The Labs

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Labs is a place where we test concept ideas and prototypes. The projects in labs are experiments with no current plans to be included in a product and are not production quality. Instead it is a place where we want to share our current thinking and ideas in specific areas and solicit your feedback so we can shape our future direction.

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Microsoft Codename "Trust Services"

Encryption is one of the fundamental required tools for protecting data in the cloud. This service provides a unique combination of application level encryption and the power of cloud services to roam encryption keys in a secure way. It enables data driven applications to work with sensitive data securely from different cloud-based locations while continuing to maintain access control over the data.

For more details, watch Part 1 and Part 2 of the technical overview for Trust Services.

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Microsoft Codename "Cloud Numerics"

The Microsoft Codename "Cloud Numerics" lab is a numerical and data analytics library for data scientists, quantitative analysts, and others who write C# applications in Visual Studio. It enables these applications to be scaled out, deployed, and run on Windows Azure.

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Microsoft Codename "Data Explorer"

Microsoft Codename "Data Explorer" provides a new way to organize, manage, mash up and gain new insights from your data. Watch this video and visit the “Data Explorer” Lab page to learn more.

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Microsoft Codename "Data Transfer"

Microsoft Codename "Data Transfer" is an easy-to-use Web application to move your data into SQL Azure or Windows Azure Blob storage.

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Microsoft Codename "Social Analytics"

As the popularity of the social web continues to grow it has become increasingly important for businesses to keep their finger on the pulse of the social web.

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Microsoft Codename "SQL Azure Compatibility Assessment"

Use this service to determine the cloud readiness of your existing SQL Server database. Simply create a .dacpac, upload it and see the report of compatible and incompatible schema objects prior to migrating to SQL Azure.

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Microsoft Codename "SQL Azure Security Services"

This service enables you to assess the security state of one or all of the databases on your SQL Azure server. It allows you to scan the databases for security vulnerabilities and provides you an actionable report.

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Microsoft Codename "Trust Services"

This service provides data encryption services for cloud applications so that they can roam encryption keys in a secure way. This enables applications to securely access sensitive data that is located in different cloud-based storages.