Building Connected Windows Store apps with Windows Azure Mobile Services Nick Harris Windows Azure Tech Evangelist Microsoft Corporation WCL217

Windows Azure Mobile Services Data Push Notifications Auth Diagnostics & Scale Agenda

Windows Azure Mobile Services are ideal for: Modern mobile apps Reduces the friction associated with repeating common tasks such as user authentication, push notifications, and structured storage Rapid Development Time is money. Get your app up and running sooner when you use Mobile Services to configure a straightforward and secure backend in less than five minutes. Apps requiring structured data Seamlessly connect to a Windows Azure SQL database for simple data management and dynamically created tables. Easy to set and manage permissions.

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Supported Modules + Globals mssql request console push tables statusCodes mssql.query('select top 1 * from statusupdates', { success: function(results) { console.log(results); } );

JSON ValueT-SQL Type Numeric values (integer, decimal, floating point) Float BooleanBit DateTimeDateTimeOffset(3) StringNvarchar(max)

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Windows 8 (1) (2) (3)

Push Notifications

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10 Mobile Services 1GB SQL Database No SLA during Preview. Only small instances available. Can upgrade to a reserved instance at 33% discount from normal Pay-As-You-Go rates during Preview. From WA Free Trial

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22 Mobile Services Developer Portal API Reference iOS and Android