Azure Table Storage Creation using Nov 2009 CTP kaleidoscope, January 1, 0001 The new SDK introduces a new class - · The CloudTableClient : This new class enables us to create tables and test for the existence of tables. We need not need use this class for querying table storage, ... Azure Table Storage Creation using Nov 2009 CTP 0 0 0
Two new features in November 2009 CTP kaleidoscope, January 1, 0001 Windows Azure Diagnostics Managed Library: The new Diagnostics API enables logging using standard .NET APIs. The Diagnostics API provides built-in support for collecting standard logs and diagnostic information, ... Two new features in November 2009 CTP 0 0 0
Windows Azure CDN(Content Delivery Network) kaleidoscope, January 1, 0001 Windows Azure CDN caches your Windows Azure blobs at strategically placed locations to provide maximum bandwidth for delivering your content to users. You can enable CDN delivery for any storage account ... Windows Azure CDN(Content Delivery Network) 0 0 0
Claims-based Identity Terminology kaleidoscope, January 1, 0001 There are several terms commonly used to describe claims-based identity, and it is important to clearly define these terms. · Identity In terms of Access Control, the term identity will be used to refer ... Claims-based Identity Terminology 0 0 1
Type of Blobs kaleidoscope, January 1, 0001 With the release of Windows Azure November 2009 CTP, now we have two types of blobs. Block Blob - This blob type is in place since PDC 2008 and is optimized for streaming workloads. [Max Size allowed : ... Type of Blobs 0 0 0
To the world, with love kaleidoscope, January 1, 0001 kaleidoscope 1817, lit. "observer of beautiful forms," coined by its inventor, Sir David Brewster (1781-1868), from Gk. kalos "beautiful" + eidos "shape" (see -oid) + -scope, on model of telescope, etc. ... To the world, with love 0 0 0
Slides and links for Entity Framework 4 and Azure from Devweek 20... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Last week (March 2010) I presented on Entity Framework 4 and the Windows Azure Platform at www.devweek.com. As usual, it was a great conference and I caught up with lots of old friends and made some new ... Slides and links for Entity Framework 4 and Azure from Devweek 20... 0 0 0
Whats new in My Life:Robotics,Azure sonam, January 1, 0001 AZURE: I haven’t blogged from long time.I was actually busy with doing some Azure. For any starters with Azure,I would recommend to go with Neil: http://nmackenzie.spaces.li... ... Whats new in My Life:Robotics,Azure 0 0 0
SQL Azure maximum database size rises from 10GB to 50GB in June Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 At Mix we announced that we will be offering a new 50gb size option in June. If you would like to become an early adopter of this new size option before generally available, send an email to EngageSA@microsoft.com ... SQL Azure maximum database size rises from 10GB to 50GB in June 0 0 0
MIX 2010 Covert Operations Day 4 GeekAgilistMercenary, January 1, 0001 The Microsoft Azure Cloud is looking pretty solid compared to just a few months ago. The storage mechanisms in the cloud now are blobs, drives, tables, and queues. Also, not to forget, is SQL Azure. I ... MIX 2010 Covert Operations Day 4 0 0 0
Windows Azure guidance from the Patterns and Practices team Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 The P&P team have started to share guidance on the Windows Azure Platform. They plan to group their efforts around: 1. Moving to the Cloud 2. Integrating with the Cloud 3. Leveraging the Cloud First ... Windows Azure guidance from the Patterns and Practices team 0 0 0
Slides and links from Cloud Computing Congress session on Windows... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 On Tuesday (16th March 2010) I presented on Azure to a none technical audience at the Cloud Computing Congress. Great audience, lots of folks, lots of questions during and after – although it did feel ... Slides and links from Cloud Computing Congress session on Windows... 0 0 0
#MIX Day 2 Keynote: Put the Phone Down and Listen andrewbrust, January 1, 0001 MIX day 1’s keynote was all about Windows Phone 7 (WP7). MIX day 2’s was a reminder that Microsoft has much more going on than a new mobile platform. Steven Sinofsky, Scott Guthrie, Doug Purdy and others ... #MIX Day 2 Keynote: Put the Phone Down and Listen 0 0 1
