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Azure Skies Over Florida's Census

Another win for Microsoft in the cloud, as the state of Florida turns to Windows Azure to host its portal for census information. Key snip from the press release: "The Florida House chose to host the application in a cloud environment because application use is expected to be high for only a few critical weeks and then gradually fall off over time."
--By Michael Domingo

Posted by Doug Barney on June 11, 2010 at 11:53 AM


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