Microsoft has released the community technology preview of SQL Azure database along with the preview of an SQL server driver for building PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) applications for the Azure platform.
The Azure Services Platform is seen as Microsoft's move into the growing cloud computing market, reports CNET News. SQL Azure database, which is a relational database, is a rival to Amazon.com's SimpleDB.
"With SQL Azure, developers building Web 2.0, ASP.Net and PHP applications can use familiar tools and data models to develop on a pay-as-you-grow, secure, scalable and highly available database service at minimal infrastructure cost," Microsoft Senior Program Manager, David Robinson wrote in a blog post Tuesday. He added, "There are really no comparable solutions available today."
SQL Azure's relational data model supports Microsoft and Sybase's proprietary extension to the SQL database language, Transact-SQL. There is a high degree of compatibility with SQL Server, allowing for easy migration of business and Web applications to the cloud.
The free trial will last until November, when the service is fully launched. There will be two editions, a Web Edition that stores up to 1GB of data for $9.99 per month, and a Business Edition that stores up to 10GB at $99.99 per month.
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Prezi - The Next Generation Presentation Software
What's Prezi?
Prezi is a Presentation software like Powerpoint with ultimate features.
The Navigation, Zoom, Media support features are Awesome. It's the best Presentation software one can ever seen.
Visit : http://prezi.com/
Demo : http://prezi.com/prezi/27/try/#57
PS: This is not MS Tech. :|
Prezi is a Presentation software like Powerpoint with ultimate features.
The Navigation, Zoom, Media support features are Awesome. It's the best Presentation software one can ever seen.
Visit : http://prezi.com/
Demo : http://prezi.com/prezi/27/try/#57
PS: This is not MS Tech. :|
App-V : Application Virtualization
What's Application Virtualization?
Application virtualization is an umbrella term that describes software technologies that improve portability, manageability and compatibility of applications by encapsulating them from the underlying operating system on which they are executed. A fully virtualized application is not installed in the traditional sense[1], although it is still executed as if it is. The application is fooled at runtime into believing that it is directly interfacing with the original operating system and all the resources managed by it, when in reality it is not. Application virtualization differs from operating system virtualization in that in the latter case, the whole operating system is virtualized rather than only specific applications.
What's App-V?
Application virtualization is at the heart of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V). It decouples applications from the operating system and enables them to run as network services. Application virtualization can be layered on top of other virtualization technologies—network, storage, machine—to create a fully virtual IT environment where computing resources can be dynamically allocated in real-time based on real-time needs. App-V's patented application virtualization, dynamic streaming delivery, and centralized management technologies make everything from deployments and upgrades to migrations and business continuity initiatives easier and faster with better agility.
Virtualized application environments enable each application to bring its own set of configurations and run without any installation within a virtual run-time abstraction layer on the client, so dependencies or effects on the configuration of the operating system are minimized. However, since applications execute locally, they run with full performance, functionality, and access to local services - including cut and paste, OLE, printing, network drives, and attached devices.
Application virtualization is an umbrella term that describes software technologies that improve portability, manageability and compatibility of applications by encapsulating them from the underlying operating system on which they are executed. A fully virtualized application is not installed in the traditional sense[1], although it is still executed as if it is. The application is fooled at runtime into believing that it is directly interfacing with the original operating system and all the resources managed by it, when in reality it is not. Application virtualization differs from operating system virtualization in that in the latter case, the whole operating system is virtualized rather than only specific applications.
What's App-V?
Application virtualization is at the heart of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V). It decouples applications from the operating system and enables them to run as network services. Application virtualization can be layered on top of other virtualization technologies—network, storage, machine—to create a fully virtual IT environment where computing resources can be dynamically allocated in real-time based on real-time needs. App-V's patented application virtualization, dynamic streaming delivery, and centralized management technologies make everything from deployments and upgrades to migrations and business continuity initiatives easier and faster with better agility.
Virtualized application environments enable each application to bring its own set of configurations and run without any installation within a virtual run-time abstraction layer on the client, so dependencies or effects on the configuration of the operating system are minimized. However, since applications execute locally, they run with full performance, functionality, and access to local services - including cut and paste, OLE, printing, network drives, and attached devices.
jQuery - Ultimate JavaScript Library
jQuery : The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library
jQuery is not MS Technology But worth to read and use.
What is jQuery?
"jQuery is a new kind of JavaScript Library. It is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript."
Well, lemme explain in simple. jQuery is a Javascript file and you can use the built-in functionalities via HTML. It's useful in AJAX actions, event handling and even for Animation.
Why should I use jQuery?
jQuery is CSS3(A Web Standard by W3C) Compliant and cross browser compliant. In current scenario we need to write custom JS code for validation, event handling and animation. Most of the applications not using common/standard JS code (Re-usability). jQuery reduces the effort with its powerful function lib.
Where can I get jQuery details?
To download latest version of jQuery login to http://jquery.com/
Browse thru the tutorials http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials
The Write Less, Do More.
jQuery is not MS Technology But worth to read and use.
What is jQuery?
"jQuery is a new kind of JavaScript Library. It is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript."
Well, lemme explain in simple. jQuery is a Javascript file and you can use the built-in functionalities via HTML. It's useful in AJAX actions, event handling and even for Animation.
Why should I use jQuery?
jQuery is CSS3(A Web Standard by W3C) Compliant and cross browser compliant. In current scenario we need to write custom JS code for validation, event handling and animation. Most of the applications not using common/standard JS code (Re-usability). jQuery reduces the effort with its powerful function lib.
Where can I get jQuery details?
To download latest version of jQuery login to http://jquery.com/
Browse thru the tutorials http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials
The Write Less, Do More.
Google's Knol (Another Wikipedia)
Knol is not a Microsoft Technology. But Just thought of sharing this new thing.
Google's Knol (http://knol.google.com) is similar to Wikipedia. But the difference is that it's classified based on content and author as well. In Wikipedia content is focussed rather the Author. But in Knol you can read articles written by a author.
Well Knol is good initiative from Google for Knowledge Sharing. Google as usual the Best Web Ruler.
Why don't you give a try today?
Log on : http://knol.google.com
Google's Knol (http://knol.google.com) is similar to Wikipedia. But the difference is that it's classified based on content and author as well. In Wikipedia content is focussed rather the Author. But in Knol you can read articles written by a author.
Well Knol is good initiative from Google for Knowledge Sharing. Google as usual the Best Web Ruler.
Why don't you give a try today?
Log on : http://knol.google.com
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