What new Windows Azure AppFabric features are being announced at PDC 10?
Microsoft will be announcing new Windows Azure AppFabric building block services as well as a composition environment at PDC. Building-block Services reduce complexity of cloud development, and include the following: •Caching (CTP at PDC) accelerates performance of Windows Azure and SQL Azure based apps by providing a distributed, in-memory application cache. •Service Bus (CTP at PDC) has been enhanced to add durable messaging for higher enterprise reliability, giving improved delivery assurance for messages to third-parties or mobile devices. •Integration (CTP in CY11) will provide common BizTalk Server integration capabilities (e.g. pipeline, transforms, adapters) on Windows Azure, using out-of-box integration patterns to accelerate and simplify development. It will also deliver higher level business user enablement capabilities such as Business Activity Monitoring and Rules, as well as self-service trading partner community portal and provisioning of business-to-business pipelines.