Sharding Library for SQL Azure Data Federation Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 The ability to write scale out applications for SQL Azure will soon become much easier, thanks to the upcoming SQL Azure Data Federation capabilities. In an earlier post, I outlined specific steps developers ... Sharding Library for SQL Azure Data Federation 0 0 0
Spotlight (R) on Azure: Cool Tool Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 While testing the performance characteristics of the SQL Azure backup tool I am building (called Enzo Backup for SQL Azure), I decided to try Spotlight (R) on Azure in order to obtain specific performance ... Spotlight (R) on Azure: Cool Tool 0 0 2
My Two DEVLINK 2011 Talks Uploaded David Hoerster, January 1, 0001 After an incredible trip to Chattanooga, TN (my first trip to Tennessee, by the way), I finally made it back home to Pittsburgh and found some time to upload my two DEVLINK talks (slides and code). I tried ... My Two DEVLINK 2011 Talks Uploaded 0 0 1
Giving feedback on SQL Server “Denali” CTP3 and SQL A... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 SQL Server “Denali” is at CTP3 – and would therefore very much welcome feedback. SQL Azure continues an aggressive cycle of release - and would therefore very much welcome feedback. Which is why we have ... Giving feedback on SQL Server “Denali” CTP3 and SQL A... 0 0 0
Deciding on Windows Azure – much more than just a technical... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 This post on the Windows Azure blog caught my eye as a) it includes UK early adopter eTVMedia and b) its an interesting look at the wider picture of adopting Windows Azure – including coming up with the ... Deciding on Windows Azure – much more than just a technical... 0 0 0
Huge response to on-line AI course Charles Young, January 1, 0001 Peter Norvig and Sebastian Thrun are offering a free on-line course on AI later this year in conjunction with Stanford University. The course is broadly based on Peter Norvig's book "Artificial Intelligence: ... Huge response to on-line AI course 0 0 0
MSDN vs. TechNet Mark Treadwell, January 1, 0001 For a period of time, I have access to both an MSDN and a TechNet subscription. Both offer Microsoft software for download. I wondered what the similarities and differences were between the two subscriptions. ... MSDN vs. TechNet 0 0 6
FREE Online Windows Phone Mango training August 23rd and 24th Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 MVPs Rob Miles and Andy Wigley are back! Microsoft Learning hosted a Windows Phone 7 Jump Start (plus an update course) last year and it was an absolute smash. Now that "Mango" has made such a huge splash, ... FREE Online Windows Phone Mango training August 23rd and 24th 0 0 0
Running Unit Tests against Azure Table and Blob Storage Rohit Gupta, January 1, 0001 While developing applications for Windows Azure, we are all aware that we need to create Web and Worker Roles and use the Azure Compute Emulator (previously known as the Development Fabric) for running ... Running Unit Tests against Azure Table and Blob Storage 0 0 2
AppFabric Duplicate Message Detection Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 I’ve just published three webcasts looking at AppFabric Messaging, Introduction to Azure AppFabric Queues, AppFabric Duplicate Message Detection and AppFabric Messaging Message Expiration. There are more ... AppFabric Duplicate Message Detection 0 0 0
FREE One Day Windows Azure Discovery Workshops for product author... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 In September we will start to deliver monthly workshops on the Windows Azure Platform to help Microsoft partners who are developing software products and services and would like to explore the relevance ... FREE One Day Windows Azure Discovery Workshops for product author... 0 0 0
Microsoft and Windows Azure–deploying a customer facing app... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 I often get asked about how we are using Windows Azure internally and under NDA I can share some of the details – but its great to be able to point publicly at some of the excellent work that has been ... Microsoft and Windows Azure–deploying a customer facing app... 0 0 0
Silverlight, My Love, Please Don’t Go Away MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 Occasionally I write a rant or two and this one has been boiling for ages. First off you need to read Mike Watson’s Blog Post on Silverlight Ambiguity in Office 365: http://jmikewatson.wordpres... ... Silverlight, My Love, Please Don’t Go Away 0 0 1
Easier Azure Deployment Richard Jones, January 1, 0001 A couple of other bits of advice about getting Sync. Framework applications up onto Azure. Azure now supports new startup commands. This makes it way easier to install the necessary managed and unmanaged ... Easier Azure Deployment 0 0 0
MVC 3 and Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio 2010–August... Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 The new version of Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio 2010 i.e. the August 2011 release just got out. You can read and download it from http://blogs.msdn.com/b/win... ... MVC 3 and Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio 2010–August... 0 0 5
Deploying SYNC. Framework onto Azure Richard Jones, January 1, 0001 So in the process of going live on a mobile solution that uses Microsoft Sync. Framework, on Azure. I came across this really useful guide on how to package up the various elements of the Sync. Framework ... Deploying SYNC. Framework onto Azure 0 0 0
Working on part 2 of series for PHILLYNJ.NET RonGarlit, January 1, 0001 Just an update .... I'm currently working on the next presentation in the multi-part of a series on the Applied Design Patterns project called “AdventureWorksDesignPatterns” . It has been a busy summer ... Working on part 2 of series for PHILLYNJ.NET 0 0 0
