backend as a service

WindowsForum.com discussions on backend as a service focus on Microsoft's Windows Azure Mobile Services, a hosted backend platform that provides app developers with cloud-based data storage, authentication, and push notifications for mobile and Windows Store applications. The tag covers the public preview of Azure Mobile Services, which simplifies adding cloud backends to apps with minimal code. Topics include integrating SQL databases, APIs, and server services to connect devices and apps. This BaaS offering from Microsoft competes in the mobile cloud services space, enabling rapid development of cloud-connected mobile experiences.