An IDE that pushes PHP Apps Directly to Azure Brian Lanham, January 1, 0001 I read the Andrew Binstock editorial in the latest issue of SD Times, "PHP debuts, Delphi returns, and C++ tapers off". At first, based on the title, it didn't seem worth reading. But it's short and it ... An IDE that pushes PHP Apps Directly to Azure 0 0 0
Interview with Dhananjay Kumar Mamta, January 1, 0001 Since sometime I have been toying with the idea of publishing developer interviews on my blog. There are a large number of non-Microsoft developers(ie, developers who are not MS employees) who have been ... Interview with Dhananjay Kumar 0 0 4
Automating a SQL Azure Database Copy - Part 2 ScottKlein, January 1, 0001 In a previous post I discussed how to build an SSIS package to automate the backing up (COPY) of a SQL Azure database. I assumed that once the SSIS package was built that people would know how to deploy ... Automating a SQL Azure Database Copy - Part 2 0 0 0
After many years, a new adventure… Steve Loethen, January 1, 0001 I am back to my developer roots…. . After 10+ years working for Microsoft, I have decided to shake things up a bit. Don’t get wrong, MSFT is a great place to work. And I loved my various roles, especially ... After many years, a new adventure… 0 0 0
Webcast: Azure in Action: Large File Transfer using Azure Storage Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 This webcast is based on a real world scenario using Windows Azure Storage Blobs and Queues to transfer 15 GB of files between two laptops located behind firewalls. The use of Queues and Blobs resulted ... Webcast: Azure in Action: Large File Transfer using Azure Storage 0 0 0
Windows Azure Platform Online Conference has moved to 8th Oct fro... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Public service announcement :-) This online conference has now moved to 8th Oct. Steve explains why along with an updated agenda ... Windows Azure Platform Online Conference has moved to 8th Oct fro... 0 0 0
Speaking at the Pittsburgh Azure Book Camp in January ScottKlein, January 1, 0001 Just received confirmation that I am speaking at the Azure Boot Camp in Pittsburgh in January. The actual dates are the 12th and 13th of January at the Microsoft Offices in Pittsburgh. This event is sponsored ... Speaking at the Pittsburgh Azure Book Camp in January 0 0 0
Automating a SQL Azure Database Copy ScottKlein, January 1, 0001 On October 24th, Microsoft released Service Update 4 for SQL Azure. The major component of this release was the live release of Database Copy functionality, which allows you to make a real-time "backup", ... Automating a SQL Azure Database Copy 0 0 1
Azure Boot Camp in Calgary ScottKlein, January 1, 0001 The last few months have been extremely busy. Herve and I have been heads down working furiously on the SQL Azure book. There is a light at the end of the tunnel finally, we are wrapping up the remaining ... Azure Boot Camp in Calgary 0 0 1
Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework New Samples Updated on 2010-0... Jialiang, January 1, 0001 Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework is updated on 2010-09-06. Download address: http://1code.codeplex.com/r... If it’s the first time that you hear about Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework, ... Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework New Samples Updated on 2010-0... 0 0 0
Handy tool which checks if you have left Windows Azure applicatio... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 This is a great tool for anyone playing with Windows Azure who would like to avoid surprises on their credit card :-) It has only had 85 downloads – I suspect we see that many folks caught out by a demo/poc ... Handy tool which checks if you have left Windows Azure applicatio... 0 0 0
SyncToBlog #14 Just a little more on cloud Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Just a few randoms on cloud I bumped into: Blogger Jeremy Geelan has come up with the Top 250 Players in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem and the Top 50 Bloggers on Cloud Computing. Windows Azure Security ... SyncToBlog #14 Just a little more on cloud 0 0 0
