Windows azure vs cloud

Question

I'm completely new to windows cloud. Now i started hearing about windows azure. Could some one tell me about it. I'm having windows xp. VS 2008 etc. Can i start with azure is it easy?

Baimey Rajesh · Answer

Azure is a kind of "OS for the cloud" that does for a managed pool of servers somewhere in a datacenter what an operating system like Windows does for desktops everywhere. Do you need the details on cloud?

Kirtan Patel · Answer

Friend, if my answer helps you then check "Do you like this answer" check box please :) Windows Azure is a cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting and service management environment for the Windows Azure platform. Windows Azure provides developers with on-demand compute and storage to host, scale, and manage web applications on the internet through Microsoft datacenters. Windows Azure is a flexible platform that supports multiple languages and integrates with your existing on-premises environment. To build applications and services on Windows Azure, developers can use their existing Microsoft Visual Studio expertise. In addition, Windows Azure supports poplar standards and protocols including SOAP, REST, XML, and PHP. Windows Azure Benefits Bring your ideas to market faster and pay as you go Reduce costs of building and extending on-premises resources Reduce the effort and costs of IT management Respond quickly to changes in your business and customer needs Choose an on-premises or off-premises deployment model that best suits your needs. Scale your IT resources up and down based on your needs. Consume computing resources ONLY when the needs arise. Focus less energy on managing operational resources and constraints. Remove the need to manage hardware Use your existing development skills to build cloud applications Consistent development and management experience across on-premises and the cloud.

rajesh p v · Answer

thankyou so much but i gt an idea about azure and cloud on browsing. I couldnot mark one of the answers as both are good and help ful. thanks once agan :)