Microsoft cloud computing services platform

Microsoft is being held in the "Professional Developers Conference," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (Steve Ballmer) Tuesday to write messages to users on the Microsoft platform Azure Cloud, as well as Microsoft's digital strategy, Word, Excel, PowerPoint software, such as cloud-based computing version of the network, and so on.Following is the text of Ballmer's e-mail:Send e-mail: Steve Ballmer (Steve Ballmer)Send Time: October 28, 2008 pm 2:38Subject: the next technological revolution platformIn the past decade, information technology, to bring the world has undergone enormous changes. This change has transformed the way people experience the world and enable us to share with others. The change also eliminated the barriers between technology, so that we can exchange with others across space and access to information. This change has shortened the innovation from the inspiration into reality.Many of the changes brought about by technology has been used, some suffered a great deal of concern, "cloud computing" is a case in point, this method of calculation can be stored, as well as a variety of computing power connected to the large-scale data center , Is a social Web site changed the way people contact between the family and friends and another example of the way.Many more products and technologies, has been commonplace for us: the phone number is almost twice as many digital cameras, you can see the large-screen flat screen monitors, as well as high-definition television, hands-free car entertainment systems and navigation systems, and so on, numerous Ju.The current shortage of these products can seamlessly link with each other so that a breakthrough could be differences in equipment and limit the location of the transmission of information, communication and computing. Today, many of our instincts on that very simple thing, is still very difficult to achieve. For example, why can not we at home computer is easy to access at work to create a document? Why all the users and we can not share information in a single application directly to the visit? Why can not automatically schedule of family and work schedule will be combined?This week, in Los Angeles organized by the "Professional Developers Conference" (PDC), with software developers to share a series of new platform technologies that can break through these restrictions. If you subscribe to the Microsoft executives on a regular basis to send messages to the user, I would like to share with you on these possible impact of technology. If developers start to use these technologies to create new experiences, they would be able to computers and mobile phones, media players, automotive, and we never thought that the place for information and exchanges.The new cloud computing platformIn the PDC, we announced the launch of Windows Azure's early preview version. Windows Azure to allow developers not only through the "cloud" and enterprise data centers to create applications that can cross-domain PC, mobile phone networks as well as the development and application. We also share for the first time the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 pre-beta code, Windows 7 is the next generation of Windows desktop operating system, will make full use of the software and hardware development, to help clear the information, the user equipment, as well as between the obstacles.We have also released a Web version of the Office of the preview version of the application, it will be Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as heavy-weight version of OneNote, these programs will be able to use the browser. Online version of Office applications will be the next version of Office an integral part of future users on the desktop, mobile browser, as well as in the same familiar way to view, edit and share information, and different platforms to carry out collaborative document工作.Windows Azure is the Azure Service Platform (Azure Services Platform) an integral part of the Microsoft platform, including a data center network in a series of storage, computing and network-based services. Azure with service platform, developers can create a "cloud" in running the application, and applications will now be extended so that it can be used to "cloud" on the basis of the performance advantage. Azure service platform for business and personal applications to provide a basis for the user to easily and safely in the "cloud" storage and sharing of information, anywhere and any device in the realization of the reunification of the visit.Windows Azure is not in their own server software running on the Microsoft services running in the ever-expanding network of data centers, help is a business-to-current and future business environment to respond to the real platform. Windows Azure technology has been converted to some products, such as Windows Server 2008 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (System Center Virtual Machine Manager), so that enterprises can be partners and Microsoft to create its own "cloud" structure.Windows Azure allows enterprises to respond to different situations, for example, through the network to provide users with a wide range of information and communicate with each other, with partners and even competitors to integrate operations in order to meet user demand for new opportunities to increase their ability to respond quickly , At any time to allow staff to maintain fast and efficient. These situations are not limited to, business, but also widespread in schools, government, community organizations and other institutions.Traditional techniques to create structure, as well as ways to achieve performance, it is difficult situation in