Connectivity Limitations

For one thing, connectivity to ASD is never 100% guaranteed. Almost, but not quite. This may seem shocking, given that the ASD service level agreement (SLA) includes a 99.99% uptime clause (see the “Service Level Agreements” article for details: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/sla/). However, there are a few client-side usage patterns that will result in interrupted connectivity and even forced disconnections.

Here are some typical situations your development team should be aware of before they build custom applications that depend on ASD:

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