MIX 2010 Covert Operations Day 3 GeekAgilistMercenary, January 1, 0001 I rolled over to the Mandalay for breakfast. There I met a couple guys that were really excited about the new Windows 7 Phone. They, as I, are also hopeful that the phone really gets a big push and some ... MIX 2010 Covert Operations Day 3 0 0 0
Steps to deploying on Windows Azure Vincent Grondin, January 1, 0001 Alright, these steps might be a little detailed and of few might not be necessary but still it's a pretty accurate road map to deploying on azure... This procedure assumes that you've created a solution ... Steps to deploying on Windows Azure 0 0 0
Azure – Part 5 – Repository Pattern for Table Service Shaun, January 1, 0001 In my last post I created a very simple WCF service with the user registration functionality. I created an entity for the user data and a DataContext class which provides some methods for operating the ... Azure – Part 5 – Repository Pattern for Table Service 0 0 0
Are you ready to take a walk in the clouds? Steve Loethen, January 1, 0001 Cloud computing is here, whether we want it or not. When I say "a walk in the clouds” I am not talking about a pleasant romantic comedy, but a real alternative to hosting applications on-premise. For years ... Are you ready to take a walk in the clouds? 0 0 0
Writing a SQL Azure Book - Notes Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 Over the last few months I have had the opportunity to ramp up significantly on SQL Azure. In fact I will be the co-author of Pro SQL Azure, published by Apress. This is going to be a book on how to best ... Writing a SQL Azure Book - Notes 0 0 2
Installing all the bits to demo Entity Framework 4 on the Visual ... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Next week (17th March 2010) I am presenting on EF4 at www.devweek.com in London (and Azure on the 18th). Today I wanted to get all the latest bits on my demo machine and also check if there are any cool ... Installing all the bits to demo Entity Framework 4 on the Visual ... 0 0 0
Mini Book Review of IronRuby Unleashed by Shay Friedman Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 When I get some time (and hell starts to look a little chilly) I would love to do a more detailed review. But I wanted to get something “out there” as I really like this book and reviews of it seem a little ... Mini Book Review of IronRuby Unleashed by Shay Friedman 0 0 0
Guest Post: Using IronRuby and .NET to produce the ‘Hello W... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 [You might want to also read other GuestPosts on my blog – or contribute one?] On the 26th and 27th of March (2010) myself and Edd Morgan of Microsoft will be popping along to the Scottish Ruby Conference. ... Guest Post: Using IronRuby and .NET to produce the ‘Hello W... 0 0 1
LinqPad with Azure Table Storage Sarang, January 1, 0001 LinqPad as we all know has been a wonderful tool for running ad-hoc queries. With Windows Azure Table storage in picture LinqPad was no longer in picture and we shifted focus to Cloud Storage Studio only ... LinqPad with Azure Table Storage 0 0 1
Azure - Part 4 - Table Storage Service in Windows Azure Shaun, January 1, 0001 In Windows Azure platform there are 3 storage we can use to save our data on the cloud. They are the Table, Blob and Queue. Before the Chinese New Year Microsoft announced that Azure SDK 1.1 had been released ... Azure - Part 4 - Table Storage Service in Windows Azure 0 0 2
Building a Distributed Commerce Infrastructure in the Cloud using... Lewis Benge, January 1, 0001 One of the biggest questions I routinely get asked is how scalable Commerce Server is. Of course the text book answer is the product has been around for 10 years, powers some of the largest e-Commerce ... Building a Distributed Commerce Infrastructure in the Cloud using... 0 0 0
Is Microsoft’s Cloud Bet Placed on the Ground? andrewbrust, January 1, 0001 Today at the Unversity of Washington, Steve Ballmer gave a speech on Microsoft’s cloud strategy. Significantly, Azure was only briefly mentioned and was not shown. Instead, Ballmer spoke about what he ... Is Microsoft’s Cloud Bet Placed on the Ground? 0 0 2
A few things I learned regarding Azure billing policies Vincent Grondin, January 1, 0001 An hour of small computing time: 0,12$ per hour A Gig of storage in the cloud: 0,15$ per hour 1 Gig of relational database using Azure SQL: 9,99$ per month A Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Premium ... A few things I learned regarding Azure billing policies 0 0 0
