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What is the Windows Azure platform AppFabric Service Bus and Access Control SLA agreement?
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Uptime percentage commitments and SLA credits for Service Bus and Access Control are equivalent to those specified above in the Windows Azure SLA. Due to inherent differences between the technologies, underlying SLA definitions and terms differ for t
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Does WIF work with the Windows Azure Platform?
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Yes. Windows Identity Foundation can be used to build on-premises software as well as cloud services, including those running in Windows Azure.
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What partner programs and resources are available for the Windows Azure platform?
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The Windows Azure Platform Partner Resource Guide outlines all available programs, readiness resources, and partner offers. The Guide can be accessed from either www.windowsazure.com/partners or www.azurequickstart.com. Programs include: • Front Runn
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What Partner technical support offerings are planned for the Windows Azure platform?
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Free for all partners • Forums, solution accelerators • Online Technical Communities (OTC) in development Gold / Certified / MAPS / Empower • Business Critical Phone Support Exclusive to Certified/Gold • 5-Pack technical phone support, • Technical Ad
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What partners have built solutions using the Windows Azure platform? What is the business value evidence?
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A host of partners have developed solutions on Windows Azure and SQL Azure. For additional information, please visit http://www.microsoft.
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As a Custom Software Developer, why would I want to consider the Windows Azure platform?
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Custom Software Developers (CSD) can build solutions for customers that use the Windows Azure platform to simplify the infrastructure requirements for their projects. The business opportunities for CSD’s are: • Increase your agility by quickly buildi
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Is Microsoft competing with hosters by launching the Windows Azure Platform?
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The Windows Azure Platform is a development platform for cloud-based services. Microsoft is offering a cloud services platform that could be used to build and run many types of web applications, from simple web sites to complex ERP systems. Microsoft
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As a Hoster, why would I want to consider the Windows Azure platform?
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Hosters can offer tools and solutions for Windows Azure platform development and aggregate customer offerings. Examples are: • Provide tools, management, and aggregation of applications that run on the Windows Azure platform; • Support developers in
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Can a customer/partner use the Windows Azure platform in a country that’s not on the official list of supported countries by using a credit card that’s valid in one of the supported countries?
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The customer/partner needs to have a valid billing address and be physically located in one of the supported countries to use the Windows Azure platform. The one exception is we will allow our existing CTP participants from non-supported to maintain
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How will partners make money with the Windows Azure platform business model and pricing structure?
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The Windows Azure platform Partner model has ‘Embedded Windows Azure Platform’ and ‘Built for Windows Azure Platform‘ elements. In the ‘Embedded Windows Azure Platform’ Channel model, a partner can build a service or set of offerings on the Windows A
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