Microsoft Launches Visual Studio Online

Microsoft has taken the next big leap in the development of modern applications by launching Visual Studio Online, a new set of development services and offerings, part of Microsoft’s Cloud OS, and a connected development experience for helping customers create next generation applications. The next version of Visual Studio – Visual Studio 2013 and .NET framework, .NET 4.5.1 have also been made available simultaneously. Visual Studio Online and Visual Studio 2013 represent the beginning of a new era of modern apps development, combining a powerful desktop integrated development environment (IDE) with rich developer services in the cloud.

Further, delivering on its services promise, Microsoft has also made available a preview of Visual Studio Online “Monaco”, a lightweight browser-based coding environment using standards-based HTML and JavaScript to build cloud services. “Monaco” is complementary to the existing Visual Studio IDE and is an easy way for developers to get started and make quick updates to cloud services on the Windows Azure platform.

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As part of Visual Studio Online, Microsoft is releasing a limited preview of Visual Studio Online Applications Insights. “Application Insights” enables teams to support agile application delivery across an organisation by providing visibility into how an application runs and is being used by customers. “Application Insights” collects live telemetry data across development, test and production environments and captures availability, performance and usage data, providing teams with a 360-degree view of an application’s health.

This drives great value for businesses as they transform to adopt the biggest technology patterns impacting their customers and workforce. Mobile devices give everyone the potential to access information quicker than ever before, allowing faster decision-making and faster results. In an era where apps are the key to bringing all this decision making and experiences to life on a variety of devices, there is a growing expectation placed on developers to deliver great applications experiences.

S. Somasegar, Corporate Vice President – Developer Division, Microsoft, said, “More than ever, organisations are looking for help in taking advantage of the cloud to transform the way they do business. Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio Online with Windows Azure and MSDN enable businesses to achieve results faster, more affordably and through more well-informed quality decisions than ever before.