Silverlight Cream for December 13, 2010 -- #1010 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Rénald Nollet, Benjamin Gavin, Dennis Doomen, Tim Greenfield, Mike Taulty, Jeff Blankenburg, Michael Crump, Laurent Duveau, Dragos Manolescu, KeyboardP, Yochay Kiriaty. Above the Fold: Silverlight: ... Silverlight Cream for December 13, 2010 -- #1010 0 0 0
Force.com presents Database.com SQL Azure/Amazon RDS unfazed Sarang, January 1, 0001 At the DreamForce 2010 event in San Francisco Force.com unveiled their next big thing in the Fat SaaS portfolio "Database.com". I am still wondering how would they would've shelled out for that domain ... Force.com presents Database.com SQL Azure/Amazon RDS unfazed 0 0 1
Silverlight Cream for December 12, 2010 -- #1008 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Michael Washington, Samuel Jack, Alfred Astort(-2-), Nokola(-2-), Avi Pilosof, Chris Klug, Pete Brown, Laurent Bugnion(-2-), and Jaime Rodriguez(-2-, -3-). Above the Fold: Silverlight: "Sharing ... Silverlight Cream for December 12, 2010 -- #1008 0 0 0
.NETTER Code Starter Pack v1.0.beta Released Mohammad Ashraful Alam, January 1, 0001 .NETTER Code Starter Pack contains a gallery of Visual Studio 2010 solutions leveraging latest and new technologies released by Microsoft. Each Visual Studio solution included here is focused to provide ... .NETTER Code Starter Pack v1.0.beta Released 0 0 0
PowerShell for breakfast, lunch and dinner Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Actually, for snacks too, and it is nearly everywhere I turn. If I do Microsoft Exchange work, I know I will run into it. Active Directory, SQL Server, TFS, SharePoint, Azure and most recently Lync. All ... PowerShell for breakfast, lunch and dinner 0 0 0
Architecture Forum in the North 2010 - Hosted by Black Marble Stuart Brierley, January 1, 0001 On Thursday the 8th of December I attended the "Architecture Forum in the North 2010" hosted by Black Marble. The third time this annual event has been held, it was pitched as featuring Black Marble and ... Architecture Forum in the North 2010 - Hosted by Black Marble 0 0 0
Azure Table–Entities having different Schema (Implementatio... kaleidoscope, January 1, 0001 Below is the approach that can be implemented whenever there is a requirement of creating an Azure Table having entities with different schema definitions. We can have a Parent Entity defined which will ... Azure Table–Entities having different Schema (Implementatio... 0 0 0
Windows Azure Training Kit (November 2010 Release Update)–F... Jim Duffy, January 1, 0001 At PDC 2010 in October Microsoft announced a number of new enhancements/features for Windows Azure. In case you missed it, these new enhancements/features have been released in the new Windows Azure Tools ... Windows Azure Training Kit (November 2010 Release Update)–F... 0 0 0
Windows Azure powers Father Christmas Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Ok it doesn’t really but the Microsoft Partner Network folks have hit gold with this rather addictive chrimbo game. It is great fun to play yet has a little serious side as it “rewards” you with a Windows ... Windows Azure powers Father Christmas 0 0 0
Windows Azure SDK 1.3 addresses early adopter feedback Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 At the end of November 2010 we released a new version of the Windows Azure SDK which contains many new features driven by the great feedback of early adopters plus a shiny new portal. New Portal implemented ... Windows Azure SDK 1.3 addresses early adopter feedback 0 0 0
Silverlight 5 – What’s New? (Including Screenshots &a... mbcrump, January 1, 0001 Silverlight 5 is coming next year (2011) and this blog post will tell you what you need to know before the beta ships. First, let me address people saying that it is dead after PDC 2010. I believe that ... Silverlight 5 – What’s New? (Including Screenshots &a... 0 0 6
My Session in TechED 2010 Beijing Shaun, January 1, 0001 Thanks for all people who attended my session at the TechED 2010 on the 2nd of Dec in Beijing. I had uploaded my presentation (in Chinese) and the demos codes here. As I said in my session please feel ... My Session in TechED 2010 Beijing 0 0 0