A Very Good Series Posts of Windows Azure by Jeff Windmer Shaun, January 1, 0001 While I’m playing with Windows Azure I found it’s a little bit hard to find the information about it since it’s new to us. When I was investigated the new CloudDrive feature I almost could not get anything ... A Very Good Series Posts of Windows Azure by Jeff Windmer 0 0 0
Getting PhP and Ruby working on Windows Azure and SQL Azure Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 When Windows Azure was first released in 2008 the only programming languages you could use were .NET languages such as Visual Basic and C# and the applications you built had to run in Partial Trust (Similar ... Getting PhP and Ruby working on Windows Azure and SQL Azure 0 0 0
Guest Post: What's IronRuby, and how do I put it on Rails? Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 [UPDATED 10th March 2010: Edd produced a 2nd post on using IronRuby with WPF/.NET ] [You might want to also read other GuestPosts on my blog – or contribute one?] On the 26th and 27th of March (2010) myself ... Guest Post: What's IronRuby, and how do I put it on Rails? 0 0 5
Open Space Code day on Azure in Birmingham was great fun – ... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 On Saturday 35(ish) developers met up on rainy day in Birmingham to take part in an Open Space Code day on the Windows Azure Platform. Around 5 of us had experience of Open Space meetings or developing ... Open Space Code day on Azure in Birmingham was great fun – ... 0 0 0
Open Space Technology meets code Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 I’m not 100% sure who first came up with idea of an Open Space Coding Day – but I first heard about it from Alan Dean back in mid 2009 and I‘m working on the assumption it was his idea. It is a good idea. ... Open Space Technology meets code 0 0 2
Azure - Part 3 - Deploy Azure Application Shaun, January 1, 0001 There came a news that the free developer account of azure had been expired end of Jan 2010 which means there’s no way to play with it for free. But I’m lucky that my location is not on their billing list ... Azure - Part 3 - Deploy Azure Application 0 0 3
Thou Shalt not Iterate! : Part 2 Sarang, January 1, 0001 Last time we saw some interesting initialization constructs possible with LINQ. Hope some of you have tried it out. If not, it’s never too late. LinqPad is a good friend in need. This time around we’d ... Thou Shalt not Iterate! : Part 2 0 0 2
Links from .NET Developer Network session on Azure Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 A big thanks to everyone who came along last night (Feb 25th 2010) to the .NET Developer Network and to Guy for inviting me along and being a great host. I had lots of fun and enjoyed it being so interactive. ... Links from .NET Developer Network session on Azure 0 0 0
Azure - Part 2 - Develop and Debug Azure Application Shaun, January 1, 0001 Although the azure application will be running on the sky we still need to develop it on the ground since we would not be able to fly. In order to make it easy and simple to work with azure on local machine ... Azure - Part 2 - Develop and Debug Azure Application 0 0 12
Q&A: How do I find out the status of the Windows Azure Platfo... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 The Windows Azure Platform includes a status dashboard as well as RSS feeds for individual services and regions. You get to see the current status: As well as the history of an individual service: As I’m ... Q&A: How do I find out the status of the Windows Azure Platfo... 0 0 0
Windows Azure Portal surfaces the relationship between billing an... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 I previously posted on when you get charged with Windows Azure as it is contrary to many folks expectations. Today (25th Feb 2010) I was pleased to see a new warning on the portal. Note that you only need ... Windows Azure Portal surfaces the relationship between billing an... 0 0 0
I have a funny feeling this actually reflects my life at the mome... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Every so often I Wordle my delicious account to see “where I’m at”. This is a spookily accurate depiction of my online life at the moment :-) Therefore… Related Links: UK Azure Online Community – UK Online ... I have a funny feeling this actually reflects my life at the mome... 0 0 3
