Introducing Windows Azure Mobile Services – Cloud Backend Solution For Mobile Apps

Microsoft has introduced a new service in Windows Azure platform – Windows Azure Mobile Services makes it incredibly easy to connect a scalable cloud backend to your client and mobile applications. It allows you to easily store structured data in the cloud that can span both devices and users, integrate it with user authentication, as well as send out updates to clients via push notifications.

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Image Courtesy: Microsoft Azure site

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Image Courtesy: ScottGuā€™s blog

Mobile Services are available for Windows 8 apps, but subsequent preview releases will extend support to iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.

Read the Windows Azure blog or Scott Guthrie blog for more information or visit Windows Azure Mobile Services dev center to get started.

Video – Getting Started with Windows Azure Mobile Services by ScottGu

 

References:

Scott Guthrie blog

Windows Azure blog 

Windows Azure Mobile Services dev center