Cloud Computing with Windows Azure

Cloud Computing with Windows Azure
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When: Thursday February 5th, 2009 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Microsoft Office - Columbus (Address Below)

Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform. At this meeting, you will hear about Microsoft's vision of Software + Services and what it can mean for you. As part of this presentation, you’ll see a demo of how a cloud application is developed and deployed. Cloud computing has huge implications for both developers and business people. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor and be part of the community that helps pioneer this exciting new area.

Does cloud computing offer anything compelling for you, your business or your customers?

Cloud computing with Windows Azure provides technologists with new options for where applications reside, how applications behave, and the business models that drive them. Cloud computing eliminates the need to predict traffic levels, purchase hardware or hosting capacity in advance, and keep OS’s patched. Applications are given the capacity they need on demand. You only pay for computing and storage you use. Some of the most difficult and costly things to achieve in I.T. such as high availability and ensuring scalability are no longer headaches the enterprise has to deal with. Scalability, reliability, and high availability come with the platform automatically.

Join the Community!
http://cloudcomputingusergroup.com/
http://www.azureusergroup.com/

Presenter: Chad Thomas is a Principal Consultant with Neudesic, and is the Practice Lead for Neudesic East’s Connected Systems Division. He has over ten years experience in delivering mission-critical applications, with a concentration in the financial services industry.

Directions to the Meeting
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The MOCSDUG meets at the Microsoft office on the North side of Columbus, OH at Polaris Center.
Address: Polaris Center, 8800 Lyra Dr. 4th Floor, Columbus, OH 43240