Two days of classroom based training in London on the Windows Azu... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 I just posted details of 2 weeks of FREE training in October delivered via Live Meeting but we also recognise that some folks prefer classroom based training. Hence we have scheduled four two day workshops ... Two days of classroom based training in London on the Windows Azu... 0 0 0
FREE 2 Weeks of Windows Azure Platform training delivered online ... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Back in May and June I jointly run a highly successful (IMVHO) training programme on the Windows Azure Platform over a six week period for UK developers (Check out some stats/background). We have been ... FREE 2 Weeks of Windows Azure Platform training delivered online ... 0 0 2
Update on the Windows Azure Platform online conference on the 20t... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 UPDATE on 14th SEP: Steve has had to move this to Oct 8th At the start of August I made a call for speakers for a multi track online conference on the Windows Azure Platform (which resulted in a great ... Update on the Windows Azure Platform online conference on the 20t... 0 0 0
August and my intro to Azure Diagnostics Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 August for some reason has been the busiest month I recall in a while. It has had a good doze of the products I love to work with, and it has given me the opportunity to get into one more, Azure. There ... August and my intro to Azure Diagnostics 0 0 0
An Amazing Tool for SQL Azure – Houston CTP 1 Shaun, January 1, 0001 I’m not pretty sure how many users are using the standard SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 2008 R2 to manage your SQL Azure database. I was one of them until I found the Houston project provided by ... An Amazing Tool for SQL Azure – Houston CTP 1 0 0 1
Unify Your File Operation Code Between Azure and Normal Web Appli... Shaun, January 1, 0001 Long time didn’t post any articals about the Windows Azure since I was fully busy with our first cloud-based platform – XLR8 (codename: Xalent). Just a week ago my chief architect Ray asked me to try to ... Unify Your File Operation Code Between Azure and Normal Web Appli... 0 0 1
2010 - the Singularity is still over the event horizon JoshReuben, January 1, 0001 this year I had the pleasure of cramming the following information into my lobes: Book: Schuams Graph Theory - http://www.amazon.com/Schau... ... 2010 - the Singularity is still over the event horizon 0 0 1
I’m back from a couple of weeks holiday… and I am st... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 [This email uses the word fab too many times] I am just back from a fab “two centre holiday”. First up was Cumbria, mainly the fells rather than the lakes. Absolutely beautiful. Rained every day :-) Next ... I’m back from a couple of weeks holiday… and I am st... 0 0 10
I’m tired of the flavour of the month programming podcasts MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 I admit it… I am a software podcast junkie – it started with Dot Net Rocks, and has progressed till I now listen to more than a dozen podcasts actively, but what I am finding more and more is that the ... I’m tired of the flavour of the month programming podcasts 0 0 0
MSDN for the win! dotgeek, January 1, 0001 I’d say this one of the coolest offerings for most Businesses and their Developers these days from Microsoft. Coming from a Dev Shop that uses a lot of Microsoft Products on a daily basis, its nice to ... MSDN for the win! 0 0 0
SQL Azure and Kerberos Authentication Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 Did you know that when you connect to SQL Azure, a KERBEROS authentication is performed? However, when using SQL Server Management Studio, or any other client, you are forced to use a SQL authentication ... SQL Azure and Kerberos Authentication 0 0 0
Windows Azure: Introduction Juan Mestas J. (aka gotchas), January 1, 0001 Las aplicaciones de Windows Azure se ejecutan en los centros de datos de Microsoft y son accedidas a través de Internet. Different kind of applications can be built on Windows Azure: · An independent software ... Windows Azure: Introduction 0 0 2
Cloud Platform Vendors Juan Mestas J. (aka gotchas), January 1, 0001 Cloud services platforms are still in their infancy considering the size of the market, but big players like Microsoft, IBM, Amazon, and Google have made significant investments for the future in offering ... Cloud Platform Vendors 0 0 10
