You’ve asked some great questions about Windows Azure and Microsoft has answered them. But who won our prize pack of Office Home and Business 2010, an Arc keyboard and a Torch mouse?
We’ve been inviting questions about Azure in our recent series of posts looking at the Windows cloud platform and what it can do for you if you decide to try it out. Microsoft will answer those questions directly, and now here’s an additional incentive to ask them: the question we judge the most interesting will receive a Microsoft Home Office kit, comprising a copy of Office Home and Business 2010 plus an Arc keyboard and Torch mouse.
It’s easy to get started with Windows Azure, but what difference will it make to your job? Given the rapid shift towards cloud systems, the short answer is: a lot.
Windows Azure represents a radical and efficient new way to develop and deploy applications for business, but that doesn’t mean it’s hard to get started. Here’s what you need to do to set it up, plus your chance to have questions about Azure answered directly by Microsoft.
We told you this morning that James Eling won the main prize in our My Concept Rules contest. Congratulations also to Simon Card, who picked up the People’s Choice award for his Wine Guru concept. Nice one!