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The WTIA is pleased to bring to the Puget Sound a comprehensive look at Cloud Computing. Through this multi part series attendees will learn both fundamental and advanced concepts of Cloud Computing as seen through the eyes of industry leaders.
Cloud Computing is the buzz of the industry. Whether as a way to lower computing costs, test an application, or provide a more scalable solution, Cloud Computing offers a whole range of new opportunities for software developers and IT professionals. Anyone running a web service business or managing an IT enterprise system should understand the opportunities and challenges of this new computing model.
Part IV - Microsoft’s Vision on Cloud Computing with Windows Azure
Speaker: Doug Hauger, General Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Services - Microsoft Corporation
The reach and scope that's required of applications has been greatly expanding and the platform that is used to build and deploy these applications needs to be available, efficient, infinite, on-demand & ubiquitous. This session will explore how cloud services enable customers to build & scale based on changes in business needs, reduce IT management effort and costs, and derive value by extending on-premises resources to the cloud.
We will also talk about Microsoft’s vision of software+services and provide you an overview of Windows Azure & the Azure Services Platform and how we are enabling technology & empowering developers to build scalable applications and services 