Cloud Ecosystem Juan Mestas J. (aka gotchas), January 1, 0001 Understanding Cloud Architecture Fundamentally, cloud architectures are based on creation of large data centers with a management fabric defining clear abstraction between server hardware and operations ... Cloud Ecosystem 0 0 16
La tendencia XaaS: Todo como Servicio Juan Mestas J. (aka gotchas), January 1, 0001 En el artículo anterior se definieron los conceptos de la Nube y Cloud Computing, y se repasó rápidamente la evolución de tecnologías que favorecieron el surgimiento de dicho paradigma. En el presente ... La tendencia XaaS: Todo como Servicio 0 0 37
Silverlight Cream for August 07, 2010 -- #920 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Viktor Larsson, Roger Peters, Kirupa Chinnathambi, Kyle McClellan, Jag Reehal, Dinesh Sodani, David Rousset, Jeff Fansler, Paul Sheriff, Jeremy Likness, Mohamed Mosallem, and Jonathan van ... Silverlight Cream for August 07, 2010 -- #920 0 0 0
Cloud Services and Command-Query Separation: Part 3 EltonStoneman, January 1, 0001 [Source: http://geekswithblogs.net/E... In my previous post, Cloud Services and Command-Query Separation: Part 2, I walked through a sample Command-Query Separated service bus solution using ... Cloud Services and Command-Query Separation: Part 3 0 0 7
FREE Windows Azure One Month Pass. For US Developers. Vishal, January 1, 0001 Hey, Windows Azure and SQL Azure is free for one month. Unfortunately, its only for US Developers. But anyways, good news for US folks though. Also Microsoft is offering free phone, chat and email support ... FREE Windows Azure One Month Pass. For US Developers. 0 0 0
Windows Azure & SQL Azure FREE! – One Month Shaun, January 1, 0001 Just found this information at the Windows Azure Team Blog. But it only for the US developers. (Why! Geo-location Discrimination?) Anyway, it’s said the first 500 would get it. For more information please ... Windows Azure & SQL Azure FREE! – One Month 0 0 1
Call for speakers for UK Windows Azure Platform online conference... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 I have decided to try and put together a top notch online conference delivered predominantly via UK based speakers, inspired by the very enjoyable and useful community driven MVC Conference http://mvcconf.com/ ... Call for speakers for UK Windows Azure Platform online conference... 0 0 0
Microsoft #LightSwitch Defends Productivity andrewbrust, January 1, 0001 At VSLive today, I had the pleasure of introducing Microsoft Corporate VP Jason Zander. And he had the pleasure of introducing Visual Studio LightSwitch. Pleasure is a theme here, because the product, ... Microsoft #LightSwitch Defends Productivity 0 0 10
Introducing LightSwitch – rapid development of LOB applicat... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Today at VSLive! we announced Visual Studio LightSwitch (link not quite up yet). LightSwitch is intended to be the simplest way to build business applications for the desktop and cloud. It provides the ... Introducing LightSwitch – rapid development of LOB applicat... 0 0 2
Silverlight Cream for August 01, 2010 -- #916 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: African Geek, Michael Washington, Sl.ayer, David Rousset, Einar Ingebrigtsen, Rob Miles, Ben Gracewood, jbaird, Davide Zordan, Shawn Wildermuth, Vikram Pendse, Xianzhong Zhu, and Mohamed ... Silverlight Cream for August 01, 2010 -- #916 0 0 0
How do you manage your Azure? Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Recently in preparation for a project, I was pointed to the Azure MMC. This is a great tool, while the portal gives you the capabilities that come with managing the creation and basic upkeep of the environment, ... How do you manage your Azure? 0 0 1
CTP1 of new admin tool for SQL Azure is now available - ‘Ho... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 CTP1 of Microsoft® Project Code-Named “Houston” is now available. This is a lightweight and easy to use database management tool for SQL Azure databases. It enables you to swiftly develop, deploy, and ... CTP1 of new admin tool for SQL Azure is now available - ‘Ho... 0 0 1
Desarrollando utilizando la plataforma Azure, Parte 2 Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Siguiendo con el proceso de implementar una solución simple en Azure, vamos a crear una aplicación Web basada en ASP.NET, vamos a empacar esa solución y luego llevarla a Azure para luego entrar y utilizarla. ... Desarrollando utilizando la plataforma Azure, Parte 2 0 0 0
