Windows Azure Application Integration Using WCF

Abstract

Whenever a new technology is introduced to the computing world, it raises a lot of questions for an enterprise or organization regarding integration. How do you integrate an application built on new technology into the existing system infrastructure? What are appropriate tools to select for integration? How do you select the right candidate subsystem to migrate, refactor, or re-engineer? Although Windows Azure provides a revolutionary new platform, it is almost impossible for any organization to migrate the entire existing on-premises system and infrastructure into the cloud platform. Therefore, integration strategies are extremely important. Even subsystems, which are built with Windows Azure technology, still need to be integrated togethe.. Microsoft has already provided cloud-computing-based services, such as .NET Services, SQL Azure, and Live Services. These services provide organizations with rich functionality and a broad range of building blocks for integration.