Windows Azure - background/scheduled tasks?

c# asp.net-mvc asp.net-mvc-4 azure azure-worker-roles
Giedrius picture Giedrius · Jun 20, 2013 · Viewed 10k times · Source

Previously, there was worker role in Azure, now I can't see one - so what to use for background/scheduled tasks, like maintainance, email sending, etc, should I create virtual machine and create windows services there or is there easier way?

Answer

JP Hellemons picture JP Hellemons · Jan 24, 2014

There is this new scheduler http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/services/scheduler/

Windows Azure Scheduler allows you to invoke actions—such as calling HTTP/S endpoints or posting a message to a storage queue—on any schedule. With Scheduler, you create jobs in the cloud that reliably call services both inside and outside of Windows Azure and run those jobs on demand, on a regularly recurring schedule, or designate them for a future date. This service is currently available as a standalone API.

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