http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=SQL+Server+2012Trends,Best+Practices,Infrastructure&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'SQL Server 2012Trends', 'Best Practices', and 'Infrastructure'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)http://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2012/05/02/how-is-microsoft-it-using-the-cloud.aspxWed, 02 May 2012 15:46:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:43124KKline<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Steve Balmer very publicly pronounced that Microsoft was “all in” for cloud computing and Windows Azure. &nbsp;So that means Microsoft is using cloud for its internal IT as well as building products to utilize the cloud. &nbsp;If you want to learn how Microsoft IT is using Windows Azure to move existing applications to the cloud and creating new applications for the cloud, click here:&nbsp;<a title="Microsoft IT Showcase on Windows Azure" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d5ba4e0-6ae2-4310-bf51-5aac2bf9b27f">IT Showcase on Windows Azure</a>.</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d5ba4e0-6ae2-4310-bf51-5aac2bf9b27f"></a></p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Let me know what you think. &nbsp;Accurate and informative? Or marketing fluff?</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Thanks,</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">-Kevin</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">&nbsp;Follow me on&nbsp;<a title="Kevin Kline's Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/kekline">Twitter</a>!</p>