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Can We Pronounce "The Cloud" Hype Over Yet?

Feb 29th, the leap day in a leap year, saw not only the third day in Microsoft’s MVP 2012 Summit, not to mention the fifth iteration of my personal MVP...

3 replies - 4018 views - 06/01/12 by Eric Genesky in Articles

Not all .NET Roads Lead to the Microsoft Cloud

Strangely enough, there are time when I talk about things that aren’t directly related to security and yesterday’s guest appearance on the Uhuru...

0 replies - 1203 views - 05/22/12 by Troy Hunt in Articles

Why Can't I Connect to my SQL Azure Database?

We’ve been running our Azure Hands On Experience labs throughout the US Central Region for the last month or so and the SQL Azure exercises require the...

0 replies - 2990 views - 05/15/12 by Clint Edmonson in Articles

A Comprehensive Comparison of Windows Azure Blob Storage and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Part 2)

In part I of this blog post, we started comparing Windows Azure Blob Storage and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). We covered basic concepts and compared...

0 replies - 3833 views - 05/15/12 by Gaurav Mantri in Articles

Get Acquainted with the Finer Details of Azure Services (Part 2)

This is the second article of a two-part introduction to Windows Azure. In Part 1, I discussed the Windows Azure data centers and examined the core...

0 replies - 2877 views - 05/12/12 by Wely Lau in Articles

Get Acquainted with the Finer Details of Windows Azure Services

Windows Azure is the Microsoft cloud computing platform which enables developers to quickly develop, deploy, and manage their applications hosted in a...

0 replies - 4095 views - 05/11/12 by Wely Lau in Articles

Announcement: Node.js on Windows Azure Meetup in Reston, VA on 5/17

Cloud DC is inviting you to explore another Platform as-a Service (PaaS) solution with a hands-on session. We will also cover node.js programming and how...

0 replies - 1786 views - 05/08/12 by Zhiming Xue in Articles

Azure Achievements in Visual Studio

Here’s a random fact. Did you know that the Latin words for “school” and “fun” are one and the same: ludus? So while gamification may be a new word,...

0 replies - 3826 views - 05/07/12 by Jim O' Neil in Articles

MS Office 365 Cloud Migration Tips

Migration to the cloud is a big decision for enterprises (and businesses of all sizes), and therefore requires thorough evaluation of IT systems in order...

0 replies - 2853 views - 05/01/12 by Chip Bates in Articles

Video: Implementation of Windows Azure Powershell Updates

Michael Washam is the Senior Technical Evangelist for Windows Azure; he shows us updates to the Windows Azure Powershell Cmdiets.  In this 47 minute video he...

0 replies - 2019 views - 04/24/12 by Will Soprano in Articles

Get to Know Service Bus on Windows Azure Soup to Nuts

My colleague, Mike Benkovich, has been running a weekly webcast called “Cloud Computing: Soup to Nuts”, covering various parts of the Windows Azure...

0 replies - 1508 views - 04/23/12 by Jim O' Neil in Articles

Microsoft Codename “Data Transfer” and “Data Hub” May Not Be Ready for Big Data

Update 4/23/2012 7:30 AM PDT: Two members of Microsoft Data Hub/Transfer team reported that they can upload the large test file successfully. Added...

0 replies - 3436 views - 04/23/12 by Roger Jennings in Articles

"Traditional" vs. "Next Gen" Software Platforms: An Emerging Conflict

Over the last few days I’ve been talking to people about the tension that exists between “traditional” and “next generation” software platforms....

0 replies - 3585 views - 04/20/12 by Ben Kepes in Articles

Windows Azure Outages in South Central US Data Center

My OakLeaf Systems Azure Table Services Sample Project (Tools v1.4 with Azure Storage Analytics) demo application, which runs on two Windows Azure compute...

0 replies - 4544 views - 04/20/12 by Roger Jennings in Articles

Video: Enabling Users to View Relevant News with Windows Azure

Pariveda Solutions recnetly created a web API that enables large media organizations to more easily get premium content to their viewers.  This video...

0 replies - 2092 views - 04/19/12 by Eric Genesky in Articles