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eWEEK Labs Takes a First Look at the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform

eWEEK Labs Takes a First Look at the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform
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Jeff Cogswell
Jeff Cogswell
Feb 24, 2009
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eWEEK Labs Takes a First Look at the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform

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by Jeff Cogswell


New Project Types

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Azure Tools for Visual Studio create new project types that you can use in Visual Studio.


Two Projects

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When you create a Cloud Service, the wizard creates two different projects for you.


Development Storage

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The first time you run your project, the Development Storage gets created. Although this is flat data, it’s actually stored inside SQL Server Express.


Development Fabric

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The Development Fabric includes a user interface for managing the services. Included is the log output for each.


User Interface

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The Development Storage also includes a UI for managing the data.


Further Configuration

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When you click the Tools menu in the Development Storage, you can open the Table Service Properties window, allowing for further configuration.


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