Migrate Database to SQL Azure Richard Jones, January 1, 0001 This is very cool Just found this fab, tool to generate all the insert statements you need from a SQL database. If you have SQL Server 2008 R2 Installed - Run "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Publishing\... ... Migrate Database to SQL Azure 0 0 0
New Version Avaliable - Windows Azure Tools for VS2010 Shaun, January 1, 0001 This morning I got the information that the Windows Azure Tools for Visual Studio 2010 - August 2011 Upgrade had been released. The version of this new upgrade is 1.4.40727.1601 with the Windows Azure ... New Version Avaliable - Windows Azure Tools for VS2010 0 0 0
Does Visual Studio LightSwitch have a place in the SharePoint spa... Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Recently, I have found myself using Visual Studio LightSwitch more and more. And needless to say, it got me thinking about a strategy for LightSwitch in a SharePoint environment. Yes, the product positions ... Does Visual Studio LightSwitch have a place in the SharePoint spa... 0 0 1
Windows Azure - Custom Diagnostics and Logging with Loggly Allan Rwakatungu, January 1, 0001 Let me state the obvious, for any application you develop you need to log information, errors, exceptions etc that can help you and others know what’s going on with your application When you create a new ... Windows Azure - Custom Diagnostics and Logging with Loggly 0 0 0
Preparing for Data Federation in SQL Azure Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 This blog will help you prepare for an upcoming release of SQL Azure that will offer support for Data Federation. While no date has been provided for this feature, I was able to test an early preview and ... Preparing for Data Federation in SQL Azure 0 0 0
Apparatus to host Windows Azure boot camp in Indianapolis Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Apparatus is sponsoring and hosting the Windows Azure boot camp in Indianapolis. This will take place on September 24th, 2011. I will be one of the presenters for the event. Join us! Details are here: ... Apparatus to host Windows Azure boot camp in Indianapolis 0 0 0
Microsoft WPC Recap and Blog Links D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 Last week I was at the Microsoft WPC conference in Los Angeles. I’ve been to other Microsoft developer conferences like Tech Ed and PDC before, but this was my first WPC and it was a great experience. ... Microsoft WPC Recap and Blog Links 0 0 0
Tutorial: Create Custom External Services in Azure AppFabric June... Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 Introduction One of the first things I wanted to do after installing the Azure AppFabric June CTP was to create an AppFabric application that used the Bing Map SOAP services. That was when I hit my first ... Tutorial: Create Custom External Services in Azure AppFabric June... 0 0 2
Microsoft WPC–Day 5 (Thursday) D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 Last day of WPC, so what should we start with? You guessed it – KEYNOTES! But Thursday was all about the regional keynotes, so all the Canadian partners packed into a room to hear from Canadian Microsoft ... Microsoft WPC–Day 5 (Thursday) 0 0 0
Microsoft WPC–Day 3 (Tuesday) D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 The keynote session for the morning was a mixture of things. It started with an all-female rock band singing Cold Play’s “Viva la Vida”, then had all partners-of-the-year winners parade on stage, and then ... Microsoft WPC–Day 3 (Tuesday) 0 0 0
WPC 2011: A Spring in Redmond’s Step andrewbrust, January 1, 0001 I just got back from Microsoft’s 15,000 attendee-strong Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Los Angeles, and I have to say, the company and its partners are pumped. How can this be, given the number ... WPC 2011: A Spring in Redmond’s Step 0 0 1
New code sample release from Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework ... Jialiang, January 1, 0001 A new release of Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework is available on July 13th. We expect that its 17 new code samples would reduce developers’ efforts in solving the following typical programming tasks. ... New code sample release from Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework ... 0 0 3
Presenting our unique migration solution at WPC11 Webgui, January 1, 0001 I would like to invite you to visit us at WPC LA 2011 and learn how to move your mission-critical/Enterprise apps to the Win Azure Cloud. We will present our innovative migration solution Instant CloudMove ... Presenting our unique migration solution at WPC11 0 0 4
HERMES : A pub/sub infrastructure over HTTP. Good News - It’s an ... Vishal, January 1, 0001 Today we are glad to announce HERMES, an Open Source Infrastructure for publish subscribe messaging model based on MongoDB and RESTful Services. This is 8th release of an open source project from TellagoDevLabs ... HERMES : A pub/sub infrastructure over HTTP. Good News - It’s an ... 0 0 1
Windows Azure Service Bus Queues / Topics - Duplicate Detection SURESH GIRIRAJAN, January 1, 0001 I was checking the Windows Azure Appfabric June CTP; I was looking at the Azure Service Bus queues and topics. I noticed something interesting to me and hope we can take advantage of these new capabilities ... Windows Azure Service Bus Queues / Topics - Duplicate Detection 0 0 0
Developer Training Kits Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Microsoft has released a number of training kits that have hands-on labs, articles, presentations and loads of information. The have become available for a range of products. They have also been updating ... Developer Training Kits 0 0 1
