Microsoft Azure has hit the right chords with the developers of Microsoft products. While the core developers of the Microsoft product vouches for enhanced functionalities of the latest version of Azure, the end users are also enthusiastic of the added potential it brings. In other words Azure has served the purpose of the developers from the both ends of the pipeline.
What has been enthralling is the added interactivity that Microsoft has been adding to its products of late- something which was much needed by the end users of Microsoft products. In line with this trend, Microsoft has rolled out another advanced option for the Azure developers. The senior most executives of Windows Azure are encouraging the end developers to take full advantage of the Windows Azure credit.
The credit facility is available at the Microsoft developer network subscription facility. In an estimate by not using Azure, people are giving up free cloud credits worth thousands of dollars. In a rough estimate only 20% of developers use Windows Azure. In sharp contrast to that most developers tend to have MSDN subscriptions - that's what SynapseIndia reviews experts believe. The credit facility can very well turn out to be a keynote in Microsoft azure development in times to come.
MSDN Benefits and the Credit from Azure:
MSDN has a streamlined functionality. One can take advantage of Windows Azure benefits by virtue of their MSDN subscription. The MSDN subscription level is the determining factor in this respect. For example the credits vary for developers who have Visual Studio Professional, Visual Studio Premium or Visual Studio Ultimate.
The MSDN subscriber discounts make the prospect even more lucrative. The benefits program comes into play with the abut 30%- 45% discounts in various products. Another added advantage is except the Windows client, the software under the cover of MSDN subscription can be integrated and used on Azure for free- something that not all developers are aware of. The benefits don’t end there.
A developer with Premium-level MSDN subscription and subsequently having $100 in Azure credits can run up to three machines for 16 hours/ day. In other words he can use 80 virtual machines for a 20-hour load test. This is an impressive data to say the least as there are not many developers who have spun over 80 servers for a singular load test. MSDN subscribers are often unaware of the potential they have in Azure. It is to be noted that the recent development is sure to spur on the Microsoft azure services.
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