Through the years, Microsoft has released various middle-tier technologies to help architects and developers design and implement n-tier solutions. And through the years, we have utilized these technologies to build our applications. Some of the technologies, such as COM+, have fallen out of favor, such as COM+; however, others, such as BizTalk, remain both popular and powerful. When new tools are released, it's always natural to look at them and try to determine where they fit. It's important for you to determine whether they are replacement or complementary technologies. As you perform your...

An essential resource for implementing and managing a cloud infrastructure in Azure

Serving as a critical resource for anyone responsible for strategizing, architecting, implementing or managing a cloud infrastructure, this book helps you understand what is hybrid IT and how it's applicable (and inevitable) in today's world of emerging cloud. The team of authors focus on the Microsoft concept of a private/public cloud, deploying a private cloud fabric, deploying services, and building a private cloud, as well as integrating it with Microsoft's public cloud to create a...