Azure - Part 1 - Introduction Shaun, January 1, 0001 To me Azure is a new technology but in fact it's not that new. In the PDC08 Microsoft announced that their cloud computing platform had been released with the name Azure, which stand for the color of the ... Azure - Part 1 - Introduction 0 0 1
Visual Studio 2010 Conversion Wizard and Azure solutions – ... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 I am currently (Feb 2010) moving lots of Azure samples originally built in Visual Studio 2008 to Visual Studio 2010 RC. I just realised there is a simple mistake folks can fall into. Easy to do, easy to ... Visual Studio 2010 Conversion Wizard and Azure solutions – ... 0 0 1
In person events Feb through April 2010 Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Just a brief note about events where you can expect to see me over the next few months in the UK (and TBH this post will be helpful reminder to me!) February DotNetDevNet - Thursday 25th February 2010 ... In person events Feb through April 2010 0 0 0
FREE Microsoft UK Tech Days April 12th to 16th in London, includi... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 While I was on holiday last week we announced Tech Days. Tech Days is shaping up to be something rather good. It is a week-long series of free events run by Microsoft and technical communities to “Celebrate ... FREE Microsoft UK Tech Days April 12th to 16th in London, includi... 0 0 0
Recursion in C++ MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 The process of solving a problem by reducing it into smaller versions of itself is called recursion. This problem solving technique can be a very powerful way to solve certain types of problems that would ... Recursion in C++ 0 0 4
February 2010 Chicago Architects Group – Wrap Up Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 Cloud services such as Azure from Microsoft and Amazon’s Cloud Services have replaced Web 2.0 as the latest buzz word. It was enlightening to see how companies, including my own, are using these services. ... February 2010 Chicago Architects Group – Wrap Up 0 0 0
Slides and links from Entity Framework 4 session Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 On Monday 15th Feb 2010 I gave an overview session on Entity Framework 4 for the Developers Group. A big thanks to those who attended and asked great questions. My slide deck from the session: Entity Framework ... Slides and links from Entity Framework 4 session 0 0 0
UK MSDN Flash Podcast made it onto Zune.net Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Great to see the MSDN Flash Podcast I host has made it onto Zune.net – even if I can’t access it myself as I’m in the UK :-( However a US colleague pinged me about it and sent me the following. Looks rather ... UK MSDN Flash Podcast made it onto Zune.net 0 0 0
Devil’s Advocate, 7 Series andrewbrust, January 1, 0001 Today’s briefing by Microsoft on their re-booted mobile platform and strategy was very impressive. The prototype hardware they showed looked great and the UI was attractive, productive and unique; it was ... Devil’s Advocate, 7 Series 0 0 2
Visual Studio 2010 RC first look and Windows Azure Tools Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 As promised in the previous post, here is a first look on Visual Studio 2010 RC. i am sure many of you have downloaded the bits already so this is for those who are waiting yet. VS 2010 RC is an upgrade ... Visual Studio 2010 RC first look and Windows Azure Tools 0 0 37
SyncToBlog #9 Cloud Links that caught my eye last week Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Just getting a few interesting cloud links “down on paper”. I last did one of these on Azure in Dec 2009. Not everyone seems to know that Roger Jennings does a rocking job of collating links on Azure – ... SyncToBlog #9 Cloud Links that caught my eye last week 0 0 1
RANT: Cloud Downtime : Update - Resolved Sarang, January 1, 0001 Context: My Windows Azure account is inaccessible since last morning (IST), its been 24 Hrs since I raised alarm with the support folks and its yet to be resolved. Rant: Now this is not a freebie account ... RANT: Cloud Downtime : Update - Resolved 0 0 0