Remote Desktop to Your Azure Virtual Machine Shaun, January 1, 0001 The Windows Azure Team had just published their new development portal this week and the SDK 1.3. Within this new release there are a lot of cool feature available. The one I’m looking forward to is Remote ... Remote Desktop to Your Azure Virtual Machine 0 0 0
Windows Azure Platform Tools and Training Kit Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 As we have transitioned into a new release of the Azure Platform with added features, like the VM Role among other great things, it is time to get some additional functionality into Visual Studio as well. ... Windows Azure Platform Tools and Training Kit 0 0 0
All-In-One Windows Azure Code Samples Jialiang, January 1, 0001 Please use the links on the following page to find code samples and solution information for developers of Windows Azure applications. Windows Azure Code Samples Index ... All-In-One Windows Azure Code Samples 0 0 3
Azure SDK 1.3 and Fresh New Developer Portal Available Shaun, January 1, 0001 Well now I’m busy with preparing my session about the Windows Azure AppFabric on TechED 2010 China, one of my colleagues Chen Pu told me that the new Azure Developer Portal was released last midnight. ... Azure SDK 1.3 and Fresh New Developer Portal Available 0 0 0
Windows Azure Platform New Portal Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Not sure when it changed or how long it has been available. The thing is, tonight I logged on to my Azure account to work on a couple of projects, and there it was, a new way to manage and service my Azure ... Windows Azure Platform New Portal 0 0 0
Free 2-day Azure bootcamp in Dallas Bill Osuch, January 1, 0001 MSDN Events Present: Azure 2 Day Bootcamp Event ID: 1032468997 Best Western Dallas Hotel and Conference Center Ballroom A 8051 Lyndon B Johnson Frwy Event Overview This is a 2-day deep dive program to ... Free 2-day Azure bootcamp in Dallas 0 0 0
SQL Azure Federation. Is it “NoSQL” Azure too? andrewbrust, January 1, 0001 With all the noise (not to mention the funk) around HTML 5 and Silverlight at PDC 2010, we could be forgiven for missing the numerous keynote announcements about Windows Azure and SQL Azure. And with all ... SQL Azure Federation. Is it “NoSQL” Azure too? 0 0 1
FREE technical update event on Windows Azure, SQL Server 2008 R2,... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Just a brief reminder that if your company makes commercial software (in other words, you don’t just develop it for your own employees use) then you should check out the FREE technical event my team is ... FREE technical update event on Windows Azure, SQL Server 2008 R2,... 0 0 0
Learning Windows Server AppFabric Andy Morrison, January 1, 0001 Interested in learning Windows Server AppFabric? I hope so. It will be the backbone of the on-premise version of BizTalk in the coming years and based on news out of the PDC it looks like it will be moving ... Learning Windows Server AppFabric 0 0 0
Silverlight Cream for November 13, 2010 -- #991 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Brian Genisio, goldytech, Martin Krüger, Shawn Wildermuth, John Papa, Kunal Chowdhury, Michael Washington, Joost van Schaik, Karl Shifflett, Joe McBride, Bruno Terkaly, Xpert360(-2-, -3-), ... Silverlight Cream for November 13, 2010 -- #991 0 0 0
Windows Azure Training from Ethos in Beijing Shaun, January 1, 0001 As you know I’m working in Ethos as an architecture and azure expert. Our company will arrange an azure training plus hands-on labs in December in Beijing office. And I will be one of the trainer which ... Windows Azure Training from Ethos in Beijing 0 0 0
Silverlight Cream for November 07, 2010 -- #987 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Ryan Alford(-2-), Joe McBride, Rob Tiffany, Pete Brown, Charles Petzold(-2-), Alfred Astort, Mark Hopkins, Nokola, Chris Klug, Gergely Orosz, and Adam Barney. Above the Fold: Silverlight: ... Silverlight Cream for November 07, 2010 -- #987 0 0 0
Microsoft Platform Ready booth at TechEd Europe – and a FRE... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Next week (8th to 12th Nov 2010) at TechEd in Berlin there will be lots of great sessions, lots of superb labs, lots of fascinating BOFs and lots of booths – including the awesome and hugely exciting Microsoft ... Microsoft Platform Ready booth at TechEd Europe – and a FRE... 0 0 0
