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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Wouldn't be nice if you had a security health snapshot for your SQL Azure servers every week so you can take control of those nagging concerns about hidden design or operational vulnerabilities in your databases, or whether all sensitive data is protected, or whether the right users have just the necessary access rights, and so on? After all, your server hosts a large number of databases with terabytes of sensitive customer data.

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

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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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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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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.