Robert Le Moine

Cloud computing platforms, such as Microsoft Azure, offer compelling advantages for building new scalable .NET applications. But can the Cloud be used for developing existing .NET applications? In this article, I'll explain how we've made the leap to Cloud-based development for our internal applications and the lessons we've learned along the way. Specifically, I'll describe our checklist for selecting a Cloud vendor and how we've used the virtualization capabilities of the Cloud to improve our agile development process. I'll also outline the quantifiable benefits we've seen, including saving $100,000 in capital expenditure and reducing our iteration cycle times by 25%. All Clouds Are Not the Same As the development team lead for Buildingi, a corporate real estate consultancy that specializes in back-office technology solutions to manage large portfolios, I'm respo... (more)