Coming and Going! ScottKlein, January 1, 0001 The past month or so has been quite busy. Herve and I finshed the SQL Azure book, then spent a couple of weeks preparing for a 3 day deep-dive Azure training class in Dusseldorf, Germany. I must say, the ... Coming and Going! 0 0 0
SQL Azure book is DONE! ScottKlein, January 1, 0001 Our SQL Azure book is finally done! After months of work, research (and waiting for Service Updates ) the book is finally finished. We spent a lot of time on this book, and we wanted to let you know it ... SQL Azure book is DONE! 0 0 2
SyncToBlog #14 Even more Azure stuff :-) Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 This is some pre-pdc stuff that caught my eye: Gartner on the Cloud Landscape. Windows Azure fairs extremely well. Scalability survey of cloud platforms. Benchmarking cloud alternatives – interesting stuff. ... SyncToBlog #14 Even more Azure stuff :-) 0 0 0
You Have Exceeded 75% of Your Average Monthly Usage of Compute Ho... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 In the “bad old days” leaving unwanted Windows Azure hosted services running simply meant a big charge on your credit card. Thankfully it now simply means you get a polite email from Microsoft. P.S. I ... You Have Exceeded 75% of Your Average Monthly Usage of Compute Ho... 0 0 0
Pro SQL Azure is out! (from APress) Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 It's been a ride! Over six months ago Scott Klein and I started to write a book on SQL Azure. It is now officially out and available. You can find the book on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Pro-S... ... Pro SQL Azure is out! (from APress) 0 0 0
Windows Azure Developer Guidance Map Shaun, January 1, 0001 If you are interested in Windows Azure, just like me, you will find that there are so many documentation, articles, presentation, samples, etc. over the internet and it’s very hard to find the one you ... Windows Azure Developer Guidance Map 0 0 0
FREE Technical Update Event for UK Independent Software Vendors, ... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 My team is pulling together a great afternoon on the 25th of this month to help UK ISVs get up to speed on the latest technologies from Microsoft and explore their impact on product roadmaps. The session ... FREE Technical Update Event for UK Independent Software Vendors, ... 0 0 0
Windows Azure’s 3.0 Maturity in a 2.0 Release andrewbrust, January 1, 0001 I didn’t go to the Microsoft’s PDC Professional Developer’s Conference (PDC) this year because it was, as far as I could tell, a made-for-streaming video event. As such, I watched the keynote about 24 ... Windows Azure’s 3.0 Maturity in a 2.0 Release 0 0 0
TFS in Azure – The highlight of the keynote at PDC MarkPearl, January 1, 0001 So, while I didn’t get to attend PDC2010, I did get to watch it live at the Microsoft Offices in Johannesburg. It had all the usual things I was expecting, Windows Phone 7 Demo’s, Azure Demo’s and Balmer ... TFS in Azure – The highlight of the keynote at PDC 0 0 1
Azure Applications: Source Control Provider using Azure Storage Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 This webcast will look at the implementation of a source control plug in for Visual Studio that uses Azure storage as a repository. The use of Azure table storage and blob storage to store the source files ... Azure Applications: Source Control Provider using Azure Storage 0 0 1
Azure Storage Explorer 4 Beta 1 Released David Barrett, January 1, 0001 If you use Windows Azure simple storage, there’s a tool that you can use to browse your artifacts in storage. Go grab the latest version ... Azure Storage Explorer 4 Beta 1 Released 0 0 0
Patterns and Practices Summit 2010 (Monday & Tuesday) onefloridacoder, January 1, 0001 I had the opportunity to return to the Patterns and Practices Summit this year for the second time. The first time was in 2008, and they managed to plus that experience this year. All of the technology ... Patterns and Practices Summit 2010 (Monday & Tuesday) 0 0 0
Slides and Links for Windows Azure Platform session at Software A... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Today (20th Oct 2010) I delivered a 90min session to architect on the Windows Azure Platform. Are you an ISV? ISV = Independent Software Vendors - that is you write some kind of product that you sell to ... Slides and Links for Windows Azure Platform session at Software A... 0 0 0
