Is there any Windows Azure Local Development environment?

Question

I remember I stumbled upon a page once that said Microsoft has released an application that allows you to test your client applications for windows azure locally.

The application would act as mock windows azure environment and you could use local end points for connecting to it. Does anyone know which application is it or what is its name?

I can't find it on google. I'm sure someone has used it.

Answer 1

Yes, with the Azure SDK, you're installing what is called a "local fabric" which allows you to create and test your Visual Studio apps in a local environment before posting them out into the cloud.

Google for "local fabric" or "development fabric" [EDIT: since SDK 1.3 the fabric is called "Compute Emulator", the Development Storage is renamed to "Storage Emnulator"] - I remember several blog posts on this, at least one by Scott Guthrie.

• Windows Azure Tools Development Fabric and Storage Integration
• The Azure Fabric and the Development Fabric
• Development Fabric and Development Storage

Marc