About Azure...
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I have a hosting provider, which I use mostly for: - 1. email (it has an email box), always keep the same email. even some times have no internet provider (travelling) yet still have that email box - 2. website (not that I do much with it) but there is my anemic blog and website (which doesn't have much) Now a friend say why don't you use Azure (a good rationale is that I have an MSDN account from my company) what I am worried about: -1. my web host provider use a flat $10/month rate. What about Azure?! (with a database!) -2. what about my mail box?
My programming get away... The Blog... DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!
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I have a hosting provider, which I use mostly for: - 1. email (it has an email box), always keep the same email. even some times have no internet provider (travelling) yet still have that email box - 2. website (not that I do much with it) but there is my anemic blog and website (which doesn't have much) Now a friend say why don't you use Azure (a good rationale is that I have an MSDN account from my company) what I am worried about: -1. my web host provider use a flat $10/month rate. What about Azure?! (with a database!) -2. what about my mail box?
My programming get away... The Blog... DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!
The MSDN account gives you some credits[^], so that might make things cheaper (or free). As for email, I'm supposing they'd push you towards Office365, which would more than likely pop over your $10/month.
TTFN - Kent
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The MSDN account gives you some credits[^], so that might make things cheaper (or free). As for email, I'm supposing they'd push you towards Office365, which would more than likely pop over your $10/month.
TTFN - Kent
mm.. I might have to investigate this Office365 thing! thanks for the tip! :) ad no idea it could apply to email as well! :omg:
My programming get away... The Blog... DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!
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mm.. I might have to investigate this Office365 thing! thanks for the tip! :) ad no idea it could apply to email as well! :omg:
My programming get away... The Blog... DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!
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The MSDN account gives you some credits[^], so that might make things cheaper (or free). As for email, I'm supposing they'd push you towards Office365, which would more than likely pop over your $10/month.
TTFN - Kent
If you have an MSDN account you probably also get free Office365 credits too. I have the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (poor man's MSDN) and I get £65/month of free Azure credits (for dev use only, but that's cool) and five free Office365 licenses. Outlook365 is great; I ditched GMail to use Office365 instead.
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err... I need a SMTP server and mailbox, office does nothing for that! On the other hand, he seemed to implied that Office365/Outlook on he web will! Anyhow, also asked on MSDN forum, apparently there is some mail solution for azure! :-o
My programming get away... The Blog... DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!
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If you have an MSDN account you probably also get free Office365 credits too. I have the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (poor man's MSDN) and I get £65/month of free Azure credits (for dev use only, but that's cool) and five free Office365 licenses. Outlook365 is great; I ditched GMail to use Office365 instead.
I have to give it a go! Ta! :-D
My programming get away... The Blog... DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!
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err... I need a SMTP server and mailbox, office does nothing for that! On the other hand, he seemed to implied that Office365/Outlook on he web will! Anyhow, also asked on MSDN forum, apparently there is some mail solution for azure! :-o
My programming get away... The Blog... DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!
In that case Office 365 won't help either its the licence thats different. You can get an SMTP server with IIS or there are a multitude of other free ones. You could also run Exchange if you need that level of functionality. Microsoft also host cloud based Exchange servers basically the same as with Office 365/2013 but with a private server - that presumably is the mail solution for Azure you mention.
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In that case Office 365 won't help either its the licence thats different. You can get an SMTP server with IIS or there are a multitude of other free ones. You could also run Exchange if you need that level of functionality. Microsoft also host cloud based Exchange servers basically the same as with Office 365/2013 but with a private server - that presumably is the mail solution for Azure you mention.
mm... something to investigate! thanks!
My programming get away... The Blog... DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!
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I have a hosting provider, which I use mostly for: - 1. email (it has an email box), always keep the same email. even some times have no internet provider (travelling) yet still have that email box - 2. website (not that I do much with it) but there is my anemic blog and website (which doesn't have much) Now a friend say why don't you use Azure (a good rationale is that I have an MSDN account from my company) what I am worried about: -1. my web host provider use a flat $10/month rate. What about Azure?! (with a database!) -2. what about my mail box?
My programming get away... The Blog... DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!
You can host a web site *FREE* on Azure. it's shared hosting, not scalable. http://screencast.com/t/a4sVLhsdZf[^] Furthermore you can spin up a pre-fabbed wordpress site (w/ 20mb MySQL db) for free w/ 1 click. For e-mail, just use outlook.com Welcome to the land of milk & honey :)