http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/whats-new-in-windows-azure-181578?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2011-12-14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Apps for business~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Consider this before you set your 2012 IT strategy A communication and collaboration solution that's easy to deploy and maintain. A productivity solution that meets your needs now and automatically gets better over time—built with security in mind. A simple licensing model that is cost-effective and predictable. Google Apps offers simple, powerful tools for any business. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;250060511;45098004;p?http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;250320055;75190654;y?http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/#utm_source=IFW&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=loomisq411 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. Microsoft quietly launches $99/hour paid support service http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/microsoft-quietly-launches-99hr-paid-support-service-181615?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2011-12-14 2. Introducing Windows Server 8: The InfoWorld special report http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/introducing-windows-server-8-the-infoworld-special-report-181302?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2011-12-14 3. Microsoft releases old recovery software in new wrapper https://www.infoworld.com/t/security-tools/microsoft-releases-old-recovery-software-in-new-wrapper-181461?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2011-12-14 4. Microsoft: We can remotely delete Windows 8 apps http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/microsoft-we-can-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps-181270?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2011-12-14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: Nasuni~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bringing the Cloud to the Data Center Do you need a solution that securely delivers read & write access to content shared across offices? If so, then you won't want to miss this video about Nasuni's Data Continuity Services. Nasuni delivers multi-site access to a shared storage repository in the cloud that is locally available at every office or location in your organization. http://resources.infoworld.com/show/200006414/00448890054541IFWDH9GMPP5MS/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Microsoft quietly launches $99/hour paid support service Answer Desk connects users with experts who will rid PCs of malware, speed up a machine, or solve problems with Windows or Office. The support website debuted with no fanfare from Microsoft, which has not promoted it on its consumer-slanted Windows website. http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/microsoft-quietly-launches-99hr-paid-support-service-181615?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2011-12-14 Introducing Windows Server 8: The InfoWorld special report Microsoft rolls out one of its most significant updates with the next version of Windows Server 8; find out what it means for your company. http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/introducing-windows-server-8-the-infoworld-special-report-181302?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2011-12-14 Microsoft releases old recovery software in new wrapper The free Windows Defender Offline tool looks to be Standalone System Sweeper with a new name and support for Windows 8. https://www.infoworld.com/t/security-tools/microsoft-releases-old-recovery-software-in-new-wrapper-181461?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2011-12-14 Microsoft: We can remotely delete Windows 8 apps Microsoft will be able to throw a "kill switch" to disable or even remove an app from users' Windows 8 devices. Both Apple and Google can flip such a switch for apps distributed by the iOS App Store and Android Market, respectively. http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/microsoft-we-can-remotely-delete-windows-8-apps-181270?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2011-12-14 =============================================================== DAILY NEWS, DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX FIRST THING Start your workday with Today's Headlines: First Look, and find out what the tech world will be talking about all day. Subscribe today: http://www.infoworld.com/newsletters/subscribe?showlist=infoworld_todays_headlines_first_look&source=ifwnla_nltmplt Do You Tweet? Follow everything from InfoWorld.com on Twitter @infoworld. http://www.twitter.com/infoworld =============================================================== CONTACTS/SUBSCRIPTIONS You are currently subscribed to infoworld_tech_microsoft as evoismilf.anime@blogger.com. 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