accordance with changes to adjust, or modify the extremely high cost. In order to cope with peak demand hours, businesses have to buy enough server space and place to find, with the power to make it run, and arrange for adequate manpower to manage. In addition, in order to prevent local problems affect the whole system, but also need to back up a different position. Enterprises should also address the types of users and tax policy in different countries.In order to meet the needs of multinational enterprises, Azure service platform to provide a fundamental configuration of the service and performance of the new approach allows enterprises to choose according to their needs in the "cloud" of performance needed to reduce the enterprise to respond to peak demand for Infrastructure when a large number of one-time investment. The platform also allows developers to create a "cloud" in running the application, for employees, partners and customers in a different order of magnitude over the world, using different devices to share information with each other to create possible."Software plus services" and the power of choiceAzure service platform reflects our belief in one: For developers, as well as business users, the choice is very important. At the same time, the platform is also based on our belief in another, whether now or in the future, the value of the transfer is the key to running in the PC, server, as well as a variety of devices and software to run on the network services edge To be integrated, we would like to call "software plus services."Our "software plus services" will allow people to use the full range of equipment in today's superior performance. It can not be denied, digging through the browser to access the network and access to information and services, there are many potential benefits, but the user would like computers, cell phones and media players to be in the interactive experience, still depends on a strong performance in the run on the processor Complex software.This rich user experience only to the circumstances under which it will be improved: multi-core processors expand the user's computing device performance, or a new programming language to develop a new generation of applications that allow users to voice, touch and gestures and so on A more natural way to interact with digital technology."Software plus services" also realize that for most businesses, IT infrastructure build ideal way is that the internal operation and management of enterprise applications and in the "cloud" in the running and management of applications, to find The right balance.This balance depends more on their own. For example, a financial services company may choose its own data center in the maintenance of customer data in order to protect these customers the security of personal information, they can also provide e-mail services such as outsourcing of IT systems. This balance may change over time. An enterprise may be in the running this year, when most of their network to the trading system, but during the shopping season, will cope with additional demand for outsourcing tasks. Through the "software plus services" businesses in their own servers and "cloud" between the smooth and rapid mobile application.To expand the definition of personal computingFinally, create a "cloud" computing services platform to continue to increase due to the calculation of the value of the transfer, whether to provide productivity, more easily exchange with colleagues, as well as to simplify access to data or change the business environment and so on."Software plus services" and "cloud computing" era, which means that the definition of personal computing has gone beyond the PC, also includes network and a variety of devices are emerging. Our goal is to enable PC, mobile phones and networks into a powerful system, beyond their simple sum.To achieve the objectives of each of the first to recognize the unique value of the equipment. PC is the value of their computing performance, memory performance, as well as to help users improve productivity and create a rich and complex documents and content. The network will be information, services and the users together, so that users can at any time, any place and any person contact with each other, they would share with the transaction. Cell phones and other equipment, you can call to help, take pictures or send text messages and so on.Microsoft earlier this year released by Live Mesh services, and this week we have to share with you the new technology, Microsoft has already begun in the PC, telephone and network building bridges between, and to create the next generation of connected experiences. Azure in the built-in platform in the Live Mesh service, allows users to access computer at home to work in computer storage procedures and information, and vice versa. With Live Mesh, can share information and to ensure that the directory has been automatically sync to your device.Live Mesh service showed that with the equipment gap between the disappearance of our lives and how changes have taken place, the user, equipment, procedures and information among each other to link may have become a reality.We do not stop there. Today, Azure application service platform as we release a limited preview version of the same. However, once the developers start to the new platform with the performance of the ever-developing innovative hardware and software integration will greatly help us close to the day-to-day moving can be seamless information exchange and to calculate the distance between.You can visit www.microsoft.com / softwareplusservices to these technologies as well as progress. In the near future, I hope I can share with you more about these new technologies.