Announcements

• Videos of the Windows Azure Sessions at Mix '09

  Jim NakashimaMSFTMonday, March 23, 2009 4:29 PM
   Links to the videos of the Windows Azure sessions (as well as keynotes and Azure Services Platform session) are available here: http://blogs.msdn.com/jnak/archive/2009/03/22/windows-azure-mix-videos.aspx

• March 2009 CTP of the Windows Azure Tools and SDK

  Jim NakashimaMSFTWednesday, March 18, 2009 5:16 PM

  We are excited to announce that we have released an update to the Windows® Azure™ SDK and Windows® Azure™ Tools for Microsoft® Visual Studio®. These latest releases are available here:

  ·         Install both the Windows Azure Tools and SDK: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=128752

  ·         Install the Windows Azure SDK alone: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=130232

  
  

  What’s new in Windows Azure SDK

  ·         Support for developing Managed Full Trust applications. It also provides support for Native Code via PInvokes and spawning native processes.

  ·         Support for developing FastCGI applications, including support for rewrite rules via URL Rewrite Module.

  ·         Improved support for the integration of development storage with Visual Studio, including enhanced performance and support for SQL Server (only local instance).

  What’s new in Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio

  ·         Combined installer includes the Windows Azure SDK.

  ·         Addressed top customer bugs.

  ·         Native Code Debugging.

  ·         Update Notification of future releases.

  ·         FastCGI template

   

• May 2009 CTP of the Windows Azure Tools and SDK

  Jim NakashimaMSFTThursday, May 28, 2009 5:38 PM

  Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio (includes SDK) May 2009 CTP has just been released. 
  If the release is still propagating, try the Direct Link.

  New for the May 2009 CTP:

  • Support for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1
  • Update for Visual Studio 2008
  • Improved integration with the Development Fabric and Storage services to improve the reliability of debug and run of Cloud Services from Visual Studio
  • Enhanced robustness and stability

  Release notes/Known issues are available here

  Visual Studio 2010 compatible samples are available here

  Please see this post for more information.