Red Dog : Windows Azure and the Azure Services Platform
Microsoft announced at PDC 2008 yesterday that the project they have been working on for cloud computing called Red Dog has a final name as Azure (ăzh'ər). At a dinner function last night there was some debate on the proper pronunciation of the word, but it's origins are pretty clear. It comes from the Persian, for the location of the Lapis Lazuli.
Together @ PDC2008
So I am at the PDC this year with the Together @ PDC2008 program from Microsoft. This allows various people to go to the PDC with Microsoft Employees. This year I am buddied up with Chris Bowen, my Regional Developer Evangelist.
MOSS Solutions and Features in Deployments ( Part 1 )
If you read any blogs about SharePoint, you will have undoubtedly read about using features and solutions to deploy your SharePoint customizations. While these work well in most cases there are some situation where you must take some precautions to ensure the deployment goes smoothly.