PHP SDK for Windows Azure

Yesterday (July 7, 2009) the upcoming integration of Zend Framework and Windows Azure under the guise of the PHP SDK for Windows Azure was announced.

Windows Azure is the name of the unreleased, cloud-based product from Microsoft, introduced by Ray Ozzie on October 27, 2008. It is part of Azure Services. It was introduced by Steve Ballmer on October 1 under the name "Windows Cloud". According to Ballmer, the Windows Azure system will be based on a Windows Server. While the system is running in beta (or "preview format", as Ray Ozzie put it). At this stage, the use of the system will be free, but after the final release, users will be charged a subscription fee. Wikipedia ©

Microsoft and RealDolmen decided to make the PHP SDK for Windows Azure available as part of the Zend Framework. Thanks to this approach, millions of PHP developers who use the Zend Framework will be able to build Windows Azure-oriented web applications without much difficulty. Realdolmen has officially posted the appropriate code in the Zend Framework lab so that the Zend Team can begin reviewing and approving. After approval, the Zend Team will publish a technical review of the SDK on the Zend Framework website. (with)

Windows Azure structure:

What is Windows Azure is the name for Microsoft applications and services that are a cloud operating system that provides hosting, computing and other services.

PHP SDK and Windows Azure integration:

PHP SDK provides communication with Windows Azure through abstract REST or XML interfaces.
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Deploying the application:

Accordingly, from the previous illustration, it can be seen that regardless of the location of the application, it can be efficiently interoperable with Windows Azure.