DreamFactory for Windows Azure

Azure Tables and SQL Azure are internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers which provide an operating system and a set of developer services that can be used individually or together. Azure's flexible and interoperable platform can be used to build new applications to run from the cloud or enhance existing applications with cloud-based capabilities. Its open architecture gives developers the choice to build web applications, applications running on connected devices, PCs, servers, or hybrid solutions offering the best of online and on-premises. Of special interest to the Microsoft community, the DreamFactory CDP has a Visual Basic compatibility mode, providing you with the option of building robust Azure apps using visual basic scripting.

DreamFactory open source tools for developers on Windows Azure

• DirectConnect API: call the Azure service API with simple cross platform functions
• DreamFactory CDP: build rich client applications to leverage your private or public cloud

DreamFactory applications for power users on Windows Azure

• FormFactory: visual studio to create mini apps (embedded in DreamFactory Suite)
• TableTop: advanced reporting and dashboards (embedded in DreamFactory Suite)
• Monarch: data archival, backup, merging, and migration (embedded in DreamFactory Suite)

DreamFactory applications for workgroup productivity on Windows Azure

• DreamFactory Suite: project, document and data collaboration for team collaboration and development

More information

• Azure Services: the home page to sign up for Azure Services