How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 3

Using Azure Cosmos DB, Skype replaced three monolithic, geographically isolated data stores with a single, globally distributed user data service that delivers better throughput, lower latencies, and improved availability. Continue reading How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 3

How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 2

Skype found the perfect fit in Azure Cosmos DB, the globally distributed NoSQL database service from Microsoft. It gave Skype everything needed for its new People Core Service (PCS), including turnkey global distribution and elastic scaling of throughput and storage, making it an ideal foundation for distributed apps like Skype that require extremely low latency at global scale. Continue reading How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 2

Around the World with MVPs: Microsoft Three Musketeers!

This article was written by Rie Moriguchi, Microsoft Community Program Manager – Japan.  Microsoft provides localized technical documentation on various Microsoft services and products, and localized open source products for developers around the world. To make these localized materials better suited and available for local developers we decided to put on a unique community localization… Continue reading Around the World with MVPs: Microsoft Three Musketeers!

How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 1

Founded in 2003, Skype has grown to become one of the world’s premier communication services, making it simple to share experiences with others wherever they are. Since its acquisition by Microsoft in 2010, Skype has grown to more than four billion total users, more than 300 million monthly active users, and more than 40 million concurrent users. Continue reading How Skype modernized its backend infrastructure using Azure Cosmos DB – Part 1

Global Azure Bootcamp, Praha, Brno, 27.4.2019

Podobně jako minulé roky budou i letos, v sobotu 27.4.2019, probíhat celosvětové technické komunitní akce v rámci Global Azure Bootcamp. Akce nejsou pořádané Microsoftem, je to čistě komunitní záležitost, včetně technického programu. V ČR budou letos souběžně ve dvou místech: Praha: https://www.azurebootcamp.cz/ 09:00-18:15, Microsoft ČR, Vyskočilova, Praha 4 Brno: https://www.kentico.com/global-azure-bootcamp-2019 14:00-19:00, Kentico software,  Nové sady 25, Brno střed   Obsah… Continue reading Global Azure Bootcamp, Praha, Brno, 27.4.2019