SilverlightShow for July 3 - 10, 2011 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 Check out the Top Five most popular news at SilverlightShow for SilverlightShow Top 5 News for July 4 - 10, 2011. Here are the top 5 news on SilverlightShow for last week: Strange times in the world of ... SilverlightShow for July 3 - 10, 2011 0 0 0
New Webcast on AppFabric Caching Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 It’s cool when you have to use a map of the world to show how your application is deployed. I’ve added a webcast on AppFabric Caching using a very distributed application. The application is tested in ... New Webcast on AppFabric Caching 0 0 1
SQL Azure Backups: The options Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 One of the things that I have really enjoyed in the process of working with SQL Azure is the SQL Azure Management options. Mind you, it does not have a built-in backup tool, yes there are other options. ... SQL Azure Backups: The options 0 0 0
My experiences with WordPress running on Windows Azure Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 The installation process took some getting used to. but understanding the purpose and work done with the Azure Companion helped tremendously. There are 3 different ways from getting this in place, using ... My experiences with WordPress running on Windows Azure 0 0 0
Im now an MVP! JoshReuben, January 1, 0001 Just received notification from Microsoft. My first MVP- in SCVMM! - MS Technical Computing group was folded into Azure Virtualization. Thats all for now ... Im now an MVP! 0 0 4
NoSQL NoReasoning, January 1, 0001 Last night, (Tuesday, June 28), at the KC .NET User group meeting, George Westwater gave a terrific presentation on NoSQL. The best way to define it (the best way is to see George explain it, and he says ... NoSQL 0 0 1
Enzo Backup for SQL Azure Beta Released! ScottKlein, January 1, 0001 Blue Syntax is happy to announce the release of their SQL Azure database backup product! Enzo Backup for SQL Azure offers unparalleled backup and restored functionlity and flexibility of a SQL Azure database. ... Enzo Backup for SQL Azure Beta Released! 0 0 0
KCDC 2011 NoReasoning, January 1, 0001 Well, Saturday was my presentation on Programming with Windows Azure, and it went well. Everything worked as I had wanted and I got to everything that I had planned. I did not even need my emergency backup ... KCDC 2011 0 0 0
Introduction to AppFabric Applications - AppFabric June CTP Webca... Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 I’ve just published a webcast on creating and deploying AppFabric applications using the Azure AppFabric June CTP. As the bits are very new I have not had much time to get into the details of how it all ... Introduction to AppFabric Applications - AppFabric June CTP Webca... 0 0 0
Backing up SQL Azure Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 That's it!!! After many days and nights... and an amazing set of challenges, I just released the Enzo Backup for SQL Azure BETA product (http://www.bluesyntax.net). Clearly, that was one of the most challenging ... Backing up SQL Azure 0 0 0
PASS Conference 2011 Topic: Multitenant Design and Sharding with ... Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 I am really happy to announce that I have been accepted as a speaker at the 2011 PASS Conference in Seattle. The topic? It will be about SQL Azure scalability using shards, and the Data Federation feature ... PASS Conference 2011 Topic: Multitenant Design and Sharding with ... 0 0 0
Windows Azure AppFabric SDK - June CTP - Download issues Charles Young, January 1, 0001 Microsoft has announced availability of the June CTP for Windows Azure AppFabric. See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/app... This is ... Windows Azure AppFabric SDK - June CTP - Download issues 0 0 0
Using the ASP.NET Membership API with SQL Server / SQL Azure: The... Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 The Membership API came in .NET 2.0 and was a huge enhancement in building web applications with users, managing roles, permissions etc., The Membership API by default uses SQL Express and until Visual ... Using the ASP.NET Membership API with SQL Server / SQL Azure: The... 0 0 6
Phoenix and Las Vegas Azure Boot Camp Dates Finalized ScottKlein, January 1, 0001 The dates for the Las Vegas and Phoenix Azure Boot Camps have been finalized. Las Vegas - August 17 and 18 Phoenix - August 24 and 25 Salt Lake City - September 23 and 24 These boot camps are a FREE two ... Phoenix and Las Vegas Azure Boot Camp Dates Finalized 0 0 0
Entity Framework with SQL Azure, "There is already an open D... Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 I hit this error when I deployed an app built with Entity Framework onto Windows Azure. Obviously, I wasn’t explicitly using DataReader so it kind of puzzled me. As it happens every time It worked well ... Entity Framework with SQL Azure, "There is already an open D... 0 0 0
Web Role Instances recreated, repaired while deploying MVC 3 Appl... Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 Recently, I was deploying an MVC 3 Application on Windows Azure. The deployment took longer than expected and the Roles were just restarting/repairing and it couldn’t just start the role instances. Only ... Web Role Instances recreated, repaired while deploying MVC 3 Appl... 0 0 1
Backup Your SQL Azure by Data-tier Application CTP2 Shaun, January 1, 0001 In the next generation of SQL Server, codename “Denali”, there is a new feature named Data-tier Application Framework v2.0 Feature Pack CTP to enhance the data import and export with SQL Server, and currently ... Backup Your SQL Azure by Data-tier Application CTP2 0 0 0