Redwerk Uses Windows Cloud and Windows Azure to Develop Extraordinary Solutions in Remarkably Less Time

Using Windows Azure, the cloud-based development platform, Redwerk’s software engineers are developing and coding applications in many languages with multiple technologies. Azure lets us launch them quickly and free from bandwidth or server constraints so that our customers receive better value and more flexibility for their investment.

Windows Azure brings enormous benefits and opportunities to enterprise. This cloud-based development platform streamlines and reduces the costs of any number of core business processes. Azure allows businesses to quickly deploy and update services at a lower cost since the need to invest in data center hardware or servers is eliminated. Developers spend measurably less time on maintenance and other low profit activity and more time on enhancing functionality. Since applications live in the cloud, updates are uploaded without interruption to the legacy system. And finally, data security is greatly increased.

Windows Cloud and Azure are changing the way we design and execute enterprise-level solutions. A company’s employees and customers must have continual, immediate and secure access to applications that are business critical. Whether it’s managing files, sharing data, placing or fulfilling orders and virtually anything else, the goal is always to execute better, more efficient operations. Doing so means the difference between business growth and gaining a competitive edge in the market or falling behind.

Putting Windows Cloud and Windows Azure Into Practice for Enterprise

Windows Azure offers a range of functionality to develop applications that address almost any consumer or user side Web to enterprise operation. Using Microsoft technology and many others, we develop solutions that capture, convert and control information in any format. In turn, our customers are able to manage, pull and use that data from anywhere at any capacity.

Windows Azure is compatible with nearly every programming language, which means our developers run through an entire build cycle faster than ever before. Windows Azure can run .NET applications and other platforms as well, including PHP covering all basic web programming.

Specifically, our software development team uses Azure’s three major components: Windows Azure, Windows Azure AppFabric and SQL Azure to bring our customers the widest array of highly scalable, cost effective and secure solutions.

Windows Azure is a collection of virtual Microsoft operating systems that can place an enterprise’s web applications and services in the cloud. For example, Redwerk can create a central repository where literally any amount and type of information can be uploaded, stored and retrieved from the Web. Once the repository is in place, Windows Azure makes it possible to scale and manage load according to demand and needs. This is especially attractive to companies that have cyclical demands or are anticipating growing usage and demand.

With Azure, we can launch sites with a short life span such as event registration, seasonal products or closing end-of-year accounts sites. Plus, Azure adds potential cost savings to short term solutions since the cloud is based on a pay-as-you-go pricing model.

We use Windows Azure’s AppFabric to develop solutions that impact a company’s core capabilities such as federated identity for access control, and a service bus for a messaging-based subscriber or publisher system. We can build solutions that are tailored to your company’s general usage, yet are easily adapted to changing demographics and revenue opportunities. Since the solution is hosted in the cloud, the demands on internal hardware are decreased, more manageable and reliable under the heaviest loads. In a nutshell, Azure gives enterprise the benefit of being agile without a heavy financial investment.

SQL Azure is a transactional database segment for working in the cloud. It allows us to migrate our customers’ databases to the cloud and develop a companion Azure-based application that lets them securely access, manipulate and use the data any way they want from any location. Certain applications require storing information securely. Some apps require the data to be highly available, while others need less frequent access. Redwerk develops applications that can be stored locally and in SQL Azure, giving customers ultimate control over their databases’ access and security.

Is It Time to Consider an Azure-based Software Solution to Give Your Business an Edge?

Demands on staff, resources and budgets are increasing for businesses around the world. More and more are turning to cloud-based technology and the Windows Azure platform to speed up the response time for processing data and communications, decrease infrastructure and hardware costs and increase flexibility and scalability to manage any level of usage and capacity.

These are important aspects for any sized business, but especially for smaller companies or start-ups that don’t have the financial resources to invest heavily in infrastructure and hardware. Windows Cloud and Azure offer an affordable, fast way to enjoy the same applications and systems that large corporations rely on to engage the marketplace.

Redwerk’s team of professionals has helped many businesses innovate and economize by migrating to Azure solutions that run in the cloud. Our software developers quickly deliver Azure solutions, following industry-wide standards. We provide on-going support, which accelerates upgrades and reduces support and maintenance costs. With Azure, the Redwerk team is making it easy for enterprise to do more with less—something we’re all striving for today.