Why do I need two Instances in Windows Azure?
- by BuckWoody
Windows Azure as a Platform as a Service (PaaS) means that there are various components you can use in it to solve a problem:
Compute “Roles” - Computers running an OS and optionally IIS - you can have more than one "Instance" of a given Role
Storage - Blobs, Tables and Queues for Storage
Other Services - Things like the Service Bus, Azure…