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September 30, 2013

Microsoft’s Windows Azure achieves critical Federal security milestone

Starting Monday, it will be easier for government organizations to realize the benefits of secure cloud computing. Microsoft received notice that Windows Azure was granted the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB) Provisional Authority to Operate (P-ATO).

September 30, 2013

Microsoft achieves FedRAMP JAB P-ATO for Windows Azure

Windows Azure is the first public cloud platform, with infrastructure services and platform services, to receive a Provisional Authority to Operate from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board.

September 26, 2013

Tighten up network security with Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentication – available now

With password theft, phishing and key-logging, it’s a wonder that IT professionals have slept at all the last several years. On Thursday, Microsoft shared some welcome news for weary IT pros, announcing the general availability of Windows Azure Multi-factor Authentication.

September 26, 2013

Build SharePoint development environments quickly on Windows Azure

Microsoft has released a Windows Azure developer image that comes with SharePoint 2013 and Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate RC pre-installed. The image also contains scripts to provision and configure SharePoint 2013 with or without an Active Directory running on a different machine.

September 18, 2013

Microsoft and AT&T to provide VPN-to-Windows Azure service

September 18, 2013

AT&T and Microsoft to bring enterprise-grade security, speed and reliability to cloud for businesses

New solution will allow businesses to extend their private networks to Microsoft’s multitenant cloud platform without using the public Internet.

September 17, 2013

Great news for Ubuntu fans: Windows Azure is now fully supported by Juju

On Tuesday, the Windows Azure blog announced that Ubuntu users can now use Juju to design and instantly deploy sophisticated application infrastructures into Windows Azure.

September 17, 2013

Developers: Use Windows Azure Notification Hubs to push notifications to millions of devices

Windows Azure Notification Hubs provide you with an extremely scalable push notification infrastructure that helps you efficiently route cross-platform, personalized push notification messages to millions of users.

September 4, 2013

Windows Azure MSDN benefits expanded to include MSDN Platforms and Visual Studio Test Professional

MSDN Platforms subscribers will receive a $100 monthly credit, while Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN subscribers will receive a $50 credit per month. Plus, subscribers will receive a $200 USD Windows Azure credit the first month they use their Windows Azure MSDN benefit.

September 4, 2013

Windows Azure gets a bevy of updates

On Tuesday, Microsoft released a host of updates to Windows Azure focused on a new Windows Azure Cache Service, scheduled AutoScale support for websites and virtual machines, and new filtering options for Operation Logs, among others.