ICS Solutions launch brand new Azure Advantage website

Dec. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Cloud computing is a hot topic for both IT and for business and is no longer just on the horizon - the Microsoft Cloud revolution has arrived. The Windows Azure platform is a flexible cloud–computing platform that supports applications, data, and infrastructure in the cloud, together with a cloud marketplace.

The Windows Azure platform reduces the level of upfront investment required for expensive infrastructure and allows you to exploit Internet-accessible servers rather than buying and maintaining your own machines. With the Windows Azure Platform you pay only for what you use, scale up when you need capacity and pull it back when you don’t. Microsoft handle all the patches and maintenance - all in a secure environment with over 99.9% uptime.

ICS Solutions have launched the ‘Azure Advantage’ website (www.azureadvantage.co.uk). Built on SharePoint 2010, the website covers everything you need to know about Windows Azure, SQL Azure and Azure AppFabric, including videos, resources, community information, ICS Solutions Azure Services, details of new Azure features coming soon and the latest Windows Azure News. The Azure Advantage website also gives you access to ICS Solutions new series of Windows Azure and Cloud Day seminars, which run monthly across a number of locations.

The key service offering from ICS Solutions is the Windows Azure Assessment and Migration Package. The package has been designed to identify, assess and remove the barriers to migrating an existing application to Windows Azure. The package includes ICS Solutions Azure running costs calculation tool, ICS Solutions Code Scanning Tool, SQL Server Scanning Tool and ICS Solutions Professional Services. The combination of services and tools based automation achieves in hours, what would normally take days or weeks to perform manually. Find out more here.

ICS Solutions have been one of Microsoft’s key Azure Partners prior to its commercial launch and continue to work with Microsoft on their Azure development and activities. In collaboration with Microsoft, ICS Solutions previously launched ‘Dip into Windows Azure’ (October 2009), where over 3,900 individuals signed up to evaluate Windows Azure first-hand, exceeding the 1,000 registration expectation.


For further information please contact:
Fiona Bridle – Marketing Manager
info@azureadvantage.co.uk
(01256) 403800

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ICS Solutions are a UK based managed Microsoft Gold Partner and have been one of Microsoft’s key Azure Partners prior to its commercial launch, ICS Solutions continue to work with Microsoft on their Azure development and activities. Dip into Windows Azure provided an exclusive free Azure trial allowing users to evaluate the Azure Platform and take the first step to Cloud computing. It successfully enabled over 3,900 early adopter users to experience the Azure Platform first hand.