Webinar on Oct 20, 2010 with Microsoft/Zend Josh Holmes, January 1, 0001 I’m looking forward to starting this new webinar series that I’m launching in partnership with Zend about running PHP in general and Zend in particular on Microsoft Azure. My goal, as I’m writing the demos ... Webinar on Oct 20, 2010 with Microsoft/Zend 0 0 0
Azure Applications: 3D Animation Rendering using Azure Worker Rol... Alan Smith, January 1, 0001 I’ve added another webcast look looking at an application build on the Windows Azure platform. Like the last one on file transfer, this is a hybrid application with components running on premise and “In ... Azure Applications: 3D Animation Rendering using Azure Worker Rol... 0 0 2
Silverlight Cream for October 13, 2010 -- #967 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Dennis Doomen(-2-), Felix Corke, Kunal Chowdhury, Michael Bach, Jeff Blankenburg, Shawn Wildermuth(-2-), Jeff Handley, David Anson, and Colin Eberhardt. Above the Fold: Silverlight: "Silverlight ... Silverlight Cream for October 13, 2010 -- #967 0 0 0
West Palm Beach .Net User Group Meeting - 10/26/2010 – All About ... Sam Abraham, January 1, 0001 Our West Palm Beach .Net User Group will be honored to have Scott Klein, Microsoft MVP and Author of Pro. SQL Azure (APRESS) as our October speaker. Scott will be talking and answering all our questions ... West Palm Beach .Net User Group Meeting - 10/26/2010 – All About ... 0 0 1
Florida Technical Communities (October 2010 Update) Scott Dorman, January 1, 0001 It has been over a year since the last time I updated my list of Florida technical communities and a lot has changed since then. Joe Healy, our Florida Microsoft Developer Evangelist, maintains a list ... Florida Technical Communities (October 2010 Update) 0 0 0
First UK Online Tech Days is this Friday – three free track... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 [Updated 8th Feb with the three LM 2007 room links – enjoy] meet:sip:splank@microsoft.c... meet:sip:splank@microsoft.c... ... First UK Online Tech Days is this Friday – three free track... 0 0 0
Slide and Links and next steps for Lap around the Windows Azure P... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Yesterday (5th Oct 2010) I delivered a short (45mins) session on the Windows Azure Platform. Big thanks to all who made it to the far side of beyond in London to attend the afternoon session. I think the ... Slide and Links and next steps for Lap around the Windows Azure P... 0 0 0
Azure Management Pack for SCOM Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Over the last number of weeks, I have been involved in a project that required getting IIS log information from an Azure WebRole. The process established was to use Cerebrata’s Diagnostic Manager (I can’t ... Azure Management Pack for SCOM 0 0 0
Device + Cloud: The code sample combining IE9, Windows Phone 7, a... Jialiang, January 1, 0001 This code sample demonstrates the following features: • Two new features of IE9 for Windows 7 PC devices: HTML canvas and SVG. • A Windows Phone 7 device application that renders a 3D bar chart. • How ... Device + Cloud: The code sample combining IE9, Windows Phone 7, a... 0 0 3
SQL Azure, OData, and Windows Phone 7 ScottKlein, January 1, 0001 One of the things I really wanted to do lately was to get SQL Azure, OData, and Windows Phone 7 working together; in essence, expose SQL Azure data using the OData protocol and consume that data on a Windows ... SQL Azure, OData, and Windows Phone 7 0 0 13
Slides and Links for Windows Azure Platform Best Practices for De... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 Yesterday (28th Sep 2010) I delivered a short (50mins) new session on best practices for the Windows Azure Platform. Big thanks to all who attended – I think we had fun I will expand this post with some ... Slides and Links for Windows Azure Platform Best Practices for De... 0 0 0
How to implement fire-and-forget SQL Statements in SQL Azure Herve Roggero, January 1, 0001 Implementing a Fire Hose for SQL Azure While I was looking around in various blogs, someone was looking for a way to insert records in SQL Azure as fast as possible. Performance was so important that transactional ... How to implement fire-and-forget SQL Statements in SQL Azure 0 0 0