May 2009 - Posts

Securing Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure
Companies considering moving their IT operations to the cloud (SaaS or Platform as a Service) are understandably concerned about security, privacy, reliability, and operational controls.  The following white papers & blog describe how  these Read More...
Posted 29 May 09 05:00 by pdestoop | 0 Comments   
Bing.com Helps People Make Better Decisions
Microsoft Corp. today unveiled Bing , a new Decision Engine and consumer brand, providing customers with a first step in moving beyond search to help make faster, more informed decisions. Bing is specifically designed to build on the benefits of today’s Read More...
Posted 29 May 09 01:44 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
The Role of the Architect in Turbulent Times
Session from TechEd US 2009 With faltering economies and the resulting shifting of priorities, architects must be ready for change in their role. Innovative new technologies such as Cloud Based Computing, Software as a Service and Virtualization open Read More...
Posted 25 May 09 08:35 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET FX 4 Beta 1 shipped
We released Beta 1 of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET FX 4.  If you are a MSDN subscriber, you can download the Beta today from here .  For the rest of the world, the Beta will be publicly available on Wednesday. Read more about this here Read More...
Posted 25 May 09 08:17 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Architecting Interface to Improve Testability
ARCast.TV - David Makogon on Architecting Interface to Improve Testability In this interview, David Makogon , senior consultant of RDA, discusses how to architect user interface code to improve testability. A common issue associated with testing code Read More...
Posted 25 May 09 08:12 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Microsoft Online Services Adopts Telco Standards
Microsoft Online Services Adopts Telco Standards, recognized as a leading Global Service Provider Business Problem: To provide the speed and convenience of cloud computing services, Microsoft recently launched Microsoft® Online Services, a new family Read More...
Posted 14 May 09 07:31 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
New York Times Silverlight Kit
Last week, Microsoft and the New York Times released a New York Times Silverlight Kit ( http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/NYTimesSilverlight ) at the Enterprise Developer Conference in NYC. The kit makes it easier for designers and developers to use REST Read More...
Posted 14 May 09 07:28 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Here is a series of new (developer) whitepapers on .Net Services
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5057e2b3-c8e5-4b26-a601-ff9621589ce3&DisplayLang=en An Introduction to Microsoft .NET Services for Developers . This overview paper introduces Microsoft® .NET Services, each of its building Read More...
Posted 13 May 09 08:37 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Microsoft vision on Public and Private Cloud Computing
Super clear 10 min pitch on how Microsoft sees the evolution of the Enterprise Datacenter and the Microsoft Platform moving forward. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/infrastructure/Default.aspx and choose Bob Kelly’s session. Enjoy! Read More...
Posted 11 May 09 04:42 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Clouds over the Ivory Tower
Interesting thoughts from Redmonk on adoption of Cloud computing in Enterprise space, looking further then only the economics (reaction on recent McKinsey report about this). Some extracts: It being McKinsey, you can assume the math is correct. For once, Read More...
Posted 07 May 09 10:01 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   
Windows Azure Geo-Location Goes Live
With the Windows Azure CTP you can now specific location where you would like your app to run – think of this as choosing which data center you’re placing your app in. Right now, there are three locations (“USA – Anywhere,” “USA – Northwest,” and “USA Read More...
Posted 07 May 09 09:49 by pdestoop | 1 Comments   

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