Windows Azure Mobile Services. Cloud-enabled samples for the Azure
Component for Xamarin. Windows Azure Mobile Services. These samples are for
the ...
Microsoft Azure
Evolve 2016: Developing Connected Apps Using Azure and Xamarin
Connected Services in Xamarin Studio The new Connected Services feature of Xamarin Studio helps developers to quickly and easily add Azure functionality to mobile applications from within the IDE. Currently available for testing in the Alpha channel.
Azure App Services There is a collection of Azure Mobile Apps documentation that guides you through the process of implementing the Azure Mobile Client. Xamarin also offers an Azure Messaging NuGet packages for iOS and Android to help implement push notifications across platforms. Configure your apps on the Azure App Services portal to access Mobile Apps, Web APIs, Storage, and much more. Learn about how app services are different and watch in these videos from Microsoft.
Active Directory Authentication
Azure Active Directory can be used to login users in Xamarin apps via the Xamarin.Auth Component. The apps can then access additional services like Office 365.
WebAPI Microsoft's Web API exposes a REST-like interface that can be easily consumed by Xamarin applications. You can easily spin-up an Azure Website and build a WebAPI-based app to connect to Xamarin apps.
Samples In addition to the documentation samples, the following complete applications demonstrate various Azure features incorporated into Xamarin apps: Sport - friendly sports-league tracking app that uses data storage & push notifications. Moments - instant photo sharing that uses Azure Storage for images. Xamarin CRM - uses Web API for the back-end. MyShoppe - Azure Mobile Apps.