Desarrollando utilizando la plataforma Azure, Parte 1. Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 El primer paso a completar es el tener una cuenta en Azure, hay que tener muy claro que esto representa algo que va a significar en costo y cargos por utilizar los servicios. Lo que haremos es ir a www.azure.com ... Desarrollando utilizando la plataforma Azure, Parte 1. 0 0 0
Cloud Services and Command-Query Separation: Part 2 EltonStoneman, January 1, 0001 [Source: http://geekswithblogs.net/E... In my previous post, Cloud Services and Command-Query Separation: Part 1, I looked at the design of a service bus in the cloud based on Command-Query Separation. ... Cloud Services and Command-Query Separation: Part 2 0 0 2
Cloud Services and Command-Query Separation: Part 1 EltonStoneman, January 1, 0001 [Source: http://geekswithblogs.net/E... Overview Cloud services available from Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services both offer message queues and data storage, combinations which enable a ... Cloud Services and Command-Query Separation: Part 1 0 0 7
Silverlight Cream for July 24, 2010 -- #909 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Tony Champion, Vikas, Larry Larsen, Dimitris - Ilias Gkanatsios, Gergely Orosz, András Velvárt, Rishi, John Papa, David Rousset, David Anson, and Ozymandias. Shoutout: The Swiss MSDN Team ... Silverlight Cream for July 24, 2010 -- #909 0 0 0
A public “well done” for the ASP.NET MVC Conference Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Yesterday (22nd July 2010) was mvcConf – “the Virtual ASP.NET MVC Conference”. This was an ambitious undertaking by the community to deliver a three track, 20+ session conference for FREE using Live Meeting. ... A public “well done” for the ASP.NET MVC Conference 0 0 3
Meet the Fockers – I mean, my team Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 My boss Marc posted a summary of my team – or in his words “a round up of where our crack team of highly-visible ninjas will be concentrating their efforts on your behalf”. In total we are now eight. Ok, ... Meet the Fockers – I mean, my team 0 0 0
Con la cabeza por las nubes Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Uno de los temas que esta de moda es hablar de “Cloud”. Para los que hemos estado involucrados en Internet por ya algun tiempo, pues ese era el nombre o talvez para ser mas preciso el simbolo con el que ... Con la cabeza por las nubes 0 0 0
WAPA: Microsoft in a Box Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 If you were listening to the waves generated by Microsoft at its Worldwide Partner Conference you probably realized that the announcement of offering Windows Azure in a box (a big, big box) is an interesting ... WAPA: Microsoft in a Box 0 0 0
Breaking news … Windows Azure Appliance announced for priv... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 “At WPC today (12th July 2010), Bob Muglia announced an exciting new addition the Windows Azure platform, called the Windows Azure Platform Appliance. When the appliance is released for broader availability, ... Breaking news … Windows Azure Appliance announced for priv... 0 0 2
SyncToBlog #13 Yet more Windows Azure stuff! Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 The interesting thing about the Windows Azure Platform is there is never a shortage of new stuff to explore. UK based sharpcloud save $500,000 with Windows Azure Azure Portal gets Guest OS Auto Upgrade ... SyncToBlog #13 Yet more Windows Azure stuff! 0 0 0
Questions about geekswithblogs.net Brian Schroer, January 1, 0001 First off, thanks to Jeff & John for creating geekswithblogs.net, and to whomever else I might not know about who maintains it, and to all of the other bloggers for everything I've learned from them ... Questions about geekswithblogs.net 0 0 1
Error Connecting to SQL Azure from Management Studio (Microsoft S... Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 If you are receiving an error trying to connect to SQL Azure from Management Studio (SQL Server 2008 R2) and the error code indicates Error:53, most likely you are running into the following issue. Note ... Error Connecting to SQL Azure from Management Studio (Microsoft S... 0 0 1