Introduction to Azure AppFabric

Formerly known as .NET Services, Azure AppFabric provides both Access Control and Service Bus services. Access Control is a service where we can integrate third-party login services with our applications. Access Control can be used separately from the rest of Azure, so we can integrate Access Control with either our Azure applications or on premise applications.

The Service Bus service operates somewhat like a dynamic DNS service. If our partner's application needs to connect with us to transfer information (perhaps via FTP or AS2), we'd usually provide the partner with a static endpoint. A static endpoint is troublesome from a disaster recovery or maintenance window standpoint. Instead, we register our application in the Service Bus, and partner applications can communicate indirectly with us through the Service Bus, or the Service Bus can facilitate a direct connection. If publishing a public endpoint is not desirable, using the Service Bus can be a palatable...