https://www.tewari.info/category/cloud/Recent content in Cloud on Ash TewariHugoen-USSun, 20 Dec 2015 03:22:26 +0000https://www.tewari.info/2015/12/19/packraft-with-xamarin-and-microsoft-azure/Sun, 20 Dec 2015 03:22:26 +0000http://www.tewari.info/?p=1026<p>PackRaft is a cross-platform mobile application built with <a href="http://developer.xamarin.com/">Xamarin</a>. It integrates with Microsoft Azure services, such as <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/tables/">Azure Table Storage</a> and <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/app-service/">Azure App Service</a>. It is created with <a href="http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/xamarin-forms/">Xamarin.Forms</a> for iOS and Android (Windows version will be coming soon).</p> <p><a href="https://www.tewari.info/wp-content/packraft-android-riders.png"><img alt="packraft-android-riders" loading="lazy" src="https://www.tewari.info/wp-content/packraft-android-riders.png"></a><a href="https://www.tewari.info/wp-content/packraft-iphone-assignments.png"><img alt="packraft-iphone-assignments" loading="lazy" src="https://www.tewari.info/wp-content/packraft-iphone5.png"></a></p> <p>The purpose of creating this sample application was to expand expertise in cross-platform mobile development with Windows Azure integration, specifically with Xamarin.Forms and Azure App Service. With Xamarin.Forms, it is possible to achieve close to 100% code reuse across these platforms for certain type of apps. Azure App Service provide a set of rich cloud backend services for your mobile applications.</p>